Dalston People site launches!

The site has now launched – so sign up and get involved!

If you have a club, team, are part of a group or a small business – then this is the site for you. You can use it to broadcast your news, any upcoming events and to publicise yourselves!

If you are a resident of Dalston, then this is the place to get your local news, see what’s going on in Dalston and get involved in debate and discussions with other residents.

Sign up now!

Dalston People gets the go ahead!

The pitch for a hyperlocal news website for Dalston has been approved by Associated Northcliffe Digital, which means I have begun gathering news stories and contributions for the launch.

The official launch will be on July 1st 2009, and the layout for the site looks brilliant, so I’m very excited about it.

Anyone that has any news or events they would like me to write about, please get in contact.

Also I’m looking for regular contributors, so if you have a football team, small business, or are part of a club that meets regularly then let me know. Or if you want to write some reviews about the area, whether it be shops, restaurants or nightclubs – I’d love to hear from you!

I’m looking to collect a number of articles in the next week, so that they will be ready to go online for the launch.

So get in touch via email or send me a message on Twitter – because after all, the site is for and about Dalston People.

Follow @Dalstonpeople for updates!

A new Dalston hyperlocal news website

As part of Associated Northcliffe Digital’s new hyperlocal news websites project, I have decided to pitch the idea of launching a site for Dalston.

“The next generation of Northcliffe’s local news sites will combine citizen journalism, blogging and Facebook-style networking”

Dalston is quickly becoming the “coolest place in Britain” and has already been labelled the new Shoreditch. The build up to the 2012 Olympics has brought an array of redevelopment in the suburb.

Picture courtesy of SouthLondonDunc

The new East London Railway will provide even more transport links to the area, and will provide excellent access to Dalston from the rest of London.

Dalston is home to a host of independently run local businesses, that are quickly making a name for themselves in the London social scene. It is also home to Ridley Road Market, one of the most unique world food markets in London.

Picture courtesy of Serk

The Dalston community have already proved they have an interest in online news and interaction – with the popularity of sites such as Open Dalston and Gillett Square.

Local nightclub Dalston Superstore has a very successful Facebook page, with 2,536 fans.

Within only a day of setting up @Dalstonpeople Twitter account I have had many responses from people saying they want to see a hyperlocal news website and would enjoy commenting or contributing to it.

So as you can see, Dalston is a great community to live in – and with the majority of residents aged 25-44 years old, a hyperlocal site could be perfect as the online community in the area is huge.

The area is already covered by the Hackney Gazette – but unfortunately the newspaper covers a large area so cannot always cater for readers looking for Dalston specific stories.

The internet has linked us to far away lands before, but now it can be used to rebuild the community in Dalston, and more importantly give a voice to every single person who lives there.

Residents will be invited to comment, report, advise and review the area where they live, where they may be going, or where they have come from.

A hyperlocal website for Dalston will mean that the content produced is more specific and direct to residents, therefore it is more meaningful.

Please let me know what YOU think; would you like a hyperlocal website?

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