Hora Nova

Hora Nova is a Catalan-language local newspaper published in Figueres, in the Alt Empordà comarca of the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is regarded as the dean of the comarcal press of Alt Empordà, meaning it is the oldest continuously published local title in that district. The paper first appeared in 1977 under the name 9 País and was renamed Hora Nova two years later. It is published in Catalan and covers Figueres and its surrounding area, with a print edition and a website. Its president is Antoni Escudero i Martínez, and its main publishing company is Noves Edicions Altempordaneses SLU. The newspaper's editorial scope is hyperlocal: municipal politics, urban development, public safety, culture, sports and community life in Figueres and the wider Alt Empordà. Its website carries daily news items, a downloadable PDF edition, a hemeroteca (archive) and a newsletter. In 2007 the paper marked its 30th anniversary with a redesign and a new masthead image of the Bay of Roses, and it produced a special edition with El Setmanari de l'Alt Empordà for the Special Olympics held in Figueres. Digitisation of its back catalogue began in 2014, when the Biblioteca Fages de Climent in Figueres announced that 9 País and Hora Nova would be made available online with all contents from 1977 to the present. The historical archive can be consulted through the Repositori Regira and the Figueres library website. The paper is associated with the Associació Catalana de la Premsa Comarcal, the Catalan association of comarcal press. Hora Nova has won several awards, including the Premi Premsa de les Comarques de Girona in 1980 and the Tasis Torrent prize in 1983, with further Tasis Torrent recognitions for its literary supplement in 1986 and its Dalí supplement in 1994. It remains an active weekly print and digital publication, typically appearing in colour on Tuesdays.

Hora Nova traces its origins to 1977, when a newspaper was founded in Figueres under the name 9 País. Two years later, in 1979, it changed its name to Hora Nova. From the outset it was published in Catalan and served the Alt Empordà comarca, with Figueres as its base. Over the following decades it established itself as the dean of the district's comarcal press, the oldest continuously published local title in the area. In 1980 the paper received the Premi Premsa de les Comarques de Girona. It went on to win the Tasis Torrent prize in 1983, followed by Tasis Torrent awards for its literary supplement in 1986 and its Dalí supplement in 1994. These recognitions reflect the paper's role not only in local news but also in cultural coverage in the Figueres area, the birthplace of Salvador Dalí. In 2007 Hora Nova celebrated its 30th anniversary. The milestone was marked with a redesign of the paper's visual identity and the incorporation of an image of the Bay of Roses in its masthead. In the same year, the paper published a special edition jointly with El Setmanari de l'Alt Empordà dedicated to the Special Olympics held in Figueres, the capital of the comarca. Digitisation of the newspaper's back catalogue came in 2014, when the Biblioteca Fages de Climent in Figueres announced that both 9 País and Hora Nova would be made available virtually, with all contents from 1977 to the present. The full historical collection can be consulted through the Repositori Regira or from the Figueres library website. The paper is associated with the Associació Catalana de la Premsa Comarcal, which defends the interests of comarcal and local press in Catalonia. In the 2020s Hora Nova continues to publish a colour print edition, typically on Tuesdays, alongside its website horanova.cat, which offers daily news, a downloadable PDF, a hemeroteca and a newsletter. Its president is Antoni Escudero i Martínez, and its main publishing company is Noves Edicions Altempordaneses SLU. The paper remains focused on Figueres and the Alt Empordà, covering municipal affairs, public safety, culture, sports and community life.

• 2014

  Biblioteca Fages de Climent announced the digitisation of 9 País and Hora Nova, covering all contents from 1977 to the present.

• 2007

  Celebrated 30th anniversary with a redesign and a new masthead featuring the Bay of Roses; published a special edition with El Setmanari de l'Alt Empordà for the Special Olympics in Figueres.

• 1994

  Tasis Torrent award for its Dalí supplement.

• 1986

  Tasis Torrent award for its literary supplement.

• 1983

  Awarded the Tasis Torrent prize.

• 1980

  Awarded the Premi Premsa de les Comarques de Girona.

• 1979

  Renamed Hora Nova.

• 1977

  Newspaper founded in Figueres under the name 9 País.

Hyperlocal, Catalan-language comarcal newspaper and the dean of Alt Empordà's local press.

• Hora Nova print edition

  Colour print edition published weekly, typically on Tuesdays.

• horanova.cat

  Official news website with daily news, PDF edition, hemeroteca and newsletter.

• Hemeroteca

  Historical archive of the newspaper, digitised from 1977 onward.

1. 1Hora Nova - Periòdic independent de l'Alt Empordàhoranova.cat
2. 2Detenen un jove i quatre menors per un robatori violent a Figueres - Hora Novahoranova.cat
3. 3Hora Nova - Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Hora Nova - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org