Nub News puts local community at the heart of everything we do.

We know it's an honour to cover our wonderful town and we'll always aim to highlight the great work so many do in Hitchin on so many levels for so many reasons.

Hitchin is renowned for its community spirit and we want to reflect that.

Hitchin Nub News wants the positive stories that brighten up your lives - we want to promote our community and get you talking.

Hitchin Nub News will help you with local listings. We will support local businesses and help promote the High Street.

We want to promote local causes and charities, in fact, we want to be your local resource for everything going on around Hitchin.

So here are four ways that Nub News helps the local community.

1. We promote local businesses

This is one of our key aims at Nub News - we love local businesses.

In a matter of weeks we already have a register of more than 20 businesses on our local list and it is absolutely free to sign up to - which you can do HERE

Plus our Up Close series promotes local businesses with an in-depth article.

You can get your business an Up Close article by emailing [email protected]

2. We promote your local events

We don't shout about our what's on section enough but that's about to change.

Whether it is a virtual class or a socially distanced event we can help you promote it, free of charge.

Email us at [email protected] and we'll do the rest. It really is that simple to add your event to our list.

3. We report on issues that matter to you

We put Hitchin at the heart of everything we do.

Every story we cover means something to the people of Hitchin - so if the story is outside the town and doesn't affect the town - we don't run it.

4. We let your voice be heard

You can write for Hitchin Nub News.

Just go on our home page, click the black 'Nub It' button and you can submit your story.

Whether it is about your business, charity, sports team or just a cause you feel strongly about feel free to Nub It and have the whole town get involved.

Plus if you are an aspiring journalist looking to get published then Nub your stories too.

Remember to follow Nub News on social media!

Facebook - More than 500 followers in a matter of weeks

Twitter - a few shy of 500 followers already

Instagram - four short of 100