[2] In November 2018 the Herald celebrated its 150th anniversary with a party in the Town Hall [3] [4] The newspaper was founded as a broadsheet in 1868 by businessman Daniel Addison, and the original offices were based in Silver Street.

All the current monthly and other Magazines, and the London & Provincial daily and weekly newspapers punctually supplied on the day of publication.

Miscellaneous orders for new books &c executed with despatch.Mr Addison continued to publish the paper for nine years until 29 October 1877, when it was taken over by a consortium of leading townsmen.

[6] [7] As part of the 150th anniversary celebrations former assistant editor Jon Harper gave a talk on the history of the Herald in Tamworth.

The CIN group owns a number of other news publications around the Midlands, including the Sutton Coldfield Observer.