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Fittingly for our brand new platform, this week we are delighted to welcome five brand new titles to The Archive, with a total of 261,496 pages joining us in all. That's not it either, from across the UK and Ireland and even further afield, we've updated 46 of our existing titles. And as we voyage into these new waters, using our brand new shipping title, we explore the launches of some notable liners and merchant vessels from the late 19th and early…

The career of marvellous detective fiction author, Agatha Christie, lasted a total of 50 impressive years. From the creation of her first novel in the height of World War One, to the posthumous publication of her last in 1976, the impact of societal, economic, political and cultural progression on her work cannot be understated. This week’s special blog will focus on a mighty subsection of the developing British climate, a symbol of modernity, grandeur, and personalised independence – the automobile.Let’s take a…

To mark the start of 2026, we’ve added 404,407 brand new pages to The Archive over the last fortnight, as we explore the remarkable history of PS Comet, the pioneering steamboat, which was launched in 1812 to connect Glasgow with Helensburgh.The New Year treats don’t stop there; we’ve added four brand new titles to our collection from England and Northern Ireland, whilst we’ve updated 21 of our existing titles from across the United Kingdom and Ireland. So read on to discover more about…

This week we are marking 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, with the addition of three brand new railway titles to our holdings. That’s not all, we’ve added 362,596 brand new pages to our collection, with extensive updates to one of the south coast’s most famous titles, the Portsmouth Evening News.Through our new railway titles this week, we’ll take a look at another important moment in railway history, the opening of the North British Railway in June 1846, which…

This September we are marking 200 years since the birth of the modern railway. On 27 September 1825 the first modern railway was opened, namely the Stockton and Darlington Railway, and what better way to celebrate this iconic transport first, than by uncovering 20 pioneering railway firsts from our Archive.Register now and explore The Archive1. The earliest mention of the word ‘railway’ in our Archive – March 1759Well before the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, railways, in the sense of tracks, were…

This week at The Archive we are thrilled to welcome a duo of brand new titles, which are North East England’s Middlesbrough Standard and Northern Ireland’s Dromore Leader. Alongside these brand new titles, we’ve added an amazing 309,730 brand new pages in total to our collection this week. Meanwhile, from Aberdeen to Alfreton, from Brighouse to Broughty Ferry, from Newtownabbey to Northamptonshire, we’ve updated 40 of our existing titles from across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland for you this week.So read…

This week at The Archive we are delighted to welcome a brand new title from the sunny south coast, the Bournemouth Times and Directory, as we take a moment to remember the devastating Bournemouth Blitz. In all, over the last seven days, we’ve added 366,686 brand new pages to our collection, whilst we’ve updated 25 of our existing titles from across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.So, from Buckingham to Burnley, from Dingwall to Driffield, from Mid Sussex to Mid Ulster, read…

We’ve added 153,774 pages to 10 regional titles to The Archive this week. We have added seventy-five years worth of material from between 1911 and 2003. Our additions focus on augmenting existing titles including the West Lancashire Evening Gazette which we first added in September of this year, and the Sussex Express which we first added to in 2013.The Sussex Express which first joined The Archive in 2013 has undergone many title changes. In 1857 it was The Sussex Agricultural Express, but as it masthead showed…

This week at The Archive, we’ve added an impressive 222,484 brand new pages, updating 48 existing titles and introducing 2 brand new ones! Dive in to explore our latest additions and pick up more tips and tricks on how to make the most of your research with The Archive.Register now and explore the ArchiveThis week, we’re excited to introduce the Garstang Courier to our growing collection of digitised historic newspapers. Covering the rich heritage of Garstang, a historic market town in…

This week at The Archive we are delighted to welcome brand new title the Cleckheaton & Spenborough Guardian, as we mark 57 years since the launch of Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2, fondly known as the QE2, on 20 September 1967. Meanwhile, we have added another 304,934 brand new pages to our collection, whilst we have updated 50 of our existing titles from across the United Kingdom.So read on to discover more about our new and updated titles of the week, and to learn about the…