Bridlington Free Press
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid[1] |
| Owner(s) | National World |
| Editor | Ed Asquith |
| Circulation | 1,281 (as of 2023)[2] |
| Sister newspapers | Scarborough News[3] |
| ISSN | 0963-455X |
| Website | bridlingtonfreepress |
The Bridlington Free Press is a newspaper that was launched in 1859,[4] is now owned by National World and is distributed in the Bridlington area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
A new edition of the paper is released every Thursday.
The editor is Steve Bambridge[5] who is also editor of The Scarborough News,[6] The Pocklington Post, The Filey Mercury and The Whitby Gazette.[7]
The paper also employs a number of freelance editorial and photographic staff members.
A new independent paper, the Bridlington Echo was launched in July 2016 in competition against the Bridlington Free Press.[8]