Local newspaper publisher in London teams up with charity to launch new title

Social Spider, a local newspaper publisher in London, has launched its fourth new title in five years after joining forces with a charity. The company has announced the launch of EC1 Echo, to cover Clerkenwell and EC1 postcode area of London. The free paper will be published six times a year and distributed to 5,000 properties in Clerkenwell. The new title has been launched in partnership with Clerkenwell charity The Peel, which runs social projects in that area of London. The Walthamstow-based community interest company already launched three other titles in the city– Waltham Forest Echo in 2014, Tottenham Community Press in 2016 and Enfield Dispatch in 2018.