Dumfries Courier [SEP] inception
Dumfries Courier
The Dumfries Courier is a weekly newspaper published in Annan, Scotland. It was founded in 1809 by Rev. Dr Henry Duncan (1774-1846) as "The Dumfries and Galloway Courier" and is currently published by the DNG Media Group as the "Dumfries Courier".
History.
The Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan, minister of Ruthwell and creator of the savings bank, founded the "Courier" in order to compete with the "Dumfries Weekly Journal", which he described as "an organ of
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In 1884, the "Courier" was purchased by local conservatives and merged with the "Dumfriesshire and Galloway Herald and Register" in order to form the "Dumfries and Galloway Courier and Herald". In 1939, it ceased publication owing to wartime paper shortages. In 1977, the newspaper, still owned by Dumfriesshire Newspapers Limited, restarted publication under the title "The Dumfries Courier", sharing its online presence with DNG Media's other regional titles.
Operations.
The paper initially ran bi-weekly and