Prescot Reporter

Prescot Reporter

This month in history - May 1888

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Place of publication
Prescot, Lancashire, England

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Earliest issue: January 4, 1873
Latest issue: December 29, 1939

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Years covered
1873–1875, 1877, 1879, 1883, 1888–1889, 1939

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Total issues: 465
Total pages: 4050

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Publisher
National World Publishing Ltd

This newspaper was added to our archives on April 20, 2015. The latest issues were added on February 23, 2026.

For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive:

1869–77 The Prescot Reporter, and St. Helens General Advertiser.
1877–79 St. Helens & Prescot Reporter and Standard.
1879–85 The Prescot Reporter and St. Helens General Advertiser.
1885–1927 The Prescot Reporter and St. Helens Central Advertiser.
1927–50 Prescot & District Reporter.

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