Town's 'good news' magazine to stop publication
The Happy Hood, released quarterly, was started in 2018 in Northampton after receiving funding from the then borough council and the National Lottery.
Laura Graham, the magazine's founder and editor, said the brand would continue along with its monthly walking group.
In a post of social media she said: "Cost are rising, people can't volunteer like they used to, and people aren't buying it in the numbers they used to."
Ms Graham added "funding is really difficult to get hold of" with the magazine running without any grants since 2023.
Since launching, more than 250 people had made voluntary contributions to the publication which is sold in shops, bars and cafes in Northampton.
Earlier this year it marked its seventh birthday and 26th edition with an event in the town.
In her social media post Ms Graham said the decision to stop publication was "difficult".
But she said: "What we've done is revolutionary, and unheard of, and we've done something really cool.
"Who knows what we might do in the future."
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