Hawick

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Journalist Ian Wylie journeys to some of the hidden corners of Britain to view small towns through the lens of the people who don’t ignore them - their local reporters. Some of the towns are struggling, others are thriving. The one thing they have in common is they’re pretty much invisible in the eyes of the national media, even though they are home to tens of thousands of people. Ian goes to Hawick in the Scottish Borders, where he meets the editor of a new and thriving local newspaper and discovers the fate of a well-known wool factory. Produced and presented by Ian Wylie Executive producer: Ian Bent Sound designer: John Scott A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4 broadcast in January 2023.