Rupert Bear Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the "Daily Express" newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival "Daily Mail" and "Daily Mirror". In 1935, the mantle of Rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for "Punch" and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and worked on Rupert stories and artwork into his 90s. More recently, various other artists and writers have continued
Nottingham Daily Express extended towards King Street and a fourth floor added. Nottingham Daily Express The Nottingham Daily Express was a local newspaper published in Nottingham between 1860 and 1918. It was a radical, Liberal and strongly Nonconformist newspaper. It was published from 4 January 1860 to 6 April 1918. It continued as the "Nottingham Journal and Express" 8 April 1918 – 5 September 1953 (incorporating the long dormant copyright of the "Nottingham Journal" which had been purchased from William Bradshaw in 1887). It was amalgamated with the "Nottingham Guardian" and subsequently published as the "Guardian Journal". The "Nottingham Daily Express" was based