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LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 2 Oct 2008 19:58

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/

or google for the Times on line, you can have a two week trial for free. It just depends where the local paper was of course

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 2 Oct 2008 18:46

thanks everyone think i will just go to my local library then its just when you have a baby smetimes its easier to do these things at home

CLW2005

CLW2005 Report 2 Oct 2008 18:35

Jim Coyle
Public Services
British Library Newspapers
Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5HE
UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7353
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7379
Email: [email protected]

This is where I phoned and then sent an email -
extremely helpful - will even try to locate all names of local papers for an area.

good luck - Christine

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 2 Oct 2008 18:31

oh well at least i can stop looking online now i have been looking for over an hour

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 2 Oct 2008 18:08

hi im just wondering if its possible to search newspaper archives for articles online as im wanting to search for an article on my great uncle dennis and my grandad having to dig their fathers grave when the grave diggers were on strike in february 1962