I am fascinated by the concept of creating and strengthening real-world communities using the web and associated technologies.

Since 1998 I have been publishing a community website for the part of London where I was born and grew up – SE1.

Almost nine years on from the first Tripod-hosted local website I created, it seems like everyone has started talking about ‘hyperlocal’ as the next big thing.

I’ve read so many articles and blog posts about hyperlocal news and citizen journalism lately that I thought that it was about time I joined the debate.

I’ve no idea how this blog will evolve. I intend to use it share interesting examples of community/neighbourhood web projects and to comment on what other people are saying about the field of hyperlocal news and information in the UK and elsewhere.