Lowestoft Journal

On Saturday, July 26, 1873, on the front page of the first edition of the Lowestoft Weekly Journal, Mr A Stebbings, wrote from his publishing office in High Street: "The proprietors of the People's Weekly Journal, the circulation of which in Lowestoft and its district far exceeds that of any other local newspaper, have, in order to give Lowestoft the prominence which its population and importance merit, determined that on and after this day the weekly journal circulated in the district shall bear the title of The Lowestoft Weekly Journal. Source