Millionaire lawyers contribution to community newspapers

In January 1965, five people got together in West London to launch a free newspaper in Orpington. The five founders were Richard Addison, an advertising salesman; Gerald McKnight, a former editor of the Sunday Dispatch; David English, later to become Sir David English, of the Daily Mail; and South African millionaire lawyers Rayne Kruger and Anthony Aaronson. During the first five years more editions were launched. In August 1969, Australian Rupert Murdoch bought the paper. Soon the News Shopper had a total weekly circulation of 590,000 and was the largest free paper in England befoe Murdoch sold it. In 1990, News Shopper moved from its offices in Orpington to its current home in Petts Wood. In 1998, the paper was acquired by Gannett - the owners of USA Today. Today News Shopper is delivered weekly to 346,530 homes in six Kent boroughs.