This list of local newspapers is based on the Newsplan report for this area. We have included not only our own holdings but also the British Library Newspaper Library's holdings of local North East Lincolnshire papers.
Many of our papers are on microfilm so it is always advisable to contact the library to check on the availability of both the paper you wish to consult and of microfilm readers.
Advertiser
Weekly
Title Changes:
1. Advertiser
2. Grimsby News and Advertiser
3. Grimsby News and Humberside Standard
4. Humberside Standard
Grimsby Library 1965 - 1983
BLNL 1966 - 1984
Boston Gazette and Lincolnshire Advertiser
Grimsby Library: 1811 - 1832 (File incomplete)
Boston, Lincoln and Louth Herald
Grimsby Library: 1832 - 1835
Cleethorpes and District Gazette and List of Visitors
Grimsby Library: no holdings
BLNL: 1886-1887
Cleethorpes and Grimsby Chronicle see Cleethorpes Chronicle and Visitors List
Cleethorpes Chronicle and Visitors List
Title Changes:
1. Cleethorpes Chronicle and Visitors List
2. Cleethorpes and Grimsby Chronicle
3. Grimsby and Cleethorpes Chronicle
Grimsby Library 1892 - 1893
BLNL no holdings
Cleethorpes Gazette see Grimsby and Cleethorpes Gazette
Cleethorpes News
Grimsby Library: 1975 - 1980
BLNL: 1975 - 1983
Cleethorpes News Pictorial
1954 - 1556
Eastern Daily Telegraph see Grimsby Evening Telegraph
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes Chronicle
1893 - 1894
Great Grimsby Gazette see Grimsby Gazette
Grimsby and Cleethorpes Chronicle see Cleethorpes Chronicle and Visitors List
Grimsby and Cleethorpes Gazette
Weekly
Title Changes:
1. Grimsby and Cleethorpes Gazette
2. Cleethorpes Gazette
3. Grimsby and Cleethorpes Gazette
4. Cleethorpes Gazette
Grimsby Library: no holdings
BLNL 1933 - 1936
Grimsby and County Times see Grimsby Times
Grimsby-Cleethorpes News Pictorial see Grimsby News
Grimsby Daily Telegraph see Grimsby Evening Telegraph
Grimsby Evening Telegraph
Title Changes:
1. Eastern Daily Telegraph
2. Grimsby Daily Telegraph
3. Grimsby Evening Telegraph
Grimsby Library: 1887 - to date (File incomplete)
BLNL: 1897 - to date (File incomplete)
for more details visit www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk
Grimsby Free Press and General Advertiser
Grimsby Library: 1860 - 1868
BLNL: 1860 - 1868
Grimsby Gazette
Weekly
Grimsby Library 1982 - 1989
BLNL 1982 - 1989
Grimsby Gazette
Title Changes:
1. Grimsby Gazette
2. Great Grimsby Gazette
Grimsby Library: 1853 - 1858
BLNL: odd issues
Grimsby Gazette and Cleethorpes Weekly Echo
Weekly
Grimsby Library: no holdings
BLNL: 1866 - 1920 (File incomplete)
Lincolnshire Echo Office: 1878 - 1924 (File incomplete)
Grimsby Guardian
Weekly
Grimsby Library: 1854 - 1867 (File incomplete)
BLNL: 1854 - 1867 (File incomplete)
Grimsby Herald
Weekly
Title Changes:
1. Grimsby Herald
2. Grimsby Herald and North Lincolnshire Advertiser
3. Grimsby Herald and Lincolnshire Advertiser
4. Grimsby Herald
Grimsby Library: 1863 - 1881 (File incomplete)
BLNL: 1863 - 1881 (File incomplete)
Grimsby Illustrated Weekly
Weekly
Title Changes:
1. Grimsby Illustrated Weekly
2. Grimsby Weekly Advertiser
Grimsby Library: 1908 - 1912 (File incomplete)
BLNL: no holdings
Grimsby Independent and Advertiser
1858 - 1861 (File incomplete)
Grimsby Link
1966
Grimsby, Louth & North Lincs Advertiser
1854 - 1857 (File incomplete)
Grimsby New Free Press
Grimsby Library: 1899 - 1900
BLNL: no holdings
Grimsby News
Title Changes:
1. Grimsby News
2. Grimsby News Pictorial
3. Grimsby-Cleethorpes News Pictorial
Grimsby Library: 1876 - 1957 (File incomplete)
BLNL:1874 - 1957 (File incomplete)
Grimsby News and Advertiser see Advertiser
Grimsby News and Humberside Standard see Advertiser
Grimsby News Pictorial see Grimsby News
Grimsby Observer and Humber News
Title Changes:
1. Grimsby Observer and Humber News
2. Grimsby Post
3. Grimsby Observer
Grimsby Library: 1871 - 1904 (File incomplete)
BLNL: 1871 - 1904 (File incomplete)
Grimsby Post see Grimsby Observer and Humber News
Grimsby Target
Grimsby Library: 1983 - to date
BLNL: 1985 - to date
Grimsby Times
Title Changes
1. Grimsby Times
2. Grimsby Times and Football Telegraph
3. Grimsby Times
4. Grimsby Times and Football Telegraph
5. Grimsby and County Times and Lincolnshire Advertiser
Grimsby Library: 1898 - 1916 (File incomplete)
BLNL: 1898 - 1916
Grimsby Times and Advertiser
Grimsby Library: no holdings
BLNL: 1869 (two issues only)
Grimsby Weekly Advertiser see Grimsby Illustrated Weekly
Hull Advertiser
1852 - 1859 (File incomplete)
Humberside Standard see Advertiser
Immingham News
Weekly
Grimsby Library: 1965 - 1979
BLNL: 1965 - 1983
Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury
1793 - 1921
Lincolnshire Chronicle & General Advertiser
1833 - 1837
Lincolnshire and South Humberside Times
1984 - 1985
Lincolnshire Standard
1967 - 1986 (File incomplete)
Louth and North Lincolnshire Advertiser
1854 - 1921 (File incomplete)
Louth Standard
6 months only
South Humberside Standard
1975
Saturday Telegraph (Sports Telegraph)
1909 to date (File incomplete)