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With a daily circulation of over 150,000, the Express & Star is the biggest-selling regional evening newspaper in Britain.^[1]

The Express & Star is also one of the few independent newspapers now operating in the UK having been under the continuous ownership of the Graham family almost since its inception.

Its associated website expressandstar.com was launched in 1997, initially as westmidlands.com, under the editorship of Aidan Goldstraw. It changed its title to expressandstar.com in 2002.

The newspaper's editor is Adrian Faber.

History

The origins of the Express & Star lie in the Evening Star - a liberal newspaper founded in Wolverhampton in 1880 as a rival to the existing conservative Evening Express, itself founded in 1874. In 1882 the Star was bought by wealthy Scottish-American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, encouraged by his friend and fellow Dunfermline-born liberal (and by then prominent Wolverhampton councillor) Thomas Graham. Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, a major and widely respected philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

The combination of Carnegie's finance and Graham's organisational ability saw the paper flourish and within two years the Star had taken over the Express under the editorship of another Dunfermline native, editor Andrew Meikle. The combined newspaper adopted its current name in 1889. Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Carnegie severed his links with the paper and its parent company the Midland News Association in 1902, leaving Graham in full control until his death in 1909. The following decades saw a steady expansion under Graham's descendents, with the paper's influence spreading out from its native Wolverhampton to cover the entire Black Country. 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The 21st century saw a drop in circulation and advertising revenues, leading to the company shedding around 50 jobs through a voluntary redundancy scheme in April 2006. Further cuts were announced in January 2007.

External links

• Express & Star website

References

1. ^ Audit Bureau of Circulation Total Average Net Circulation Per Issue, November 2006 (no direct link possible, site is wizard-driven)