Farnham Herald

Farnham Herald THE FARNHAM HERALD series of newspapers began life as the brainchild of E.W. Its popularity and rapidly increasing sales and circulation inspired Mr. In 1934 Mr.

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Send in your story via email [email protected] Langham, who started a small printing office premises off South Street, in Farnham, in 1892. Langham to start an office in West Street, Haslemere, and produce a Haslemere Herald in 1896. The two papers were so successful that on September

11th, 1897 Mr. Langham decided to combine them and introduced the "tudor" masthead which still exists today. "The paper for small advertisements" became one of its slogans. Various titles and new areas, including Alton, were added. The advertising increased and the circulation grew. In the early 1900s Mr. Langham brought the Heralds to 114 West Street, the site of the old Farnham Post Office. Printing church magazines, auctioneer's posters, programmes, visiting cards, tickets, etc. as well as the Heralds, meant more machinery was required. More space to house it at the back of 114 West Street was provided by the large factory premises occupied until the end of 1989. The circulation and popularity of the Heralds continued to rise and by 1934 the papers were using pictures. The pagination grew from four to eight and, on occasion, to 10 broadsheet. Langham's only child, Norah, married Oliver Meddows-Taylor, an auctioneer's clerk, who was invited to come into the business, bringing with him new ideas and enlarging the premises yet again by the incorporation of the next door building. In 1946 Mr. Meddows-Taylor returned from army service with the rank of captain to become managing director. Mr. Langham died in 1967 aged ninety-seven. Sir Ray Tindle CBE DL, the present chairman, subsequently purchased the Herald and has continued it as a family business, installing fully computerised production equipment and a web offset press. Sir Ray served in the Devonshire Regiment in the Second World War being released with the rank of Captain in 1947. With his "demob gratuity" of £300 he entered the newspaper industry. He now owns 200 titles and 10 radio stations. Under his control for the last 36 years, the Herald has launched a further three titles so that it now covers Farnham, Haslemere, Alton, Liphook, Bordon and Petersfield. It is a modern and up-to-date newspaper series and is still the "paper for small advertisements". It is the flagship of Ray Tindle's Group.

League leaders Farnham kept their Regional Two South Central promotion push on track with a 49-28 win at North Dorset.
28/02/2025

League leaders Farnham kept their Regional Two South Central promotion push on track with a 49-28 win at North Dorset.

The new owner of Joyce & Lucas Butchers and Delicatessen in Alton High Street invited the Herald round for a tour this w...
28/02/2025

The new owner of Joyce & Lucas Butchers and Delicatessen in Alton High Street invited the Herald round for a tour this week.

The Royal School in Haslemere is to close in the summer after almost two centuries.
27/02/2025

The Royal School in Haslemere is to close in the summer after almost two centuries.

Farnham Town Council is seeking volunteers to get a historic site spruced up after the winter season.
27/02/2025

Farnham Town Council is seeking volunteers to get a historic site spruced up after the winter season.

The passageway from West Street to St Andrew’s Church in Farnham has been obstructed after a wall collapsed, blocking th...
27/02/2025

The passageway from West Street to St Andrew’s Church in Farnham has been obstructed after a wall collapsed, blocking the path.

March is Women’s History Month and to mark its significance, the Farnham Herald spoke to a local author about her work.
27/02/2025

March is Women’s History Month and to mark its significance, the Farnham Herald spoke to a local author about her work.

Vandals have torn down a community’s road safety signs, an act residents say could put lives at risk.
27/02/2025

Vandals have torn down a community’s road safety signs, an act residents say could put lives at risk.

More people were sleeping rough on the streets of Waverley last autumn, new estimates show.
27/02/2025

More people were sleeping rough on the streets of Waverley last autumn, new estimates show.

The matinee performance of the Selborne Players' production of Cinderella took place on the grey Saturday of February 8 ...
27/02/2025

The matinee performance of the Selborne Players' production of Cinderella took place on the grey Saturday of February 8 with sleet blowing past the doors of the village hall.

Farnham Repair Cafe will be celebrating a decade of service to the town at its regular session on Saturday, March 8.
27/02/2025

Farnham Repair Cafe will be celebrating a decade of service to the town at its regular session on Saturday, March 8.

Alton’s under-14 boys enjoyed a superb run to the quarter-finals of the England Hockey T2 under-14 boys’ Championship Cu...
27/02/2025

Alton’s under-14 boys enjoyed a superb run to the quarter-finals of the England Hockey T2 under-14 boys’ Championship Cup.

