the town's first newspaper was the "shipley times & express" run by stationer and printer, johnny walker. the paper was based in premises at shipley crossroads, and the junction was sometimes called johnny walker's corner as well as fox corner. in 1922, walker sold out to printer/stationer, osbaldiston, and the building still stands under his name. the building is now a scuba diving centre called duck and dive. the paper closed in 1981.