Bridlington Free Press
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox newspaper The Bridlington Free Press is a newspaper that was launched in 1859,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is now owned by National World and is distributed in the Bridlington area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
A new edition of the paper is released every Thursday.
The editor is Steve Bambridge<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> who is also editor of The Scarborough News,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Pocklington Post, The Filey Mercury and The Whitby Gazette.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The paper also employs a number of freelance editorial and photographic staff members.
A new independent paper, the Bridlington Echo was launched in July 2016 in competition against the Bridlington Free Press.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>