Title

Da

ily / weekly

/ mo

nthly?

Earliest

date held

Last

date

held

* Indicates

continues

under new

name

Notes

(All titles held on microfilm unless

otherwise noted)

Armley Advertiser W Sep 29th

1977 (issue

#1)

Dec 31st

1980

Armley and Wortley

News

W Sep 6th 1889 Sep 30th

1932*

Continued as Leeds Guardian.

Missing: 1897

Armley, Headingley and

Moortown Shopper

M Jul 1981 Sep 1982 On Leeds Free Papers reel

Missing: May, Jun & Aug 1982

Name changed to Armley and

Headingley Shopper in Jan 1982.

Boston Spa News See Wetherby News

Bramley Advertiser Jan 1992 Dec 2000 Very incomplete

Shelved at F 072 B73 L

Catholic Post

(Leeds)

M Nov 1994 Dec 1996 Bound at LF 282 CAT, along with

loose copies of Sep & Nov 2008.

Feb 1997 Feb 2013 Microfilm

LL&&FFHH:: NNEEWWSSPPAAPPEERRSS HHEELLDD HHEERREE

After alphabetical sequence.

Missing: Dec 2000 – Dec 2001.

Catholic Voice

(Leeds Diocesan edition)

M Nov 1980 Dec 1992 Microfilm

After alphabetical sequence.

Sep 1989 Sep 1994

(Incomplete)

Bound at LF 282 CAT

Citizen (Leeds) See Leeds Citizen

Cleveland Mercury See Yorkshire Gazette

Conservative Clarion Copies of Oct 14th, 21st & 30th 1908 shelved at LQP 324 C765

East Leeds Elector Copies of Sep 26th & 29th 1900 shelved at LF 324 EA77

East Leeds Weekly Echo Numbers 1-7 Sept to Oct 1905 Oversize SRF 072 EA77L (small stack 5)

East Leeds Weekly

News

See Leeds Weekly News

Evening Post (Leeds) See Yorkshire Evening Post

Garforth Advertiser Sep 22nd & Oct 6th 1983 on Leeds Free Papers reel

Garforth Observer M Feb 1884

(issue #1)

Jul 1885

(issue #18)

Hardcopies at Q 052 G18L.

AKA: The Yorkshire Graphic

Garforth Shopper Jul 1981 – Jun 1983 on Leeds Free Papers reel.

Missing: Jun 1982; Feb, Apr, Jul & Aug 1983

Harrogate Advertiser

—Includes the Weekly

List of the Visitors (a list

of all those visiting

Harrogate and their

guest accommodation)

W Jun 8th 1844 1899

(Incomplete)

Coverage as follows:

8 Jun 1844 – 28 Oct 1848

25 May 1850 – 19 Oct 1850

24 May 1851 – 21 Oct 1854

31 May 1856 – 25 Oct 1856

May 1857 – Oct 1861

May 1862 – Dec 1864

Missing: 1877, 1880, 1886

At end of alphabetical sequence.

Headingley Advertiser W Jun 22nd

1978

Dec 31st

1980

Holbeck Voice! M Apr 1976, Jun 1976, Dec 1976, Mar 1980.

Shelved at L H69 (072)

Horsforth Advertiser W Aug 18th

1983

Jul 19th

1984

(Incomplete)

Missing: 1983 – Sep 1st; Oct 27th;

Dec 15th; 22nd & 29th.

1984 – Jun 7th, 21st & 28th; Jul 5th

& 12th.

Horsforth News W Jan 1960

Sep 11th

1980

Horsforth Shopper W Jul 23rd 1981 Jul 7th 1983 Missing: Jun 10th 1982

Hunslet and Holbeck

Chronicle

W Jan 13th

1900

(issue #1)

April 14th

1900

Only existed for 14 editions

Hunslet and Holbeck

News

W 1887 Feb 1st

1890*

Continued as South and West

Leeds Echo

Ilkley and Otley Mail W Mar 22nd

1988

Jul 10th

1990

(Incomplete)

Ilkley , Wharfedale &

Aireborough Gazette &

Observer.

W Feb 10th 2011 Present Incorporates Wharfedale &

Airedale Observer and Ilkley

Gazette from Feb 10th 2011.

See cabinets under Wharfedale &

Airedale Observer.

Current year: Hard copies kept in

glass cabinets in Yorkshire Room.

See Wharfedale etc. for details of

different editions.

Independent and York

County Advertiser

See Leeds Independent and York County Advertiser

Jewish Chronicle W Sep 1841 Dec 1955

(Incomplete)

May 20th 1842 – Oct 18th 1844:

Production of the Jewish Chronicle

was suspended. Microfilm

collection contains editions of The

Voice of Jacob instead.

Missing microfilms: 1887, 1888,

1909, 1913–15, Jul–Dec 1928,

1939–54

At end of alphabetical sequence.

Bound copies in Stack 5:

Aug 1887-Nov 1888, 1902, 1905,

1907-1909, 1913-1915, 1939-1961,

1977-Date

Jewish Gazette W 1960 June 1994 Held as Bound copies in LFH Safe,

at PTNF 072 JEW. Missing: 1986.

Incomplete: 1976, 1983, 1987,

1990, 1993.

Jewish Telegraph (Leeds

and Yorkshire Edition)

W Jun 3rd 1976 Present

(Incomplete)

3 Jun 1976 – Dec 1997: Bound

copies kept in glass cabinets in

Yorkshire Room.

1998 – present: Microfilms stored

at end of alphabetical sequence.

Current year: Hard copies kept in

glass cabinets in Yorkshire Room.

Labour Pioneer, The See Yorkshire Factory Times

Leeds & District Free

Press

Single Issue: 28th October 1922. In LFH Safe at LF 324 L517.

Leeds and District

Weekly Citizen

See Leeds Citizen

Leeds and West Riding

Express

See Leeds Express

Leeds and Yorkshire

Express

D Jul 6th 1855 Jul 16th

1855

Brief early name for Leeds Express

Leeds Budget W Jan 13th

1906

Dec 13th

1911 (last

issue)

Ceased publication in 1911

Leeds Citizen W Oct 1911 Dec 1987 AKA: Leeds Weekly Citizen;

Leeds and District Weekly Citizen

Bound copies in LFH Safe at

LF 072 L51L. 1929 – June 1986

Incomplete for 1970-71, 1977.

Copy of 6.5.1926 in Strike Editions

box at SRF1 072 M681

Leeds Daily News D Jan 1874 May 1905* Continued as Yorkshire Evening

News

Single Issue 5th Nov 1872 in LFH

Safe at SRF 072 L517

Leeds Diocesan Catholic

Voice

See Catholic Voice

Leeds Evening Express

See Leeds Express

Leeds Express (1) W/D Jul 1855 Oct 21st

1899

Known as Leeds Express and West

Riding General Advertiser

between 1857–1858.

AKA: Yorkshire Daily Express;

Leeds and Yorkshire Express;

Leeds and West Riding Express;

Leeds Evening Express

Leeds Express (2) W Jan 1997 Nov 8th

2002

Incorporates Skyrack Express,

which it took over in 1997

Leeds Express and West

Riding General

Advertiser

W Dec 26th

1857

Nov 13th

1858

See Leeds Express (1)

Leeds Guardian W Oct 8th 1932 Apr 4th 1958

(last issue)

Incorporates Armley and Wortley

News and Pudsey Advertiser but

contains city-wide news.

Oct – Dec 1932: See Armley and

Wortley News microfilm (1932)

Leeds Independent

and York County

Advertiser

W 1820: Feb 10th

1825: May 3rd; Jun 21st & 28th; Jul 5th–19th; Aug 2nd; Aug 23rd–

Sep 20th; Oct 4th–Nov 15th; Dec 20th & 27th.

1826: Jan 3rd–31st

Leeds Intelligencer W Jul 1754 1866* AKA: Wright’s Leeds Intelligencer;

Leeds Intelligencer and Yorkshire

General Advertiser

Missing: 1825-6, 1831.

Continued as Yorkshire Post.

Bound copies:

1757–1759 at SRF2 072 LEE.

1764-1791 (incomplete), Jul 2

1754, May 28 1782, Nov 14 1796,

Jun 7 1834 at Oversize SRF 072 LEE

Loose & Bound Copies in LFH Safe

at SRF 072 L517.

Single Issues: 19th May 1831, 21st

July 1831, 29th Nov 1832.

Single Issue 29th Sept 1825 LFH

Safe, SRF 072 SR

Leeds Mercury W/D 1719 Nov 1939 Incorporated into Yorkshire Post.

Not published from 17th June 1755

to Dec 1767.

Microfilm after YEP before

alphabetical sequence

Missing: 1730

Bound and single copies:

Nov 10 1719-Nov 8 1720, Apr 11-

18 1721, Mar 17 1723, Oct 8 1723,

Nov 26 1728 at SR 072 LEE

1776 – 1784 (incomplete) at SRF2

072 MER

May 22 1739, Nov 2nd 1850, Aug

29th 1857 at SRF1 072 L517

1775, 1782, 1783, Jan 17 1769, Aug

20 1776 at Oversize SRF 072 LEE

Bound Copies in LFH Safe at SRF

072 L51L. July 1787- Dec 1796 &

1820-30. Box of oddments 1837-

43.

Single Issues: 7th March 1801, April

1839, 22nd Nov 1851 supplement,

9th July 1886.

Missing copies may be available at

Leeds University Brotherton

Library.

Leeds Mercury Weekly

Supplement

W 1879 1905 Filmed alongside Leeds Mercury.

Leeds Other Paper M/W 1974 Jan 1994 Renamed Northern Star Magazine

in Feb 1991.

Microfilm

Bound copies (Jan 1991 – Jan 1994)

at LQ 335 N81L

Leeds Patriot and

Yorkshire Advertiser

W May 22nd

1824

(issue #8)

Nov 3rd

1832

(Incomplete)

Very incomplete coverage

Bound copies LFH Safe at

SRF 072 L517 1824-28.

Apr 2 1824 and Jan 8 1825 in small

stack 5 at Oversize SRF 072 L517

Leeds Saturday Journal W Dec 6th 1884

(issue #1)

May 8th

1909

Microfilm.

1st issue in poor condition.

AKA: People’s Saturday Journal

Leeds Skyrack Express See Skyrack Express

Leeds Student W Nov 20th

1970

Feb 14th

1987

(Incomplete)

Bound at LF 378 L517.

Missing: 1971

Leeds Telegraph Single Issue in LFH Safe at

F 072 L51L – 2nd Jan 1864.

Leeds Times W Feb 1834 Mar 1901 Not excellent quality.

Single copy of 16.12.1848 at

Oversize SRF 072 LEE (small stack

5)

Leeds Vanguard M Jul 1937 Aug 1937 Bound at SRF2 072 LEE (stack 1)

Leeds Weekend

Advertiser

W Nov 1977 Apr 14th

1983*

(Incomplete)

Armley & Headingley edition.

Continued as Rothwell Advertiser

Leeds Weekend

Advertiser

Leeds Free Papers reel contains Apr 26th1979 and Jan–Jun 1981, but is missing

April (all), May (7th, 14th, 28th) and June (3rd, 11th, 25th) of 1981

Leeds Weekly Citizen See Leeds Citizen

Leeds Weekly News W Jul 1983 July 2012 Missing: Feb 6th 1986; Apr 30th

1987; May 4th 1989; Jul 6th 1989;

Nov 2nd 1989.

North & East Leeds editions

incorporate Leeds Skyrack Express

Leeds Woman Citizen M Oct 1920 (issue #21) only.

News sheet of Leeds Women’s Citizens League at LQP 324 L517

Malton Gazette See Yorkshire Gazette

Middleton and District

Echo

See South Leeds Echo

Moortown Advertiser Edition of Apr 2nd 1981 on Leeds Free Papers reel

Morley Advertiser W Dec 1930 May 11th

2005*

Continued as Morley Observer and

Advertiser.

Incomplete: 1959

Missing: several dates from 1970

(Jan 30th; Feb 6th; Feb 20th; Mar

27th; May 29th; Sep 18th); Dec 4th

1986; Oct 1st 1987; Sep–Dec 1993.

Morley Observer and

News

W Oct 1871 May 6th

2005*

Continued as Morley Observer and

Advertiser.

Missing: Jan 24th 1985; May 12th

1988; Nov 24th 1988; several dates

from 1989 (Jan 12th; Feb 19th;

Mar 16th; Sep 7th)

Single Issue: 21st Oct 1971

Centenary Special, in LFH Safe at

F YM827 (942).

Morley Observer and

Advertiser

W May 2005 Present Amalgamation of Morley

Advertiser and Observer, since May

2005.

Current year: Hard copies kept in

glass cabinets in Yorkshire Room.

New Leeds News

See North Leeds News

North Leeds News W Sep 20th

1912 (issue

#1)

Dec 1946 Incorporates New Leeds News,

Sep 20th 1912 – Sep 19th 1913.

Covers Roundhay, Chapeltown,

Harehills, Meanwood, Moortown

and Shadwell districts.

North Leeds Gazette – Sep 20th

1984

Feb 20th

1985

Issues 1–3 bound at LQ 072 N811

North Leeds Weekly

News

See Leeds Weekly News

Northern Star Magazine See Leeds Other Paper.

Not to be confused with Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser

Northern Star (and

Leeds General

Advertiser)

(Leeds)

W 1838 Nov 27th

1852 (last

edition)

London edition only from 1845.

Founded by Fergus O’Connor, the

Leeds rep of the London Working

Men’s Association, and associated

with Chartist movement.

AKA: Star and National Trades’

Journal; Star of Freedom

Bound Copies in LFH Safe at

SRF 072 N814. 1840 – Aug 1850.

Ossie News

(Leeds)

M Hardcopies at Q 072 OS7L of issues #1 (Mar 1976), #4, #16, #21,

#22,

#29– #79 (Oct 1978–Dec 1983) + Xmas 1986 edition.

AKA: Ossie & Halton Moor News.

Otley News and West

Riding Advertiser

(Wetherby)

W Mar 29th

1867

Jul 18th

1890 (last

issue)

Discontinued in 1890.

Missing: 1872

Penny Paper, The

(Leeds)

M Issues #1 & #4 (1991) at LQ 072 P385. Mainly local adverts, with

coverage of a famous historical event on p.1 & vintage sports page.

People’s Saturday

Journal

See Leeds Saturday Journal

Pudsey Advertiser See Pudsey District Advertiser

Pudsey and Bramley

Chronicle

Apr 4th, Apr 11th & Oct 17th 1869 on Pudsey Misc reel

Pudsey and Stanningley

News

W May 24th

1879

1968* Continued as Pudsey News and

later as Pudsey Times.

Missing: 1897 & 1925.

Apr 19th & May 10th 1879 also

included on first reel.

Also covers Farsley and Bramley.

Pudsey Courant M Mar 1855 Jan 1856 Bound at LQ 072 PUD

Pudsey District

Advertiser

W Mar 27th 1919 – Dec 16th 1920

Aug 1923 – Dec 1928 (Incomplete)

Pudsey & District Free

Press

W 1907. In LFH Safe at SRF 072 P962

Pudsey Division Echo Issues from Mar 1890 & Oct 1891 on Pudsey Misc reel

Pudsey Herald Issues from Mar, Sep & Nov 1885 on Pudsey Misc reel

Pudsey –

miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Pudsey Newspapers in Folio. In LFH Safe at

SRF 072 P962, plus microfilm at start of Pudsey films.

