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.Annals of Mansfield from 1086 to 1999 ourmansfieldandarea.org. Retrieved 11 February 2025
Chad staff held their 60-year anniversary celebrations at the Old Town Hall on 4 April 2012.Diamond celebrations for our 60th birthday. "Chad event brings town hall roof down - literally". Chad, 11 April 2012, p.5. Accessed 11 February 2025
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.
See also List of newspapers in the United Kingdom
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