I'm launching a poetry book on May 13th at Walthamstow Trades Hall. Please come if you can. There's some info here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/david-floy...

Thanks to @pressgazette.co.uk for this great interview with @davidfloydnews.bsky.social about what we're doing here at Social Spider CIC – essentially, working our asses off to try to keep local journalism alive across north and east London. Check it out 👇 pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

Excited to be discussing "Why Local Journalism Matters" at Goldsmiths in a couple of weeks! Please come to it!

Barnet Council backtracks on leader's claims it offered Barnet Football Club alternative sites for stadium The authority has clarified that it is not currently in talks with the club about possible locations in the borough after Barry Rawlings said last week that barnetpost.co.uk/2025/07/16/b...

"I always bring it back to the local" One year on from her election, David Floyd talks to Finchley and Golders Green MP Sarah Sackman barnetpost.co.uk/2025/06/27/i...

Really proud to know @davidfloydnews.bsky.social and so impressed by what he and the team at Social Spider CIC are doing. Have a read of this article - it’ll just take 2 minutes - and have a think about how you could support brilliant local journalism.

For Indie News Week, I chip in with the upbeat message that the old models for paying for local news no longer work - and the new models don't work either. On plus side, there is something you can do.

A couple of exciting events coming up next week as part of Indie News Week!

Another example of the massively challenging situation facing local news publishers in London. We at Social Spider are doing are best to buck the trend but it's not easy!

Hello! I'm David, I'm Managing Director at Social Spider CIC which mainly involves being the publisher of @walthamforestecho.bsky.social @enfielddispatch.bsky.social @haringeycp.bsky.social & Newham Voices - and the editor of @barnetpost.bsky.social More here: www.socialspidercommunitynews.co.uk