The newspaper was established in 1877 by Mr Frederic Pinkstone who was editor of the paper until in 1916 he was forced to retire due to illness. He called on his son William Henry to take over the editorship which he did until the age of 75 and held the ownership until his death at 78. William Henry's son Harry Pinkstone then inherited the paper and edited it for five years before his own death at the age of 48.
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