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Wales

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First issue added: 1903

Latest issue: Thu Dec 30 1999

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Issues: 2989

Pages: 42680

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Years covered

1903-1942, 1944-1951, 1986, 1991-1999

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Reach PLC

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Reach PLC

We are working in partnership with Reach PLC, the UK's largest commercial national and regional news publisher, to digitise all of their many millions of newspaper pages.

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The British Library

Back in 2011, we set out to bring the British Library's entire newspaper archive online. Millions of digitised pages later, our journey with the UK's national library continues.

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National World

Publishers National World are the home of over 100 historical British and Irish newspapers, all of which we are working to bring online, a page at a time.

Frequently asked questions

Can I view old newspapers online?
With our online newspaper archives, you can view centuries-old newspaper pages in crisp, high-quality detail. You can even browse entire editions page-by-page to make it feel like you’re reading the printed paper.
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