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launched several notable appeals in the first decades of the 20th century. A fundraising drive on behalf of
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incompetent. Burgh status would also mean the town could raise money needed to fund urban improvements, such as water supply and roadworks. A parliamentary bill enshrining these changes in law was eventually passed in 1859.
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in the early 1920s, reflecting the paper's readership across central
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for 53 years. Under his leadership, circulation of the Herald grew from around 7000 to 15,000 a week as public literacy rates improved and the demand for reading materials increased.
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