Hannah Cochrane
reporter for chronicle series
About
Hannah Cochrane is a reporter for the Chronicle, an independent, local newspaper in Congleton. Hannah specifically focuses on stories for the Alsager and Sandbach editions of the Chronicle.From September 2025 to August 2026, Hannah studied an NCTJ-accredited MA Journalism course at the University of Salford, with a focus on news writing.Before her Masters, she graduated from Lancaster University with a First Class Honours in English Literature & Creative Writing. She is passionate about storytelling.She enjoys writing human interest stories, and is interested in investigative journalism, inspired by her love of BBC Sounds podcasts.Alongside reading and writing, Hannah also loves going to the gym, hiking, mountain biking, playing piano, and spending time outside.
JOURNALISM PORTFOLIO
Below are some of Hannah's recent online journalistic publications, ranging from Macclesfield Nub News to Quays News and her own Medium page.
- Women's Town Series (MA final project)
- Macclesfield charity celebrates 15 years of serving the community
- Art group gears up to host second exhibition in Macclesfield
- Printmaking art group to host first workshop as part of Macclesfield's 1261 Festival
- Art exhibition inspired by historic silk pattern books opens at the Silk Museum
- Art project sees residents come together to create collaborative tapestry celebrating Macclesfield’s history
- Former St John Ambulance training building set to be converted into housing
- United Utilities and emergency services warn youngsters about dangers of wild swimming
- Avanti West Coast share update Macclesfield station’s £2 million redevelopment
- Popular independent coffee shop enjoys busy launch day at new location
- Three Annies inspire Macclesfield Women’s History Month exhibition
- Annual Macclesfield festival organiser hopes to ‘bring back the light’
- Silk Museum's latest art exhibition aims to ‘spark interest’ in town’s history
- North suffers from £450m ‘culture chasm’, study finds
- Adlington farmer condemns new town plan as ‘total desecration’
- Man on trial for rape that saw Salford man wrongly jailed
- Manchester United defender Harry Maguire given 15-month suspended sentence
- Oldham man stuffed £156k of laundered drug money into bedside drawers
- Three men imprisoned after teenager stabbed and robbed in Trafford
- New Macclesfield-based art group aims to ‘make a difference’
- Campaigners speak out against Adlington New Town plans
- Bollington residents voice concerns over plans to convert church into apartments
- Families face ‘nightmare’ of finding new places for relatives as Macclesfield care home to close
- Macclesfield photography group to remain operational after £2,000 council grant approved
- Car dealership sets eyes on 2026 after smashing fundraising target for East Cheshire Hospice
- Family 'overwhelmed' by response to fundraiser for terminally ill father-of-three
- What Macclesfield Nub News readers love about living in Treacle Town
- Last chance to see Macclesfield church's 'biggest ever' Christmas Tree Festival
- Best 'Twixmas' walks in and around Macclesfield
- Autistic schoolgirl celebrated for 'exceptional' sporting achievements
- Congleton councillor slams 'cruel' exclusion of trans women and girls from WI and Girlguiding
- Annual Heritage Open Day showcases some of Macclesfield’s best highlights
- The passion project aiming to improve mental health through paint
- First look at Macclesfield’s bold new independent gift and homeware shop
- The medieval tradition celebrated annually at a small Macclesfield chapel
- Hundreds of cyclists descend on Bollington as enduro mountain bike race returns
- What Macclesfield Nub News readers want to see done with the old M&S building
- Plan to tackle abuse after councillors receive death threats and excrement through the letterbox
- Crack cocaine and heroin dealer from Macclesfield jailed
- A Series of Suffering, Strength, and Survival: A Literary Insight to the Holocaust (SCAN)
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Film Review (SCAN, p. 20)
- Society Spotlight: Say Ciao to the Italian Society (SCAN)
CREATIVE PORTFOLIO
Hannah's creative writing publications include both short stories and poetry. Alongside these pieces, she has written several stories as part of the Creative Writing aspect of her degree.
- 'The First Sighting' (short story) - published by Swim Press
- 'The First Sighting' - also published by The Cloudscent Journal
- 'Forget me Not' (short story) - published by Midsummer Magazine
- 'Early Winter from a Window', 'winter, the season of' (poems) - published by Season Fruits Literary Magazine
- 'Coming Home Means' (poem) - published by Transients Mag
- 'Leave Nothing Behind' (short story) - published by The Malu Zine
- 'At Moonset' (short story) - published by The Raven's Muse Magazine
- 'The Confession' (short story) - published by The Eyre Magazine
- 'The Deceiver' (short story) - published by The Cloudscent Journal
- 'Curated Creations' (poem) - published by The Looking Glass Review
- 'The Beachcomber' (short story) - published by Lancaster Flash Literary Journal