Pudsey News W Jan 1969 Apr 1982* Formerly Pudsey and Stanningley

News and continued as Pudsey

Times

Pudsey Times W May 24th

1879

July 5th 2012 Began as Pudsey and Stanningley

News, became Pudsey News in

1969, and has been Times since

Apr 1982.

Rothwell Advertiser W Jul 13th 1968 Jan 16th

1992 (last

issue)

Ceased publication in 1992.

Missing: Jan–Apr 1985; May 30th

1985; several dates from 1986

(May 29th; Jun 5th; Jul 31st; Sep

11th; Nov 13th)

Rothwell Courier and

Times

W Jan 11th 1913 (issue #1) – Dec 23rd 1917

Jan 1921 – Dec 31st 1921 (some poor quality)

Rothwell Times W Nov 1873 Nov 22nd

1912*

Continued as Rothwell Courier and

Times. Missing: 1879, 1886

Skyrack Courier Single Issue 11th June 1898 LFH Safe at SRF 072 SK96

Skyrack Express

(Leeds/East Leeds)

W May 23rd

1924

Sep 1997* Incorporated into Leeds Express

(2).

AKA: Skyrack and East Leeds

Express during 1980s.

South Leeds Advertiser W Oct 28th

1971 (issue

#1)

Mar 28th

1974

Filming order not always

sequential. Also a bound copy (Jan

5th 1951) at LF 072 SOU

South Leeds Echo M/W 1892 1895 Formerly South and West Leeds

Echo, Hunslet and Holbeck News

and Middleton and District Echo

South Leeds Weekly

News

See Leeds Weekly News

Stanningley and District

Advertiser

Jan 17th & 31st 1885 on Pudsey Misc reel

Star / Star of Freedom See Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser

Sunday Worker W Mar 15th

1925

Jun 27th

1926

Labour Sunday paper

Tadcaster News See Wetherby News

Union News

(Leeds University)

M Jan 1946 Dec 1968 Missing: 1952.

Villager, The

(Holt Park)

M Issues #1–3 (Jul 1981, Oct

1981, Feb 1982)

Holt Park community newspaper.

Bound at LQ 072 V711

Voice of Jacob, The W May 20th

1842

Oct 18th

1844

See: Jewish Chronicle.

Founded: 16 Sep 1841.

Ceased publication: Sep 1846

Weekly List of the

Visitors (Harrogate)

See Harrogate Advertiser

West Leeds Weekly

News

See Leeds Weekly News

Wetherby and District

Advertiser

W Nov 3rd 1988 Apr 1991

Wetherby News W Sep 1st 1972 Present Incorporates Boston Spa News and

Tadcaster News.

Current year: Hard copies kept in

glass cabinets in Yorkshire Room.

Missing: Sep 14th 1973 – Jun 28th

1974; Jul–Dec 1989

AKA: Wetherby News and

Yorkshire Agricultural Gazette.

Wetherby News and

Yorkshire Agricultural

Gazette

See Wetherby News

Wharfe Valley Times W 1983 Present Current year: Hard copies kept in

glass cabinets in Yorkshire Room.

See below for details of different

editions.

Horsforth edition

W Mar 8th 1984 Dec 1987 Missing dates in 1984: Dec 6th,

20th & 27th (if published).

Missing dates in 1985: Feb 2nd;

Apr 16th; Aug 8th, 15th & 22nd;

Sep 5th; Nov 14th; Dec 26th (if

published).

Horsforth and Cookridge edition

W 1988 Present Missing dates in 1984: Jan 5th,

12th & 19th; Feb 2nd, 9th, 16th &

23rd; Mar 1st; Apr 19th; Jun 7th &

28th; Jul 12th; Aug 2nd & 9th; Sep

20th.

Current year: Hard copies kept in

glass cabinets in Yorkshire Room.

