Hotten Courier newspaper stand in a Hotten street. Referring to Frank Tate's death. May 1997.
The Hotten Courier is the local newspaper for w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Beckindale/Emmerdale village. It presumably is based in w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Hotten and the paper would also serve other local areas such as w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Robblesfield, w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Connelton and w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Skipdale.
Close-up of a copy of Hotten Courier, reporting Frank Tate's death. May 1997.
Facts[]
- Prior to 1977, Percy Edgar of Demdyke Row was the Beckindale correspondent for the paper.
- After Percy Edgar's death, w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Amos Brearly took over as Beckindale correspondent for the paper. This included writing an obituary for w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Jim Gimbel (episode 367, 28th June 1977)
- According to Amos, Editorial departments and Advertising department are not on the same floor (episode 1412).
- For advertising, there is someone called Liza (episode 1412).
- In 2016, the paper costs eighty pence (episode 7424).
Journalists and other Courier employees[]
Those who have who worked for the Hotten Courier over the years include:
- Percy Edgar (pre-1977)
- w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Amos Brearly
- Ray Oswell
- Gillian Whitehead (1991; episode 1608) - Restaurant Column
- John McNally (2006) - Journalist
- w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Jasmine Thomas (2007 to 2009) - Journalist
- w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Marlon Dingle (2008) - Restaurant Column
- Sarah Sergeant (2013; episode 6596) - Journalist
- Jeff (2013; episode 6625) - Journalist
- Amy Barchester (2015; episode 7727) - Journalist
- Kat Hart (2015; episode 7258) - Journalist
Storylines[]
1997[]
- 29th May 1997: Frank Tate's death announced on the front page.
2010[]
- 14th May 2010: Aaron's coming out during his trial is the headline news.
Gallery[]
Joe Sugden reads the Hotten Courier. November 1989.
The front page of the Hotten Courier reports Aaron Livesy's coming out the day after his trial. May 2010.
Chas ad Cain Dingle with a copy of the Hotten Courier that contains Aaron's coming out headline. May 2010.
Aaron reads his coming out headline in the Hotten Courier. May 2010.
Eric Pollard reads the Hotten Courier, looking at the obituaries. July 2009.