On Friday October 24th 2003 the Leamington Spa Courier published a special 16 page broadsheet supplement to celebrate the newspaper's 175th anniversary, despite additional copies being printed, it was a 'sell out' within days.

With 21st century technology, in the form of the Courier's website, we are able to provide an on-line version which will enable many more people to read and enjoy selected stories and articles from the paper's past.

There are 16 web pages published here matching the original printed supplement.

The pages portray periods in time and have been compiled by reporter from the Courier's 2003 news team, who provide a commentary on the main events of the period covered

We hope you find this special feature enjoyable and informative. You could easily forward the webpages to family and friends around the world.

You may be related to people or families mentioned in these historic pages, we welcome any information you wish to share with us

If there are news items not mentioned which you would like to read, please send us as much information, such as topic and dates and we will endeavour to locate the details and post them to additional pages in this section.

Index of pages

1. 1828 the Courier's launch
2. The years 1830-1849
3. The years 1850-1869
4. The years 1870-1889
5. The years 1890-1909
6. The years 1910-1919
7. The years 1920-1929
8. The years 1930-1939
9. The years 1940-1949
10. The years 1950-1959
11. The years 1960-1969
12. The years 1970-1979
13. The years 1980-1989
14. The changing paper
15. Our royal visitors and MPs
16. The 1990s - today