Hawick News

Hawick News was a local tabloid newspaper focused on Hawick, one of the principal towns in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. Its editorial remit centered on the community and its surrounding area, including local news, politics, sport, and other matters of regional interest. As a town-focused publication, the newspaper served a more geographically concentrated audience than national or regional Scottish titles, providing coverage of public affairs and community activity in and around Hawick. The title operated within the Tweeddale Press Group, a newspaper subsidiary of Johnston Press. This placed Hawick News within a broader regional publishing structure rather than as an entirely independent standalone title. The group relationship provided an institutional and publishing context for the newspaper, while its editorial identity remained closely associated with Hawick and the Scottish Borders. Sport was among the publication's identifiable areas of coverage. Contributors associated with the title included regular sports columnist Thomas Clark, rugby correspondent Alexander McLeman, and sports reporter John Florence. Florence received an Unsung Hero Award at the 2008 James McLean Trust Awards, an indication of recognition for his contribution to local reporting, although the available reference material does not provide further details about the award or the newspaper's internal editorial organization. Hawick News ceased publication on Friday, 21 June 2019. It is therefore a defunct newspaper brand. The available reference material does not establish the title's founding year, founder, circulation, financial performance, detailed ownership history, or the precise circumstances behind its closure. The newspaper's former website is retained here as the supplied official web address, but its current operating condition is not established.

Hawick News was a tabloid newspaper based in Hawick, a major town in the Scottish Borders. The paper's editorial focus was local rather than national: it covered news and politics affecting Hawick and nearby communities, together with sports reporting and other subjects of interest to residents. Its role was characteristic of a community newspaper, connecting a defined local readership with municipal affairs, public debate, local events, and sporting activity. The newspaper was part of the Tweeddale Press Group, which operated as a subsidiary of Johnston Press. This ownership and group structure placed the title within a larger regional newspaper network. Despite that connection, Hawick News retained a distinct local identity through its concentration on Hawick and the surrounding Borders area. Sports coverage formed a notable part of the publication's contributor network. Thomas Clark was identified as a regular sports columnist, while Alexander McLeman served as a rugby correspondent. Sports reporter John Florence was also associated with the title and received an Unsung Hero Award at the 2008 James McLean Trust Awards. The available sources do not provide a complete list of editors, publishers, or other senior staff, and they do not establish when the newspaper was founded. Hawick News ceased publishing on Friday, 21 June 2019. The closure made the title a defunct newspaper brand. The supplied reference material does not state whether the cessation resulted from a specific corporate decision, financial difficulty, changing readership patterns, or broader developments in local newspaper publishing. It also does not document circulation figures, revenue, print frequency, digital strategy, or a successor publication. Accordingly, the known history of Hawick News is best described through its local editorial role, its connection with the Tweeddale Press Group and Johnston Press, its sports contributors, and its final publication date.

• 2019

  Final issue published

  [1]Hawick Newsen.wikipedia.org

  Hawick News ceased publication on Friday, 21 June 2019.

• 2008

  Sports reporter recognized at James McLean Trust Awards

  [1]Hawick Newsen.wikipedia.org

  Sports reporter John Florence received an Unsung Hero Award at the 2008 James McLean Trust Awards.

A community-focused local newspaper serving Hawick and the wider Scottish Borders.

• Local tabloid newspaper

  Hawick News

  The newspaper's core product was a tabloid title serving Hawick and the surrounding Scottish Borders. Its reported editorial areas included local news, politics, and sport, with particular visibility for local sports and rugby coverage. The title ceased publication in June 2019.

• 2019

  Cessation of publicationOther

  Background

  Hawick News was a local tabloid serving Hawick and the Scottish Borders and operated within the Tweeddale Press Group, a Johnston Press subsidiary.

  Action taken

  The newspaper published its final issue on Friday, 21 June 2019.

  Aftermath

  The Hawick News brand became defunct. The available sources do not explain the commercial or strategic reasons for the closure.

  Source

1. 1Hawick Newsen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Hawick News official websitehawick-news.co.uk