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4 unusual facts about Birmingham Post


Birmingham Journal

The Birmingham Journal (nineteenth century) was published between 1825 and 1869 and was a direct ancestor of today's Birmingham Post.

Birmingham Post

Following the death of John Feeney in 1905 ownership of the Post passed to his nephew, Charles Hyde.

Birmingham Post-Herald

Toward the end of its existence, the Post-Herald adopted a niche of emphasizing more detailed local stories and featuring well-known local columnists, including Paul Finebaum.

Daniel Kawczynski

He sat as a member of both the International Development Select Committee and the Justice Select Committee, but was criticised by the Birmingham Post in 2009 for failing to regularly attend the meetings of the Select Committees to which he had been appointed.


Birmingham Mail

The newspaper's currently owned by the Trinity Mirror Group who also owns the Daily Mirror and the Birmingham Post, the weekly business tabloid sold in the Birmingham area.

Jane Moore

She studied journalism at the South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education in Cardiff, then trained at the Solihull News in 1981, moving to work full-time at the Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Post.

Keith Farnsworth

Recruited by the Sheffield Telegraph in December 1963, he later had spells with the Birmingham Post and the Sheffield Star before rejoining what was now the Sheffield Telegraph as a sports writer/sub editor in April 1966, and becoming sports editor in 1971.


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