Category: Journalism

• June 8, 2026

  Art and culture, censorship, Journalism

  Break the stranglehold: Apply for a job as a local news hound

  By HILARY GAVIN I DON’T want to harp on about the past in this WordPress round-up of my recent Facebook posts but I can’t help thinking about the late comedy duo Morecambe and Wise this morning. If you’re ancient enough, like me, to remember Britain’s national treasures Eric and Ernie, you’re know Eric would often…
• June 6, 2026

  dogs, Feature writing, Journalism

  How old dogs can teach us all new tricks in this crazy world

  By HILARY GAVIN OKAY, I admit it. I weep over sentimental dog movies. Marley & Me, A Dog’s Purpose, Snow Dogs, they’ve all seen me dissolve into tears over time. So it’s no surprise that I blubbed uncontrollably whilst watching the 2024 Mark Wahlberg film Arthur, the King on Netflix one evening last week. You…
• May 25, 2026

  British Humour, Feature writing, HISTORY, Journalism

  Exploring Ealing Comedies: ‘Passport to Pimlico’ insights

  By HILARY GAVIN I’M NOT sure when I last posted my Facebook news round-up but it must have been almost two weeks ago now so I’m quickly dashing one off today. As you’ve probably seen I’ve been covering the two parish councils I write articles on for this WordPress blog – namely Hunston and Sidlesham…
• April 11, 2026

  Cold War, Feature writing, HISTORY, James Bond, Journalism, Memoirs and travel feature, Uncategorized

  Adventures in Amsterdam on my 1984 stopover to Cold War Berlin

  STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT – drinking with two Americans we met in a bar on a stopover in Amsterdam en route to Berlin 1984 By HILARY GAVIN SO Easter came and went and it’s almost a fortnight now since I posted my last Facebook round-up on my WordPress blog. Much of my past two weeks…
• March 30, 2026

  BRITISH JUSTICE SYSTEM, censorship, Journalism, Law, News reporting

  Weekly Facebook Round-Up: Law, order, and personal Insights

  By HILARY GAVIN WELCOME, folks, to my round-up of last week’s Facebook posts -which is once again a day late and is as should be, I suppose, with Sundays quickly becoming my day of rest. To be honest, I’d not realised how prolific I’d been writing up my own and commenting on shared Facebook posts…
• March 8, 2026

  Feature writing, HISTORY, Journalism, Uncategorized

  My news round-up: Join me in the fight against drug-dealing

  By HILARY GAVIN I CAN HARDLY believe another week has flown by and I’m sharing my regular Facebook news round-up with you again. Of course, you can either click through to my Facebook posts below or visit my Hilary Gavin’s Local Reporting Commentary page on Meta where you can easily scroll through them in one…
• February 20, 2026

  Chichester District Council, Council reporting, Education, Journalism, News reporting, Parish council stories, POLICE, WSCC, WSCC Highways

  Naming and shaming the local parish Cllr who likens the police’s Speedwatch scheme to spying

  By HILARY GAVIN IT’S BEEN a long time in the offing – but it had to be done. I’m publicly shaming irresponsible Sidlesham Parish Cllr Tricia Tull for decrying the Speedwatch campaign targeted at inconsiderate – and darn right disrespectful – drivers who race through villages. If you read my Facebook comment on the police’s…
• February 12, 2026

  Chichester District Council, Council reporting, Journalism, Parish council stories, Water, Water companies, WSCC

  Watch my YouTube footage and report of February’s Sidlesham Parish Council to discover how your council tax money is spent

  By HILARY GAVIN THE first video footage of the Sidlesham Parish Council meeting held in St Mary’s Church Parish Rooms on the Manhood Peninsula on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026. Please excuse my shaky camerawork but I had to resort to holding my camera for reasons explained on my Facebook page on social media. Seven members…
• February 2, 2026

  Chichester District Council, Council reporting, HISTORY, Journalism, News reporting, Parish council stories, Uncategorized

  Parish Councillor Martin Simms resigns as Hunston continues to debate future of its village hall 

  By HILARY GAVIN I’M NOT sure where January went, but we’re now into the first working week of February so I thought I’d update you – my readers – on Hunston Parish Council matters. As you know our parish councillors have been deliberating over the future of our village hall. This morning I decided to…
• January 30, 2026

  censorship, Feature writing, HEALTH, HISTORY, Journalism, Memoirs and travel feature, PUBLIC HEALTH, Uncategorized

  Sharing my life online on Facebook as society continues to ignore ordinary folk like me

  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1384558033141754 By HILARY GAVIN THIS is simply a brief WordPress blog to introduce you to my Facebook commentary site as there’s a break in the weather and I’m keen to get outside in my back garden. As you can see I’ve posted a link to this Facebook page beneath the screengrab of it so you…