About Us

Your Community, Your Voice

At Post Newspapers, we believe local news should be a force for good.
Established in 2020, we provide free, profit-for-purpose publications, available both in print and online, designed to bridge the gap between residents and the organisations that serve them.

Why we exist

Local news often gets lost in the digital noise. We created an engaging printed platform where positive, relevant information can flourish.
Based in Greater Manchester, we are on a mission to deliver a dedicated newspaper to all ten Metropolitan Boroughs, with plans to expand across Cheshire, Merseyside, and Lancashire.

Making a Tangible Impact

We aren’t just a newspaper; we’re a community tool. By providing free print editions, we break down barriers to information and tackle critical issues like:

Social Isolation: Connecting neighbours through shared stories.
Digital Exclusion: Ensuring those without internet access stay informed.
Community Growth: Boosting the visibility of local businesses and services.

What makes us different?

Our content comes entirely from you. From local voluntary organisations, schools and sports clubs to residents sharing their passion for poetry or food, every page is written by the community, for the community.

Our Profit-For-Purpose Model

Post Newspapers are published by Drawing Board Productions Community Interest Company, a profit-for-purpose social enterprise. This means our profit is reinvested into our work. We believe in transparency regarding how we stay afloat:

Paid Content: Our primary revenue comes from local adverts, advertorials, and campaigns. This allows us to keep the newspapers free for everyone.
Grants: We occasionally succeed in applying for one-off grants for specific community projects; to launch new Post Newspapers and to grow distribution.
Public Donations: Every donation goes directly towards our monthly running costs specifically helping us get physical copies into the hands of residents.

Read Our Social Impact Report

Our Partners and Supporters

What People say about Post Newspapers…

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for putting our article in this month’s Stockport Post! I cannot tell you how grateful we have been for the response it has generated. You really made our day. Thank you so much.
Stockport Pain Cafe
The Post Newspapers are the beating heart of the community, so central and important to so much that is going on. They bring people together, inform of events and activities, shine a light on so much that is good and vital to the local community. Post Newspapers make a massive difference in engendering a true sense of community and wellbeing.
Reader
I have just received an email copy of the latest edition, featuring the four-page supplement on Stockport Hydro’s environmental awards. I want to thank you for such a splendid job. I’m sure the various organisations featured will be delighted and I feel that it gives superb publicity to the Hydro and our contribution to local environmental enhancement.
Stockport Hydro (Supplement Partner)
It’s a fantastic community paper
Reader
An amazing idea to keep communities connected
Reader
Working with you is fantastic and has helped us broaden our reach with the Age Friendly Newspaper
Thea Monk, Age Friendly Manchester (Supplement Partner)
I am writing to thank you for putting information about our ‘lipreading and managing your hearing loss classes’ in the Manchester Post. It is so helpful to deaf people and to our group.
Hearing Loss Support Service
Thanks Amanda, Mel and team for your ongoing support. We reach loads of people through it [Manchester Post] and it’s so helpful.
Stories of Our Lives
I took a handful of papers along to the Plant Sale at Gorton Reservoir Allotments. Quite a few people also said that they were at the Plant Sale because they had seen the poster in the paper, which is great.
Vicki Kennedy, Community & Volunteer Coordinator
The Post Newspapers are a lifeline for residents
Community Group Lead
I’ve just received my first free copy of the Trafford Post, and love a paper that’s full of positivity. Thanks. No doom and gloom, just highlighting the positives of the area.
Browns’ Botanicals
So glad to have you in Stockport
Sector3 (Advertiser)
The Trafford Post is indeed a great community asset
Bernadette Ashcroft, Trafford Collective (Supplement Partner)
Looks great! Always love seeing us in the post newspapers
SM Credit Union (Advertiser)
Thanks for the advert and thanks also for your support with the article, both look fabulous and will have given us great exposure in August.
Avro Heritage Museum (Advertiser)