The "Rushden Argus" was the oldest newspaper in the town, established by the Northamptonshire Printing and Publishing Company in 1889. In 1891 they opened an office, in premises leased from George Denton, at No. 30 High Street.

The "Echo & Free Press" was established in 1897, by Charles Cross. It became the "Rushden Echo" in 1901. In 1928 the two papers were amalgamated as "The Rushden Echo & Argus".