The paper dates back to the first issue of the
Kilburn Times on 14 March 1868. It was founded by Rowland George Bassett (-1906) and was based in Kilburn. Another paper, the
Willesden Chronicle and Herald, was launched in 1877; a year later the two papers merged and the new office and printing works was based on High Road,
Willesden. At the time, the
Kilburn Times was heavily favoured by the working class and the Irish community, as opposed to its more middle class rival
Harrow Observer. A national press guide published in 1875 called the
Kilburn Times one of the "largest, cheapest and most influential newspapers in the west and north west of London", and "it is undeniably the best advertising medium in the district." The
Kilburn Times launched a new website in 2010. The other paper, later renamed the
Willesden & Brent Chronicle and then the
Willesden & Brent Times, ended publication in 2011 as it was amalgamated with the
Kilburn Times to create the
Brent & Kilburn Times. ==Other newspapers overspilling in the area==