Haslemere Border Athletics Club (HBAC) members have produced some top-class performances.
27/02/2025

Haslemere Border Athletics Club (HBAC) members have produced some top-class performances.

The ‘Treloar’s Boys’ will be at the heart of an ITV documentary on the infected blood scandal to be shown later this yea...
26/02/2025

The ‘Treloar’s Boys’ will be at the heart of an ITV documentary on the infected blood scandal to be shown later this year.

Improvements to the pipes under a Hampshire village street have failed to resolve a flooding issue, as the same water pr...
26/02/2025

Improvements to the pipes under a Hampshire village street have failed to resolve a flooding issue, as the same water problems continue to plague the area.

Fifteen local good causes have benefitted from more than £3,000 donated by Alton solicitors Bookers & Bolton.
26/02/2025

Fifteen local good causes have benefitted from more than £3,000 donated by Alton solicitors Bookers & Bolton.

The guest speakers at the recent Farnham Sports Council meeting were the two co-orchestrators of a pickleball and padel ...
26/02/2025

The guest speakers at the recent Farnham Sports Council meeting were the two co-orchestrators of a pickleball and padel club set to open in Farnham later this year.

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#Farnham’ act of remembrance has begun

Talk about waking up the neighbours. Check up Farnham Taiko as the drumming group based at Weydon School made some noise to celebrate the reopening of Phoenix Theatre & Arts Centre in Bordon on Saturday.

Today’s Great Farnham Duck Race was another quacker! Well done to organisers Farnham Weyside Rotary Club for a brilliant event 🦆
Today’s Great Farnham Duck Race was another quacker! Well done to organisers Farnham Weyside Rotary Club for a brilliant event 🦆

Today’s Great Farnham Duck Race was another quacking success! Well done to organisers Farnham Weyside Rotary Club for running such a great day out 👏 🦆

Four minutes of Four Marks’ fabulously festive Christmas house
Four minutes of Four Marks’ fabulously festive Christmas house

What says Merry Christmas better than four solid minutes of 20,000 fairy lights and lasers synchronised to cracking festive tunes? Full story: https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/video-spectacular-christmas-lights-in-four-marks-aid-medstead-riding-charity-654143

What says Merry Christmas better than four solid minutes of 20,000 fairy lights and lasers synchronised to cracking festive tunes? Full story: https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/video-spectacular-christmas-lights-in-four-marks-aid-medstead-riding-charity-654143

Our head of content Daniel Gee had his Farnham Round Table hat on again this morning delivering Christmas trees for charity 🎄This year’s project raised a fantastic £3,000 for the many varied causes the Round Table supports locally, from Farnham Foodbank to schools, sports clubs and individual families in distress. A special tag was also handed out with every tree sold for families to write a Christmas message to someone supported by the wonderful Step by Step youth homelessness charity 🙌 Find out more about Farnham Round Table here https://farnhamroundtable.org.uk

It’s not every day you get to attend a networking breakfast with Santa himself! 🎅 Well done to Branston Adams for pulling off this coup and New Dawn Pubs for hosting at #Farnham’s The Castle Inn 👏

Just had a quick sneak peek in Lion & Lamb’s new Mediterranean eatery The Luxe. Sworn to secrecy for now, but #Farnham foodies are in for a treat! Brilliant, but utterly bonkers…

ICYMI: Zizzi’s 16th century Farnham restaurant has received a colourful makeover by two talented UCA artists 🎨 Read more here: https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/arguably-farnhams-most-beautiful-restaurant-gets-a-uca-makeover-625032?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2vS9mFtZG7fXKvNgI5yDzxGBC9LF9_iybwPxKvofhaR7pTM4C19LuNw7Y_aem_AVWaSMzyE6YVKREV-Q-jd2XRGFiUtXY1692wZy4KBxxBMLvGeNZJ6aIvHw8y8Z2DpC0#Echobox=1688839465

A very happy 40th anniversary to Farnham Tandoori! When Abdul Haque launched his restaurant in West Street in 1983, Farnham Tandoori was one of just two curry houses in the town. Although it now has company, the family-run Bangladeshi restaurant remains one of Farnham’s best-loved, and treated many of its most loyal customers to a free lunch on Sunday to celebrate its 40th anniversary. এই আনন্দঘন ক্ষণে তোমাকে অভিনন্দন 🇧🇩🍻

Brilliant turnout for today’s Farnham Charity Bike Farnham Charity Bike Ride & Sportive! This is the 50 mile route setting off. The 25 milers are next at 9am. Not too late to join the 25 or 16 mile cyclists - if you’re quick!!

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