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The Bridge is free, and it stays free. Patrons and local sponsors pay for the reporting, the email and the WhatsApp line, so no reader ever meets a paywall.

For readers

Individual patron

£3a month

About 10p a day. Cancel any time.

  • Your name in the patrons list at the foot of every issue, if you want it
  • The email and the WhatsApp line stay free for everyone
  • No story is ever put behind a wall
Become a patron

Recognition only. It does not buy coverage.

For businesses

Company sponsor

£100a year

About £8.34 a month, paid once.

  • Your business named in the patrons and sponsors block at the foot of every issue
  • A one-line profile, in your words, beside the name
  • The assurance, printed with it, that sponsorship never buys coverage
Become a sponsor

A thank-you, not an advertisement.

Questions

Is this a subscription to the news?

No. The email and the WhatsApp line are free to everyone. A patron subscription funds the work. It does not unlock anything, because nothing is locked.

Can my company sponsor an issue?

No. Sponsorship buys a name in the block and a one-line profile. It does not buy an article, a mention or a say in what we write.

Can I cancel?

Yes. The patron subscription is monthly and you can stop it at any time from the receipt Stripe sends you. A sponsorship runs for a year.

Is my name shown?

Only if you say yes. Every name in the list has confirmed it, and anyone can ask to come off it.

Where does the money actually go?

More in-depth reporting, and coverage of the news and events that show how our town is changing.