# Burnley Express > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Burnley_Express > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Burnley_Express.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnley_Express > Source revision: 1351026609 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Newspaper for Burnley and Padiham, England Burnley Express Type Local newspaper Format Tabloid Owner National World Editor John Deehan Founded 1877 Political alignment Centre Headquarters 104, Empire Business Park, Off Liverpool Road, Burnley, BB12 6HH Circulation 1,766 (as of 2023)[1] Website burnleyexpress.net The ***Burnley Express*** is a [newspaper](/source/Newspaper) for [Burnley](/source/Burnley) and [Padiham](/source/Padiham), England and surrounding area. It is printed twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday, which is the larger edition. In print since 1877,[2] it is now part of the group [National World](/source/National_World). One variant is the *Padiham Express*, with the first few pages being specific to Padiham. Much of the content is also available, on the website of the newspaper. ## History The newspaper was founded as the ***Burnley Express and East Lancashire Observer***, by printer George Frankland, from [Preston](/source/Preston%2C_Lancashire), as an eight-page penny weekly. It was politically [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)). It merged with the *Burnley Advertiser* in 1880, becoming the ***Burnley Express and Advertiser***, and in 1886, it became the ***Burnley Express and Clitheroe Division Advertiser***. It became the ***Express and News***, after merging with the [liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_(UK)) *Burnley News*, in 1933.[2] Historical copies of the *Burnley Express*, dating back to 1877, are available to search and view in digitised form, at the [British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive). The newspaper's headquarters were for many years located in Burnley Town Centre with its printworks on Bull Street on the corner with Manchester Road. ## Readership According to JICREG in 2003,[3] the newspapers had approximately 50,000 readers for the editions on Friday, and 39,000 for the editions on Tuesday.[4] ## Sister papers Sister papers are the *[Nelson Leader](/source/Nelson_Leader)*, *[Colne Times](/source/Colne_Times)* and *[Barnoldswick and Earby Times](/source/Barnoldswick_and_Earby_Times)*, published Friday; The *[Clitheroe Advertiser and Times](/source/Clitheroe_Advertiser_and_Times)*, published Thursday; and the *[Pendle Express](/source/Pendle_Express)*, a variant of Tuesday's *Burnley Express*, published Tuesday. All these titles are owned by [Johnston Press](/source/Johnston_Press), [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh). ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Burnley Express (Fri)"](https://www.abc.org.uk/product/238). [Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)](/source/Audit_Bureau_of_Circulations_(UK)). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BNA_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BNA_2-1) ["Burnley Express in British Newspaper Archive"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/burnley-express). *[British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive)*. Retrieved 29 November 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [JICREG Homepage](http://www.jicreg.co.uk/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [East Lancashire Newspapers stats](http://www2.burnleytoday.co.uk/eln_mediapack/fx_home.asp) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070608043409/http://www2.burnleytoday.co.uk/eln_mediapack/fx_home.asp) June 8, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) ## External links - [Official website](https://www.burnleyexpress.net/) - [Digitised copies of the *Burnley Express*](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/burnley-express) at the [British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive) v t e Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of Burnley Transport Burnley Bus Company Burnley bus station East Lancashire line The Witch Way Transdev Northern Blue Railway stations Burnley Barracks Burnley Central Burnley Manchester Road Hapton Rose Grove Disused stations Padiham Holme New Hall Bridge Towneley Thorneybank Roads A56 A671 A678 M65 Education Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College Burnley College Burnley High School Sir John Thursby Community College Shuttleworth College Thomas Whitham Sixth Form UCFB Unity College Sport Burnley Cricket Club Burnley F.C. Burnley Rugby Club Lowerhouse Cricket Club Padiham F.C. History Angels Bank Hall Colliery Burnley Barracks Burnley Building Society Burnley Coalfield Burnley Corporation Tramways Burnley Grammar School Burnley power station Burnley Rural District Butterworth & Dickinson Grenfell Cloth Hameldon Community College Hapton Valley Colliery Honour of Clitheroe Padiham Power Station Padiham witch Towneley Colliery UTC Lancashire Media 2BR Burnley Express Lancashire Telegraph Politics District elections Burnley Town Hall Burnley constituency This English newspaper–related article is a stub. 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