The British Newspaper Archive

Ahead of ITV's 70th anniversary next week, we're delighted to welcome the TV Times to our Archive. First published on 20 September 1955 to cover the listings from the new TV channel, it's a treasure trove of social and television history bit.ly/46or434 @tvtimesmagazine

We've added 9 brand new titles to The Archive this week including West Lothian title the Linlithgow Advertiser. From its pages we discovered a tragic tale of a swan scandal in Linlithgow Loch. Discover more here: bit.ly/4sDkhN0 #ScottishNewspapers

#OTD in 1892 - 22 March The 1st special general meeting of the newly formed @LFC was held, where Club officers were appointed & a committee was formed, at 14 North John St, L'pool. (Pics: L'pool Evening Express, 23.03.1892, via @BNArchive; 14 North John St, taken by me 11.2024)

'Outsider Gets Home in Grand National - Half-Million People Line Aintree Racecourse - Jack Horner Wins,' Leicester Daily Mercury, 26 March 1926 bit.ly/4sjDxij #OTD #1926Newspapers

On 31 July 1913 the Daily Mirror pictured Mrs. Mary Wheatland, of Bognor, Sussex. Mary, a bathing machine attendant for 62 years, had saved 30 people from drowning during her career bit.ly/4791QqW #WomensHistory

Film industry magazine The Bioscope, 25 March 1926, promotes German silent film 'Jealousy,' which starred Hungarian actress Lya de Putti bit.ly/4dwR0yD #OTD #1926Newspapers

The Tatler, 24 March 1926, pictures Norma and Constance Talmadge. The American sisters were both stars of the silver screen bit.ly/3PjNUnO #OTD #1926Newspapers

Pictured here by the Daily Mirror, 2 Sept 1926, is Mrs. Margaret Sutcliffe. The 28-year-old had rescued three men whose boat had overturned in the River Medway. The previous year, she had rescued another man from drowning in the same river bit.ly/41iytyO #WomensHistory

'America Tries to Calm the European Storm - Ambassador's Report Minimised - President Criticised in the Senate - Newspapers Say 'Much Ado About Nothing' - Talk of 'Arrangements' at Geneva,' Leeds Mercury, 23 March 1926 bit.ly/41lMFXK #OTD #1926Newspapers

The Daily Mirror, 12 October 1964, pictures two 'Women of the Year' for 1964. Left is Chinese-British actress Tsai Chin, and right is police officer Margaret Cleland, who hit the headlines for saving the life of a baby on a rooftop bit.ly/479zU69 #WomensHistory

'Woman Killed and Two Injured in Hotel Fire - Licensee Falls From Window - Girl Rescues Sister and Drops Overcome - Maid Climbs Waterspout and Breaks Ankle - Reflection in Window Seen by Policeman,' Leeds Mercury, 22 March 1926 bit.ly/4bD0tlJ #OTD #1926Newspapers

Renowned for her tailoring, this polka dot grosgrain jacket and silk trousers are typical of British designer Janice Wainwright. This design, alongside the Dalmatians, appeared in Country Life, 9 Feb 1989, photographed by Jocelyn Bain Hogg bit.ly/4bSgLbw #SaturdayStyle

'Inner Story of the Night Club Romance - How Lord de Clifford Found His Bride - Snatched from Mrs. Merrick's Hectic Cabaret,' Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 21 March 1926 bit.ly/4uGQ3Ks #OTD #1926Newspapers

Known for her flowing silhouettes, we just love this dreamy printed chiffon dress by Zandra Rhodes, from her 'Odyssey' collection - as featured by Country Life, 14 January 1971, and photographed by Peter Clark bit.ly/3PrY7hT #FridayFashion

The Sphere and Country Life, 20 March 1926, publish their respective Spring Numbers, with The Sphere focusing on fashion and Easter travel bit.ly/4siVEVO #OTD #1926Newspapers

We were overcome by curiosity when we discovered this poem in our new title PAT this week, which was attributed to Wilde O'Scar. Was it an Oscar Wilde work, or was it a parody? Discover more here: bit.ly/4rzKjiG #OscarWilde #LiteraryHistory

The Vote, 19 March 1926, celebrates Scotland's first woman advocate, Margaret Henderson Kidd. She became the first woman admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1923, aged only 23 bit.ly/4sh58Rf #OTD #1926Newspapers #WomensHistory

Today we continue to remember the brave, and perhaps forgotten, women from history. Mrs Margaret Stenhouse, from Birkenhead, was one such brave woman, who rescued her three children from a burning house - Bayswater Chronicle, 24 January 1914 bit.ly/47PiKec #WomensHistory

The Illustrated Police News, 18 March 1926, pictures the brave actions of a man from Balham, who rescued two children from runaway horses in Battersea Rise bit.ly/41baxxj #OTD #1926Newspapers

@brianlls2 @tvtimesmagazine Hi Brian, thanks so much for your message. Unfortunately we have not yet digitised the year 1984 for the Ellesmere Port Pioneer - we have added it to our digitisation pipeline. In the meantime you could try to access the paper from the British Library or a local library.

@BNArchive @tvtimesmagazine I am trying to find my late father's obituary notice in the Ellesmere Port Pioneer for September 1984. His name is Lawrence Ellis. Can you help.

Ahead of ITV's 70th anniversary next week, we're delighted to welcome the TV Times to our Archive. First published on 20 September 1955 to cover the listings from the new TV channel, it's a treasure trove of social and television history bit.ly/46or434 @tvtimesmagazine

#OTD 18 March 1892 @LFC's application for affiliation to the @FA, three days after formation, is deferred as the FA "Council considered it was rather premature"! (Image: The Athletic News, Mon 21 March 1892, via the @BNArchive)