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    The Hyperlocal Bible: Exempt items at council meetings

    YOU are sitting at a council meeting, when they inform the press and public that they have to leave. Fair dealing for sensitive issues or a council shrouded in secrecy. You decide.

    The Hyperlocal Bible: Court List errors…

    THE DANGERS of not checking facts on a court list that journalist has been sent.

    The Hyperlocal Bible: Dress to impress?

    IF the office is on the house then it is fine to sit in your shorts and t-shirt?

    The Hyperlocal Bible: Getting the terms right….

    MANY years ago, we used the term "Wheelchair-bound" in a story. Our good friend, Neil Woodbridge had a word in our ear. So we returned to see the chief exec of Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions and asks dhim for more advice on appropriate terminology.

    Your Thurrock to partner with the BBC

    YOUR THURROCK is among 15 community & hyperlocal news publishers who have successfully partnered with the BBC to receive local news content as part...

    The Hyperlocal Bible: Embrace your bloggers

    WHILST driving one of our bloggers to a council meeting, we had a chat regarding what motivates on elf our bloggers.

    The Hyperlocal Bible: Business Exhibitions

    IS THERE any value in hiring out stand for a business exhibition? We think there is. It is all part of the networking that you really need to do.

    The Hyperlocal Bible: On the trail of Trump…

    IF YOU are on line, you are on line 24/7 and 365. When you are abroad, you are still working. We were in the USA recently and more specifically in Washington DC, where president. Trump is the talk of the town.

    The Hyperlocal Bible: On the campaign trail…

    INTO THE car and off on our travels on the campaign trail.

    The Hyperlocal Bible: Election photo call

    A FEW thoughts on when you turn up to an election photo call.

    The Hyperlocal Bible: Election Nights: Part 1

    A quick first piece on covering local election nights.

    Hyperlocal Bible: Bank Holiday

    SO, what do you do on a Bank Holiday? Put your feet up or work even harder?

    The Hyperlocal Bible: London Marathon coverage

    IT'S a marathon and not a sprint when you cover all 26 miles and 385 yards of the London Marathon.

    The Hyperlocal Bible: Desperately Seeking Jeremy

    AS part of our election coverage and as part of our films that may (or may not) be of help to the 400 plus hyperlocals around the country, we filmed an extended piece as we sought to get an interview with Jeremy Corbyn as he came to Harlow on April 27th, 2017.

    Hyperlocal Bible: The slow news day…..

    WELL, it does what it says on the tin. What do you do, heaven forbid, if there is a slow news day....

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