 The newspaper covers events across Tamworth and south Staffordshire, as well as North Warwickshire.The Herald was named ‘Newspaper of the Year’ at the Midland Media Awards in 2015 and 2016.In November 2018 the Herald celebrated its 150th anniversary with a party in the Town Hall  

The newspaper was founded as a broadsheet in 1868 by businessman Daniel Addison, and the original offices were based in Silver Street.