This is our current listings of known local radical papers, their dates and locations. There are no doubt gaps, and we need more exact dates for many. If you can help, please get in touch!
Aberdeen People’s Press | 1973-76 | Aberdeen |
Action | 1970s | London (SE) |
Alarm | 1976- 80? | Swansea |
Andersonstown News | 1970s-90s | Belfast |
Angell | unknown | London: South |
Archenfield Review | 1984- | Hereford |
Attila | 1971-74 | Brighton |
Back Street Bugle | 1977-81 | Oxford |
Barnsley Metropolitan | unknown | Barnsley |
Bath Spark | 1978-82 | Bath |
Between the Line(s) | 1980s -about a year | Oxford |
Big Print, The | 1978-80 | Aberdeen |
Birchwood Pioneer, The | 1977- | Birchwood (Lancs) |
Birmingham Free Press | unknown | Birmingham |
Bong! | 1970s | Buttershaw, Bradford |
Bradford Banner | unknown | Bradford |
Brighton Voice | 1973-89 | Brighton |
Bristol Resource and Rights Centre Bulletin | 1978- | Bristol |
Bristol Voice | 1975-81 (?) | Bristol |
Broadside | 1976-79 | Birmingham |
Broadside | 1979-81(?) | Newcastle |
Broken Arrow | 1972- | Cardiff |
Bromley Broadsheet | 1960-70 (?) | Bromley |
Bury Metro News | 1973-79 (?) | Bury |
Bush News | 1979-85 | London: Shepherds Bush |
Buttershaw Line | 1970s | Bradford |
Byker Phoenix | 1970s-80s | Byker, Newcastle |
Cadburn Unemployment Centre Newsletters | 1980s | Torquay etc |
Calder Valley Press | 1979-82 (?) | Calder Valley Towns |
Calder Voice | 1977-? | Calderdale |
Camden Tenant | 1972-? | London: Camden |
Cardiff People’s Paper | 1969-76 | Cardiff |
Castlemilk Press | 1971-73 | Glasgow |
Castlemilk Today | 1974-78 (?) | Glasgow |
Cell | 1973-? | Truro |
Chapeltown News | 1972-77 | Leeds |
China Cat Sunflower | 1970s | Birmingham |
City Enquirer | 1978-80 | Manchester |
City Life | 1983-2005 | Manchester |
City Limits | 1976-? | Milton Keynes |
City Wise | 1983-86? | Nottingham |
Civic Venom | 1980s | Hull |
Cleck Hooter | 1970s | Cleckheaton, W Yorks |
Cleveland Wrecking Yard Info Sheet | 1971- | Potteries, Staffs |
Clydeside Action | 1978- | Glasgow |
Colne Valley News | 1976- | Huddersfield? |
Common Cause | 1978- | South Wales |
Community Mirror | 1975- | Derry |
Community News, Newspaper of Kirholt, Ashfield Valley, Turf Hill, Balderstone | 1976- | Balderstone |
Corrugated Times | 1976-77 | London: Ladbroke Grove |
Counterpress | 1978- | Milton Keynes |
Covent Garden Community Association | 1970s | London: Covent Garden |
Covent Garden Workshop News | 1970s? | London: Covent Garden |
Coventry News | 1979- | Coventry |
Coventry Workshop Bulletin | 1976- | Coventry |
Crab Chelmsford radical bulletin | 1969- | Chelmsford |
Cracker | 1972- | Edinburgh |
Craigmillar Festival News | 1971- | Edinburgh |
Cwmbran Checkpoint | 1974-88 | Cwmbran |
De Beaver | 1971- | London: Hackney |
Deptford Comment | 1970s | London: Deptford |
Dockside Bulletin | 1970s | Liverpool |
Durham Street Press | 1977-84 | Durham |
East Bowling News | 1980s | Bradford |
East End Link | 1979- | London: Tower Hamlets |
East End News | 1980- | London: East |
Fapto | 1971-74? | Margate |
Feedback (infosheet), prev NaNa News | 1978- | Norwich |
Filthy Lies | 1972-? | Merton |
Finsbury Parker | 1974-? | London: Finsbury Park |
Flipside | 1980s | St Albans |
Flying Post | 1970s-2000s | Exeter |
Focus on Barton | 1975- | Oxford |
Foleshill Roots | 1973- | Coventry |
Free Press, The | 1970s | Preston |
Free Tottenham Times | 1980s | London: Tottenham |
Free Winged Eagle | 1979- | Orkney |
Gateshead Street Press | 1970s | Gateshead |
Glasgow News | 1971- | Glasgow |
Glasgow Peoples Press | 1977-78 | Glasgow |
GNAT | 1979- | London: West Ham |
Govan People | 1977- | Glasgow |
Grapevine (Birmingham) | 1971-75 | Birmingham |
Grapevine (Cambridge) | 1978- | Cambridge |
Grapevine (Rushden) | 1980s | Rushden (N. Hants) |
Grapevine (Todmorden) | unknown | Todmorden |
Grass Eye | 1970s | Manchester |
Grass Roots | 1973-74 | Nottingham |
Grass Roots | 1970s | Birmingham |
Greenwave | 1980s | Cambridge |
Hackney & Stoke Newington People’s Paper | 1970s? | London: Hackney |
Hackney Action | 1972-73 | London: Hackney |
Hackney Gasbag | 1970s | London: Hackney |
Hackney Gutter Press | 1970s | London: Hackney |
Hackney Peoples Press | 1973-1985 | London: Hackney |
Halifax Free Press | 1980s | Halifax |
Halton Views | 1979- | Runcorn, Cheshire |
Haringey Free Press | 1970s | London: Haringey |
Headline, The | 1973- | Leeds |
Heathan, The | 1973- | Birmingham |
