It’s been announced all editions of Hailsham’s free community newspaper will be available for future generations to view and research.
The Keep, a purpose-built archive and historical resource centre based near Brighton will hold all copies of Hailsham News on archive in digital format from Issue one.
It’s a service that works alongside County Councils and Universities and holds decades of history within the building, and is open to the general public to visit free of charge. Its website is also a useful tool to search for family and local history topics.
Both Hailsham News and Bexhill News have been accepted into The Keep.
Group Editor of Regional Media Group, publishers of Hailsham and Bexhill News said: “For the news we publish to be kept on file for future generations is fantastic for us. The Keep is an incredible source of information which we use regularly to research stories and local history.
“It’s so important all the news we publish is archived securely as anyone will be able to search it for hundreds of years to come. It’s vital for the town to have everything that happens on record, especially as we all enjoy looking back on what happened in the past – this is just our way of making sure this continues.”
