You may remember a few months back The Kentishtowner was awarded some funding by innovations charity NESTA. We were honoured to be selected as the only London-based online publication to be part of their Destination Local programme. As well as stepping up our publishing duties, whilst maintaining (we hope) the quality of editorial, we’ve been …
Today we were chuffed to be featured in a Sunday Times article on our recent NESTA funding and the rise of hyperlocal sites such as ours. Eagle-eyed readers will spot the canopy and the Assembly House in the background. And at least Pepper made it in there too. Thanks for supporting The Kentishtowner and we …
We won! Regular readers will know that in May we applied to NESTA, the innovations charity, for one of 10 available grants to fund the next generation of local (or ‘hyperlocal’) media. They received 165 applications to the Destination Local programme, which was launched to support dynamic new local sustainable media projects. We believe in …
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As loyal readers will have witnessed, The Kentishtowner – north London’s only daily magazine – continues to develop at a phenomenal rate. This matters. Not just to us, and our talented contributors, advertisers and savvy Londoners, but because it points towards something genuinely new and positive going on. Or at least we hope it does. …
Why It Matters: Hyperlocal Media, Kentish Town and beyond Read More »
