Nivard, Yes, many reports were distributed to other newspapers but having done a lot of research on The Nottingham Evening Post, I know that that publication has not been digitised beyond 1945. It may well be the same for many others. Newspapers from this time are though available at the relevant Archives - for Nottingham it is The Central Library - for searching in the old way! Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: 31 March 2014 21:29 To: leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LEI] Prison'rs Hi Brian Yes you are correct but there are other papers that are available covering later years, and juicy stories were shared around (even dull ones on a quiet day) So its always worth checking as a story may appear in another areas papers Certainly chances are better in local papers but you never know if you don't check Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 31/03/2014 20:36, Brian Binns wrote: > Unfortunately The Leicester Mercury for the 1940s has not yet been > digitised and therefore is unavailable to search on any website - The > British Newspaper Library or Find my past. > > Brian Binns ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message