Chad (newspaper)
| News you can trust since 1952 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | National World |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Language | English |
| City | Mansfield and Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Circulation | 4,593 (as of 2023) |
| Website | Chad |
Chad (also known as the Mansfield Chad) is a weekly regional newspaper for Mansfield and Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The newspaper was first published using the name "Mansfield and North Nottinghamshire Chronicle Advertiser" on 3 April 1952; its common short name was formed as a portmanteau of "Chronicle Advertiser".
The last issues of the previous iterations, the Mansfield Chronicle and the Mansfield Advertiser, were published on 27 March 1952.
Chad staff held their 60-year anniversary celebrations at the Old Town Hall on 4 April 2012.
Traditionally family owned and published by W. & J. Linney Ltd, their newspaper interests including Chad were sold to Johnston Press plc in November, 1995 for £20 million.
Chad is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation.