The Warrington Guardian is a local newspaper that has been published in Warrington, England, since 1853, originally published weekly on Saturdays.[2] In 1856 it was bought by Alexander Mackie, who used it as a springboard to establish a number of other "Guardian" titles in Cheshire: the Northwich Guardian in 1861, the Altrincham Guardian in 1862, the Crewe Guardian in 1863, and the Chester Guardian in 1867.[3] By 1859 the Warrington Guardian had a circulation of 2,200.[2] As of 2013 the paper is owned by Newsquest.
Former journalists
John Ray, BAFTA-winning ITV News correspondent.[4] He was formerly Africa Correspondent, Middle East Correspondent and was the first Western TV journalist to report from inside Syria's borders at the start of the war.[5]
Rebekah Brooks (nee Wade) (born 1968), British media executive and the first woman editor of The Sun newspaper.[6]
