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Local Authority @localauthority.news · 06/07/2026

A nice way to end the week. Ed received a Highly Commended for Story of the Year at the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards for his reporting on a Rochester school offering a Nigel Farage t-shirt as an essay contest prize, which started in Medway before becoming a national story.

Ed, awkwardly receiving an award from a nice man from Stagecoach.

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Local Authority @localauthority.news · 22/06/2026

We held a panel discussion on local journalism with Christine Rayner, former editor of the East Kent Gazette, and @rhysdgriffiths.bsky.social of @folkestonedispatch.substack.com. The clearest themes were that we need real relationships with our communities and enough reader support to sustain us.

Our Indie News Week panel. From left to right: Steven Keevil, Christine Rayner, Rhys Griffiths, and Ed Jennings.

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Local Authority @localauthority.news · 22/06/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at Sun Pier House as part of Indie News Week. We also spent the day talking to readers about Medway, local journalism, story ideas, what we’re missing, and what independent local news should look like in 2026.

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Local Authority @localauthority.news · 19/06/2026

Today’s the day. As part of Indie News Week, our Open Newsroom is now open at Sun Pier House between 10am and 5pm. Come and meet the team, ask questions, suggest stories, or tell us what we’re missing.

Entrance to Sun Pier House for our Open Newsroom event.

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Local Authority @localauthority.news · 19/05/2026

Have you spotted our first proper print edition in the wild yet? 👀

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Local Authority @localauthority.news · 23/03/2026

A huge happy birthday to @stevenkeevil.bsky.social, our Chief Conversationalist and the more socially functional half of Local Authority.

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Local Authority @localauthority.news · 25/07/2025

Thanks to everyone who joined us last night to celebrate the fourth birthday of Local Authority. Forever grateful for the generous, kind, and engaged community that we’ve managed to build around this new way of doing local news.

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