Hannah Cochrane
aspiring journalist
About
Hannah Cochrane is a 22-year-old aspiring journalist based in Cheshire.She is currently studying an NCTJ-accredited MA Journalism course at the University of Salford, with a focus on news writing.From February 2026, Hannah is a Trainee Digital Journalist (Work Experience) at KOMI Group, a Manchester-based media group.Having graduated from Lancaster University with a First Class Honours in English Literature & Creative Writing, she is passionate about storytelling.She has written a range of articles from book and film reviews to local news features and press releases. She is interested in investigative journalism, inspired by her love of BBC Sounds podcasts.Alongside reading and writing, Hannah also loves going to the gym, mountain biking, baking, playing piano, and spending time outside exploring. Many of her best works are inspired by the nature around her.
JOURNALISM PORTFOLIO
Below are some of Hannah's most recent journalistic publications. During her work experience for Macclesfield Nub News, Hannah wrote a number of local news articles, focusing on independent businesses and learning how to turn around press releases.
You can read Hannah's articles written for her work placement at KOMI Group via the 'IGV' link below.
- 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