Horncastle News is a weekly newspaper which serves Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England and the surrounding area.
[2] It was founded in 1885 by William Kirkham Morton, who already owned a printing and stationery business in the town.
[3] In 1958, the News and Mortons of Horncastle were facing closure when they were bought by Charles Edward “Teddy” Sharpe, owner of the Market Rasen Mail.
[2] In 2001, the Horncastle News and Market Rasen Mail were sold to Johnston Press.
[3] According to data from analysts JICREG, weekly circulation of Horncastle News was 4,936 in the period January–June 2009.