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The Hyperlocal Bible: The statistical return

I ALWAYS think it is important to undertake a statistical return at the end of the year. Whether you publish at all is up to you. We do and here is why.

The Hyperlocal Bible: Into 2018

WE filmed sixty hyperlocal bibles in 2017. Not quite the 365 that I promised. How many will we do in 2018?

The Hyperlocal Bible: A hyperlocal passage to India

AS YourThurrock approaches its tenth birthday, the country that appears to have embraced IT and thus made our life so much easier is India.

Grenfell Factor: When nobody seems that bothered all over again?

YOU have a story regarding a faulty fire alarm. What if the concerns of the residents do not seem (to you) matched by others?

The Hyperlocal Bible: A small matter of libel

WHAT if someone from the BBC libels your business and claims you made up part of your story? Another day in the world of the hyperlocal!

The Hyperlocal Bible: Invoices: The left hand writes the story…..

AS any self-employed person may tell you, most days, the right hand chases the story, the left hand chases the invoice.

The Hyperlocal Bible: Hello Dolly: Treasuring your long running stories

WE have been covering the Dolly's Christmas Puds story since 2006. Not only that we gave her a lift into town whilst we interviewed dear Dolly Turner.

The Hyperlocal Bible: Christmas Day: Do we know it’s Christmas time at all?

DO we put a little shift in on Christmas Day or do we keep to the 365 "We never close" pledge?

The Hyperlocal Bible: The pressing issue of print

EVEN after nine years on-line, the question of going into print still occupies our mind.

The Good Doctor Blog: The Gift of Christmas Is About Giving

The Gift of Christmas Is About Giving By Dr Emil Shehadeh CAROL and I have just come back from Rothenberg on the Tauber in Germany,...

Letter to Editor: More funding needed for Essex Police

I read with interest that the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has admitted he cannot cope with the budget which has been afforded to him by his own Tory government.

The Hyperlocal Bible: People and page views….

WHEN you go from job to job to job and for now (and I stress..for now) you don't have a story or stories.

The Hyperlocal Bible: Technology has the heights

WHEN you have been running on-line newspapers for a couple of years, you are constantly impressed by technological progress.

The Hyperlocal Bible: Confined to the office

I HAVE been confined to the office since October 16th. Corrective toe surgery if you must know.

The Hyperlocal Bible: Explaining a story to…

ONE of the benefits of running two on-line newspapers is that there is the odd occasion that I can use one to explain something to the readers of the other.

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