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class="infobox-label">Format</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Broadsheet" title="Broadsheet">Broadsheet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Post_Newspapers" title="Yorkshire Post Newspapers">Yorkshire Post Newspapers</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_World" title="National World">National World</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data agent">James Mitchinson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1754</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Leeds" title="Leeds">Leeds</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Newspaper_circulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspaper circulation">Circulation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">10,634 (as of 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sister newspapers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Evening_Post" title="Yorkshire Evening Post">Yorkshire Evening Post</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:0963-1496">0963-1496</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/">www<wbr />.yorkshirepost<wbr />.co<wbr />.uk</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a 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It primarily covers stories from Yorkshire, although its <a href="/wiki/Masthead_(British_publishing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Masthead (British publishing)">masthead</a> carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". It was previously owned by <a href="/wiki/Johnston_Press" title="Johnston Press">Johnston Press</a> and is now owned by <a href="/wiki/JPIMedia" class="mw-redirect" title="JPIMedia">National World</a>. Founded in 1754, it is one of the oldest newspapers in the country. </p><p>The paper's head office is in Whitehall Road, Leeds and the current editor is James Mitchinson.<sup id="cite_ref-contact_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-contact-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It considers itself "one of Britain's most trusted and historic newsbrands."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Yorkshire_Post&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yorkshire_Evening_Post_buildings.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Yorkshire_Evening_Post_buildings.jpg/400px-Yorkshire_Evening_Post_buildings.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Yorkshire_Evening_Post_buildings.jpg/600px-Yorkshire_Evening_Post_buildings.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Yorkshire_Evening_Post_buildings.jpg/800px-Yorkshire_Evening_Post_buildings.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4260" data-file-height="1648" /></a><figcaption>The former <i>Yorkshire Post</i> headquarters at Wellington Street, Leeds. It is now located at No. 1 Leeds, 26 Whitehall Road.<sup id="cite_ref-yorkshirepost.co.uk_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yorkshirepost.co.uk-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The paper was founded in 1754, as the <i><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Intelligencer" title="Leeds Intelligencer">Leeds Intelligencer</a></i>, making it one of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Britain</a>'s first daily newspapers. The <i>Leeds Intelligencer</i> was a weekly newspaper until it was purchased by a group of <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservatives</a> in 1865 who set up the <b>Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Limited</b> then published daily under the current name.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first issue of <i>The Yorkshire Post</i>, on 2 July 1866, included the following statement: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>the political principles of this journal are <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>; while supporting every practical improvement, it will resist organic changes ... It will be at once conservative and progressive, a foe to democracy and revolution, but the firm friend of all constitutional reform.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><i>The Yorkshire Post</i>, 2 July 1866<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The newspaper broke the story of the <a href="/wiki/Edward_VIII_abdication_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward VIII abdication crisis">Edward VIII abdication crisis</a> under the editorship of <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Henry_Mann_(journalist)" title="Arthur Henry Mann (journalist)">Arthur Mann</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1939, <i>The Yorkshire Post</i> absorbed a rival, the <i><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Mercury" title="Leeds Mercury">Leeds Mercury</a></i>, which was founded in 1718 and was liberal in comparison to the <i>Leeds Intelligencer</i> from the late 18th century, and under the editorship of <a href="/wiki/Edward_Baines_(1774%E2%80%931848)" title="Edward Baines (1774–1848)">Edward Baines</a> and his son (also named <a href="/wiki/Edward_Baines_(1800%E2%80%931890)" title="Edward Baines (1800–1890)">Edward Baines</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-:DoJ:_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:DoJ:-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At its peak in the 1950s, <i>The Yorkshire Post</i> sold 120,000 copies a day. This figure had dropped to 40,000 by 2012,<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> rising to nearer 90,000 on a weekend. By the second half of 2017, it was selling less than 22,000 copies a day,<sup id="cite_ref-circ_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-circ-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and circulation further declined to just 18,534 for the period January to June 2019. As well as publishing regular supplements on sport, rural affairs, culture and motoring it runs an extensive business section with two weekly pull-out supplements. </p><p>In 2012, as its parent company Johnston Press sought to cut costs, it was merged with the <i><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Evening_Post" title="Yorkshire Evening Post">Yorkshire Evening Post</a></i> – the local newspaper for the Leeds city region - with the then editor, Peter Charlton, overseeing both titles. The merger saw the formation of combined departments for news, business, sport and features – with correspondents writing for both titles. </p><p>In February 2012 Johnston Press announced that printing of the <i>Yorkshire Post</i> and <i>Yorkshire Evening Post</i> in Leeds would be switched to their plant at Dinnington near Sheffield and the Leeds printing facility closed. </p><p>In September 2013, it was announced the Wellington Street premises would be demolished. Journalists had already vacated the building. Preliminary demolition began in March 2014, while in April 2014 it was announced the tower would be spared. </p><p>In March 2014, 'The' was reintroduced on the name of the paper after 46 years.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>The Yorkshire Post</i> achieved wider attention during the <a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019 general election campaign</a>, following the publication of a story about a boy being treated on the floor of <a href="/wiki/Leeds_General_Infirmary" title="Leeds General Infirmary">Leeds General Infirmary</a> which was published by sister title the <i><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Evening_Post" title="Yorkshire Evening Post">Yorkshire Evening Post</a></i>. The papers faced criticism on social media and in correspondence from readers, and editor James Mitchinson wrote an open letter to a reader defending the titles and their journalism.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Editors">Editors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Yorkshire_Post&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Editors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adapted from the official website:<sup id="cite_ref-editors_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-editors-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>1754: Griffith Wright</li> <li>1785: Thomas Wright</li> <li>1805: Griffith Wright Jr</li> <li>1819: William Cooke Stafford</li> <li>1822: Alaric Watts</li> <li>1842: W. T. Bolland</li> <li>1848: Christopher Kemplay</li> <li>1866: John R. K. Ralph</li> <li>1882: Charles Pebody</li> <li>1890: H. J. Palmer</li> <li>1903: J. S. R. Phillips</li> <li>1920: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Henry_Mann_(journalist)" title="Arthur Henry Mann (journalist)">Arthur Mann</a></li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Linton_Andrews" title="Linton Andrews">Linton Andrews</a></li> <li>1961: Kenneth Young</li> <li>1964: J. Edward Crossley</li> <li>1969: John Edwards</li> <li>1989: Tony Watson</li> <li>2003: Rachael Campey</li> <li>2004: Peter Charlton</li> <li>2013: Jeremy Clifford</li> <li>2015: James Mitchinson</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_journalists">Former journalists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Yorkshire_Post&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former journalists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Waterhouse" title="Keith Waterhouse">Keith Waterhouse</a> (1929–2009), author of <i><a href="/wiki/Billy_Liar" title="Billy Liar">Billy Liar</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Taylor_Bradford" title="Barbara Taylor Bradford">Barbara Taylor Bradford</a> (born 1933), author of <i><a href="/wiki/A_Woman_of_Substance_(novel)" title="A Woman of Substance (novel)">A Woman of Substance</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Yorkshire_Post&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 July</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Yorkshire+Evening+Post&rft.atitle=Barbara+Taylor+Bradford%3A+How+the+best-selling+Leeds+author+launched+her+extraordinary+career+at+the+Yorkshire+Evening+Post&rft.date=2021-11-20&rft.aulast=Maclure&rft.aufirst=Abbey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpeople%2Fbarbara-taylor-bradford-obe-on-launching-her-extraordinary-career-at-the-yep-3460327&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Yorkshire+Post" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Yorkshire_Post&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Merrill, John C. and Harold A. 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