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On Independent Journalism in Southport
Twenty years of archival work, long-form reporting, and asking questions the local media did not always want asked. Dan Hayes, Editor of Southport Central, on what independent journalism actually requires.
The Southport Regeneration Glossary
A public service. Twenty terms in common use across Southport's regeneration ecosystem, with accurate definitions. None of these definitions appear in the documents where the terms are used.
The local news that isn't
Stand Up For Southport is the most-read local news source in Southport. It is paid by the BID, the council, and Mikhail Hotels. None of this is disclosed to its readers.
The Savills map
What one property company manages, advises, and accredits in Southport. And what levy payers were never told.
The MLEC, one year from now
Southport has a pattern. The same names, the same undisclosed relationships, the same media contractor covering it all warmly. The Marine Lake Events Centre will not be different.
The MLEC: what we expect
The Marine Lake Events Centre will open. At some point. Here are our predictions for when it does.
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