Otley edition W Jan 1983 – Dec 1987

Jan 1996 – Jun 1997

Missing dates in 1983: All of Mar,

Nov & Dec; plus Jan 6th, 13th &

27th; Feb 3rd, 10th & 17th; Apr

7th.

Most of 1984 missing, except Jan

19th; Feb 23rd; Mar 1st; Apr 19th;

Jun 21st; Sep 27th; Oct 11th, 18th

& 25th; Nov 1st, 8th & 15th; Dec

6th.

Otley and Aireborough edition

W Jan 1988 – Dec 1995

Jul 1997 – Dec 2002

Wharfedale and

Airedale Observer

W Jun 4th 1880 Present Current year: Hard copies kept in

glass cabinets in Yorkshire Room.

See below for details of different

editions.

Aireborough and Horsforth edition

W Jan 31st 1941 – Jan 7th 1944

Sep 1972 – Dec 1985

1986 –Oct 16th 1987 (Horsforth edition)

Otley edition W Jun 4th 1880 – 1972

1986 – 1987

Wharfedale edition

W Sep 8th 1972 – 1985

Wharfedale Star W 10th May 1994 – 7th Jan 1995

York County Advertiser See Leeds Independent and York County Advertiser

Yorkshire Daily Express Brief early name for Leeds Express

Yorkshire Evening News

(Leeds)

(YEN)

D May 1905 Dec 1963* Merged with YEP on Dec 3rd 1963.

Continuation of Leeds Daily News.

Missing:

Jun 21st – Aug 6th 1959 (on strike)

Typescript for this period at SRQ

072 Y82

50 Fruitful Years supplement at

SRF1 072 Y82 and at oversize SRF

072 Y82

7 May 1926 in Strike Editions box

at SRF1 072 M681

Xmas edition 1929 at SRF2 072 Y82

1 Nov 1927 at Oversize SRF 072

Y82

Yorkshire Evening Post

(Leeds) (YEP)

D Sep 1890 Present Missing: 22nd Feb 1992

Hard copies of last 2 months held

in Information Centre.

Typescript for June 22-27 1959

(strike period) at SRQ 072 Y82

May 7 1926 in Strike Editions box

at SRF1 072 M681

Yorkshire Factory Times W Jul 5th 1889

(issue #1)

Apr 1925 1896 missing.

Jul 1889 – Oct 1908 is Huddersfield

edition.

Oct 17th 1908 – Sep 29th 1910 is

Dewsbury edition.

Became The Labour Pioneer in Sep

1919 until Jun 1922, when it was

renamed The Yorkshire Factory

Times and Workers’ Weekly

Record.

Yorkshire Gazette

(York)

W/D Feb 1820 Nov 1870

(Incomplete)

From 1859 – very incomplete.

Yorkshire Graphic See Garforth Observer

Yorkshire Observer

Budget

Xmas 1933 at SRF2 072 Y82

Yorkshire Post

(Leeds) (YP)

D Jul 1866 Present Last Two Months: Hard copies

kept in Information & Research

Loose Copies:

1898-9, & 1932-3 in LFH Safe at

SRF 072 Y82.

May 7 1926 in Strike editions box

at SRF1 072 M681

Jun 22 –Aug 5 1959 Typescript for

strike period at SRQ 072 Y82

Yorkshire Post

Magazine

W Sep 6th 1980

(issue #1)

Nov 19th

1983 (issue

#34)

Bound at Q 072 Y82L

Yorkshire on Sunday W August 9th

1992

July 2nd

1995 (last

issue)

Yorkshire Weekly Post

(Leeds)

W 1883 Jan 3rd

1937 (last

issue)

Ceased Jan 1937

Jubilee supplement 26.6.1897 at

SRF1 072 Y82

Xmas editions 1905, 1924, 1929,

1933 at SRF2 072 Y82

Yorkshire Weekly

Record

W 20th February

1909

December

1921

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