Type Bi-weekly newspaper Editor David Bourn | Format Broadsheet Founded 1817 | |
Owner(s) Scottish Provincial Press Headquarters New Century House, Inverness | ||
The Inverness Courier is a local, bi-weekly newspaper, published each Tuesday and Friday in Inverness, Highland, Scotland. It reports on issues in Inverness and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It is the longest, continually running local newspaper covering the area.
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History
The first issue of The Inverness Courier and General Advertiser for the Counties of Inverness, Ross, Moray, Nairn, Cromarty, Sutherland and Caithness appeared on 4 Dec 1817. The first editors were Mr John and Mrs Johnstone until 1824. Mrs Christian Isobel Johnstone produced the widely acclaimed Meg Dod’s Cookery Book.
Dr Robert Carruthers was editor from April 1828 till his death in 1878, when his son Walter Carruthers took over until his death in 1885. He was succeeded by James Barron. Walter Carruthers and James Barron were co-founders of Inverness Field Club in 1875. In Feb 1919 Dr Evan Macleod Barron became editor, who was the author of The Scottish War of Independence. His niece Eveline Barron became deputy editor in 1952, succeeding him as editor in April 1965. The current editor is David Bourn.
In May 1933, The Inverness Courier published the first report of the Loch Ness monster. A Courier correspondent, Alexander Campbell, had told of the strange sighting to then editor Evan Barron, who is said to have replied that it must be a monster.
Today
The Inverness Courier is published by Scottish Provincial Press, which publishes several weekly newspapers in the Highland council area of Scotland.
In 2014, The Inverness Courier was named the Highlands and Islands newspaper of the year.