The Gloucestershire Echo is celebrating 140 years of bringing you the news.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) the Echo is publishing a special 24-page supplement to mark the occasion.
The supplement features a fascinating insight into the life and times of an award winning newspaper.
A special exhibition has also been created in the Regent Arcade to mark the 140th anniversary.
The supplement takes a look back to the first edition of the Echo's foreunner - the EXpress Telegram - to when the Gloucestershire Echo first hit the streets in 1883.
You can take a tour through the Cheltenham streets of yesteryear in the special edition which covers a wealth of historical features including a look at how GCHQ came to town; the highs and lows of The Robins and how the two World Wars impacted on Cheltenham.
Writing in tomorrow's special supplement, Gloucestershire Echo Editor Kevan Blackadder said: "A local newspaper has many roles, but its most important is to act as a champion of the area it serves.
The Echo has always questioned the actions of the people who govern us at all levels and will continue to do so. We campaign on the issues that we believe are important to you and hope we've always done so in an open, productive way.
"Ou supplement gives a fascinating insight on how the paper has reported the biggest stories down the years – from two world wars through to the royal weddings of recent times.
We've been here throughout and look forward to telling your stories and fighting your corner over the next 140 years."
* Don't miss the Gloucestershire Echo 140th special edition out tomorrow.
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