Dubaian

Hi, I'm new here and to Dubai too. Can anyone tell me which British newspapers are available here and where I can get them from, or better still subscribe to? Does anyone get an English newspaper delivered to their home every morning?

Thanks in advance

rowell

Not sure about subscribing, but you can of course read what you want to on the internet. Other than that most hotels have them as well as supermarkets but why on earth do you want to read an english newspaper every day?

Dubaian

Thanks Rowell, appreciate that - although I'm a bit old-fashioned and tend to like reading my newspaper in the morning with my cuppa at home, as opposed to using the internet - just doesn't quite feel right!!

Cheers

jrudofsky

The Times delivers.......whether it gets to you in time for breakfast is another matter.

Dubaidog

You can get "The Times" and the "Financial Times" delivered every morning - same version as is published in the UK (more or less). You actually get it earlier here than you would in the UK as they edit it there then due to the wonders of technology print it here.

co durham boy

an englishman!

crw1979

I get my Times every morning before 7am. The Gulf News used to arrive at around 5am. You can also subscribe to the Weekly Expat Daily Telegraph too. The only problem with that is the rather erratic postal service in Dubai!

Tooterelli

When I lived in Dubai there was a great service I subscribed to where I received a copy of the day's newspaper (choice of many of the main UK newspapers) delivered to my place of work (or home) by 0900.

I can't remember the name of the service but it really was efficient.

nck136

I find it easier reading it online

Dubaian

Hi all, thanks for your help and input. With rather perfect timing, I went to the Laughter Factory last week and was delighted to see The Times & The Sunday Times were sponsoring. Spoke to one of their salespeople there and I got an annual subscription to get the newspapers delivered to my door.

It's an excellent service, I get it every morning before 7am and it's the same day's newspaper and not a day late or anything. I also got a free Fitness First membership with the subscription as well as an extra 2 months free! They were also offering free tickets to the Dubai Rugby Sevens

Happy days

p.s. they can be contacted through www.thetimesme.com or on 800-THE TIMES which is how I called them to activate the delivery. Good luck!

grapefruit

You mean http://www.todaily.com/ ?

They have newspapers from all over the world. I tried to get their free copy offer once but it never arrived.

Blue Cat

excellent! how much though?

\edited to add 2100 dhs a year, I will just read it on line

Dubaian

Hi Blue Cat, indeed I paid the AED 2,100 package - but I got an extra 2 months free (total 14 months) which is basically AED 150 a month for both The Times and The Sunday Times every day of the week at my home first thing in the morning. Using an exchange rate of 6 (approx average), it's 25 pounds a month which I believe is cheaper than the price back in the UK!

Plus I got a free Fitness First membership which saved me AED 1,200. I see your point about reading it online, however when I get up in the morning I don't really the time (nor the inclination) to fire up the laptop and search online etc. Far easier to sit on the balcony, cup of PG Tips in hand, and the morning's Times in front of me!

Such_A_Dummy

I think I smell the aroma of recently cooked spam?

Blue Cat

nah I think he is genuine, leave him be he is loaded