In George III’s reign local journalism effectively started.

Joseph Pote published in 1745 a “Windsor and Eton Journal” but it only lasted a few years.

On 1st August 1812 Charles Knight produced the first number of the “Windsor and Eton Express” Mr Richard Oxley became co-proprietor in 1833 and moved to 4 High Street in 1836. The High Street location backed on to Bachelors Acre which is where the print works were located.

Between 1861 and 1900 there were at least eight competing papers that did not survive.

The Windsor and Eton Express 1812-1908

• Windsor, Eton & Slough Express, etc. 1909-1928
• Windsor, Slough & Eton Express, etc. 1928-1984
• Windsor, Slough, Ascot & Eton Express 1984-1986
• Windsor Express 1986-1991
• Windsor and Eton Express 1991-

The Surrey Standard, and Surrey, Middlesex, Sussex, Kent, Hants & Berks Advertiser 1835-1837

• Surrey & Middlesex Standard, and Agricultural, Commercial, and General Advertiser 1837-1840
• Surrey Standard, Windsor and Eton Journal and Middlesex Herald, etc. 1840

Windsor & Eton Journal, and Middlesex Herald 1839-1841

• Bucks Herald

Windsor, Eton and Slough Royal Standard 1861-1864

• Berkshire Standard 1864-1865

The Windsor and Eton News, and Slough Observer, etc. 1866-1867

• Windsor and Eton Herald and Home Counties Advertiser 1868
• Windsor and Eton Herald and Slough Journal 1869-1870
• Windsor and Eton Herald, Maidenhead and Slough Journal, and Berkshire County Chronicle1871-1872
• Reading Examiner, Windsor and Eton Herald and Berkshire County Chronicle

Windsor, Eton, & Slough Advertiser, and Register for Domestic Servants, etc. 1871-1872

The Windsor Gazette, and Eton College Journal 1874-1884

• Windsor and Eton Gazette, Slough and Maidenhead Chronicle 1884-1895

The Royal Press 1874-1876 subsequently discontinued

The Reading Examiner, Windsor and Eton Herald, and Berkshire County Chronicle 1872-1874

The Windsor Advertiser 1889-1892

The Windsor Chronicle, Eton, Slough, Clewer, Datchet, and Ascot Record 1895-1906
Windsor Chronicle 1910-1939

Windsor & East Berks Observer 1983-1990

• Windsor & Maidenhead Observer 1990
• Windsor & Eton Observer 1990-

The Leader 1983

• The Slough & Windsor Leader 1983-1986

Ascot, Windsor, Slough & Eton Express 1984-1986

• Ascot Express 1986-

Observer Midweek (Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead) 1985

• Windsor & Maidenhead Observer (midweek edition) 1985-1994
• Maidenhead Observer (Midweek).

Royal Borough Messenger 1989-1990

Windsor & Ascot Express Midweek 1986

• Windsor Express Midweek 1986-1989

Windsor on Friday 1992-
Windsor & Eton Leader 1994-