It is hard out there for local journalism. We have seen lots of different attempts to make it work in recent years, and a few telling closures that show the grim reality for independent publishers.

Last year, The Lincolnite went bust - an innovative digital publication run by Daniel Ionescu, an entrepreneur with a strong commitment to high-quality journalism and a determined attempt to build a sustainable model. It still couldn't make it work.

A couple of weeks ago, the South London Press stopped printing after over 160 years, following a slow decline from its pre-social media heights.

These closures make Indie News Week - this week's celebration of the hundreds of independent publishers across the country working to fill gaps in local news - feel both necessary and precarious.

Part of this week - and the common narrative among independent publishers - is to see ourselves in opposition to legacy media and the corporate........

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