Fareham · Hampshire · England
The regional papers write about Hampshire. The council publishes PR. Social media is noise. What's The Story is different - a digital newspaper built for one town, covering the events, people, and stories that the big outlets miss.
Every market, gig, community meetup, school event, and council decision in one place. No scrolling through Facebook groups or council PDFs.
Profiles of local businesses, community champions, and the quiet stories that make Fareham what it is. Not clickbait. Not syndicated filler.
Not a subsection of a regional paper. Not an algorithm. A newspaper made by someone who lives in Fareham, for people who live in Fareham.
"Over 400 towns in the UK have lost their dedicated local newspaper. Fareham's news gets buried inside regional publications that treat it as an afterthought."
We're here to change that.
Markets, festivals, fundraisers, live music, exhibitions, sporting fixtures, and everything in between.
New openings, closures, expansions, and the entrepreneurs building something in our town.
Development applications, council decisions, road works, and changes that affect your daily life.
The achievements, milestones, and moments that deserve recognition but rarely get coverage.
What's The Story is building the local newspaper that Fareham has been missing. Independent, digital-first, and obsessively local.