Hebden Bridge Community Press | unknown | Hebden Bridge |
Highfields Voice | 1977- | Leicester |
Houldsworth Times | unknown | Stockport |
Huddersfield Hammer | 1978- | Huddersfield |
Hull News | unknown | Hull |
Hustler, The | 1960s-70s | London: Notting Hill |
Islington Gutter Press | 1972-82 | London: Islington |
It Can’t Be | 1972- | London: Muswell Hill |
Kirky Snorter (Kirkby Unemployed Centre) | 1980s | Kirkby |
Kite | 1972- | London: Kentish Town/Gospel Oak |
Knee Dip In Shit | 1980s | Bradford |
Knuckle | 1970s | London: south |
Lancaster (and Morecombe) Free Press | 1970s | Lancaster & Morecombe |
Lancaster Free Press | 1972- | Lancaster |
Leeds Other Paper | 1974-1994 | Leeds |
Leigh People’s Paper (became Leyth, Bent and Bongs People’s Paper in 1977) | 1973-83 | Manchester: Leigh |
Levenshulme Post | 1977- | Manchester |
Levern News | 1979- | Glasgow |
Liverpool Free Press | 1971- | Liverpool |
Liverpool People’s News | 1980s | Liverpool |
London Free Press | 1970s | London |
Longsight News | 1970s-80s | Manchester |
Lower Down | 1974-77? | London: South |
Manchester Free Press | 1971- | Manchester |
Mantra | 1970s | Southampton |
Metro News (aka Bury Metro News) | 1975- | Manchester: Bury |
Mole, The | 1969-70 | Brighton |
Moseley Paper, The | 1975- | Birmingham |
Moss Side News | 1968-78 | Manchester |
Moss Side People’s Paper | 1970s? | Manchester |
Mother/Muther Grumble | 1971-73 | Durham |
Moul/Mole Express | 1970-77 | Manchester |
Ned/Nell Gate | 1972-74 | London: Notting Hill |
Neighbourhood | 1980s | London: ? |
New Cross and Brockley Telegraph | 1970s-80s? | London: New Cross |
New Manchester Review | unknown | Manchester |
No Choice | unknown | Cambridge |
North Devon Snail/The Snail | 1971-? | Devon: North |
North Manchester Eye | unknown | Manchester |
Nottingham Bulletin | 1979- | Nottingham |
Nottingham Extra | 1985-87? | Nottingham |
Nottingham News | 1979- | Nottingham |
Nottingham Voice | 1974-77? | Nottingham |
Octopus: The Hulme Magazine | 1980s | Manchester |
Omnibus | 1979-? | Leamington |
Ops Veda | 1968-71 | Sheffield |
Other Paper, The | unknown | Burton-on Trent |
Paisley Gutterpress | early 1980s | Paisley |
Pak-O-Lies | 1971-? | Liverpool |
Paper Tiger | 1970s: early | Harrow |
Pavement | 1972- | London: Wandsworth |
Peckham Pulse | 1978- | London: Peckham |
Peninsula Voice | unknown | Cornwall |
People’s News | 1969- | London: Notting Hill |
Pillbox, The | 1973- | Newport |
Pitsmoor News | 1970s | Sheffield |
Plain Loco | unknown | Crewe |
Poison Pen | 1979-1981? | Hastings |
Possil Post | 1976- | Glasgow |
Post, The | unknown | Hull |
Preston Other Paper | 1988-91 | Preston |
Preview | 1971-73? | Bristol |
Queenspark | 1972- | Brighton |
Red Rag | 1979-87 | Reading |
Response | 1976- | London: Earl’s Court |
Riveria Press | 1979- | Manchester |
Rochdale’s Alternative Paper (RAP) | 1971-81 | Rochdale |
Ruchazia Review | 1970s/80s? | Glasgow |
Salford Champion | 1970s | Salford |
Scottie Road Press | 1970- | Liverpool 5 |
SE1 | 1975- | London: North Southwark |
Seeds | 1970s: early | Bristol |
Sheep Worrying | unknown | Somerset |
Sheffield City Issues | c1983 | Sheffield |
Sheffield Free Press | 1975-83 | Sheffield |
Sherrack | 1975-78 | Totnes |
Smoke and Whispers | unknown | Somerset |
Soho Clarion | 1973- | London: Soho |
South Circular | 1978- | London: South |
South London Stress | 1979-83? | London: South |
South West Newspaper | 1970s | SW Region |
SPAM | 1972-? | Bristol: Baptist Mills |
Speke Press | 1979- | Liverpool |
Spen Valley Spark | unknown | Spen Valley |
Spike | 1970s: early | Glasgow |
Stevenage Tooth and Nail | 1978- | Stevenage |
Street Press | 1971-73 | Birmingham |
Styng | unknown | Barnsley |
Swansea Black Sheep | 1986-7 | Swansea |
Swindon Free Press | 1970-72 | Swindon |
Tameside Eye | 1978-81 | Manchester |
Titus Groan | 1971-2 | Stoke-on-Trent |
Torry Citizen | unknown | Aberdeen |
Tower | 1973- | London: Fitzrovia |
Tower Hamlets Voice | 1970s: mid-late? | London: Tower Hamlets |
Tuebrook Bugle | 1971- | Liverpool |
Tyneside Street Press | 1970s: mid | Newcastle |
Tyneside Street Sheet | 1979- | Newcastle |
Vassall Neighbourhood Newsletter | 1970s: mid? | London: Lambeth |
View, The | 1967- | Glasgow |
Voice, The | 1971- | Glasgow |
Walcot News | 1970s: mid? | Bath |
Walworth in Print | 1978- | London: Walworth |
Waveney Clarion | 1973- | East Anglia |
York Free Press | 1975- | York |