Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press

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Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid

Owner	Stair Estates
Editor	Unknown
Founded	1844
Political allegiance	Neutral
Headquarters	St Andrews Street Stranraer, Scotland

Website: Offical Website

The Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press is a local weekly newspaper based in Stranraer, Scotland, which primarily serves Stranraer and the Rhins area but also Wigtownshire and parts of South Ayrshire.

Known locally as the "Free Press", it is officially published every Thursday but is distributed on Wednesday afternoons. It is the most popular newspaper in Wigtownshire with 92% of adults living within a thirty minute drive of Stranraer reading the paper. Over 7,500 copies are sold each week^[1].