Hotten Courier

The Hotten Courier is Emmerdale Village's local newspaper.

Articles featuring Emmerdale residents

 * 1974: Henry Wilks rings the courier after thinking he heard cuckoos in the woods, not knowing it was actually a recording.
 * 1977: Amos Brearly writes an obituary for Jim Gimbel.
 * 1978: Amos writes an article and has a photographer take photos of Hannah Elizabeth's burial site. Amos also writes an article about Nellie Ratcliffe's eviction.
 * 1979: Amos writes a piece of poetry for the courier. He also writes about the dangers of rural communities when city people buy country houses and ony live in them at the weekends. A poster for a missing cat matches the look of a stray Amos took in, with a £5 reward. Amos also writes a piece on Beckindale's history. He and Sam Pearson write a fictional piece in the courier, based on the adventures of Badger Cox.
 * 1985: Amos writes a story about Sam Pearson's bike being stolen after having it for 30 years.
 * 1990: Amos reviews the Connelton Show.
 * 1991: The Woolpack gets good reviews in the restaurant column.
 * 1992: Amos writes a piece on the changes of Beckindale.
 * 1994: An article about Eric Pollard is written.
 * 1995: Nick Bates gets 2 letters from the paper's 'Make A Date' service. Nellie Dingle and Ian Botham appear on the front page, kissing. Sam Dingle appears on the front cover.
 * 2000: Eric Pollard is hailed a hero after saving Kathy Brookman's life.
 * 2004: News that Frank Bernard Hartbourne is being released from prison emerges.
 * 2006: An article about Alice Dingle is written. Also, Rodney Blackstock is featured in an article claiming that his son is a transvestite and his girlfriend is a porn star. Laurel Dingle agrees to do an interview on Ashley's behalf.
 * 2007: Jasmine Thomas sends an article about Tom King's murder to the paper. Val Pollard's drunken exploits appear on the front cover. Viv Hope enters the twins into the paper's beautiful baby contest. Jasmine's article about Hari Prasad cheating the Vet's customers appears on the front cover. Jasmine takes a photographer to Viv's house, and when Heath Hope doesn't stop crying, Viv appears in the photo with Cathy Hope instead. Viv is asked to be the paper's agony aunt. Pearl's article about Eric's dodgy dealings is published.
 * 2013: A three-page article to promote Val and Eric Pollard's business The Grange, misspelling their name as 'Poolard'.
 * 2014: Sam Dingle's arrest is published in the paper. Donna Windsor's death is featured in the Hotten Courier. Nicola King makes front page news after 'escaping the evil clutches of Declan Macey'.
 * 2015: An article about how Bob Hope took money from the cafe without Brenda knowing. The Lawrence White Business Enterprise Awards is featured in the paper.

Known Employees
* Marlon Dingle had a column in the Hotten Courier in 2008.
 * Ray Oswell (????)
 * Gillian Whitehead (????) - Restaurant Column
 * John McNally (2006) - Journalist
 * Jasmine Thomas (2007-?) - Journalist
 * Jeff (2013) - Journalist
 * Sarah Sergeant (2013) - Journalist
 * Amy Barchester (2015) - Journalist
 * Kat Hart (2015)

** Amos Brearly regularly wrote articles which were published in the newspaper.