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πŸ’¬ What can Jaca do?

Jaca is our friendly local guide. Turn on Presenter mode and Jaca will:

  • πŸ“° Give you a quick summary of each story
  • βž• Show the full story when you tap β€œTell me more”
  • πŸ”Š Read aloud if you tap Voice (optional)
  • 🎨 Let you change the name, look, colours and talking style
  • ❓ Help if you're new: tap β€œNew here? Help” any time
  • πŸ“£ Invite you to share your own local story

🎬 Video guide coming soon

πŸ“£ Share a story

From the Community 🀝 Community

Stories found, photographed and shared by locals, written up by our newsroom bot and checked by a human editor before publishing.

Story Tips: We're Looking For…

The newsroom wants your help with these. Tap one to start sharing.

Weather

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Local News & Events

Upcoming events

Travel & Tourism

Health & Fitness

Lifestyle

Births, Deaths, Marriages & Notices

Local Entertainment

Local creators share videos; the community supports them. (Uploads need a backend – demo slots below.)

Connections

Meet people nearby for friendship, romance or shared activities. A helper bot can suggest matches – you always decide.

Demo only: real matching needs accounts, verification and safety moderation (see docs).

Memory Diary

A private family life record. Pair an earlier and a current photo of a loved one with a note – helpful for recognition and remembering. Saved only on this device.

Teach Me

Pick a topic and a bot teacher will guide you, step by step. (Demo lessons; AI tutor connection planned.)

The Vault

Classic films and TV believed to be in the public domain, with verification notes and links to legitimate free sources.

Calendar, Reminders & Shopping List

Reminders

    Shopping list

      Daily Inspiration

      How did this one land? (Your reactions tune future picks, saved on this device.)

      Scam Watch

      Bot-Account Check (helper)

      Limitations: this is a rough checklist, not proof. Real people can match these signs and sophisticated bots can avoid them. Never accuse someone based on this alone.

      Photo Credits

      All photos are openly licensed (Creative Commons) from Wikimedia Commons, resized for the web. Photos are illustrative of the place, not of the specific event in a story, unless the caption says so.

      Community Submissions

      Share a photo, video or a social media link with a short summary. Our bot writes it up as a full article with credit to you, and a human editor reviews it before anything is published.

      Tell us what happened, who was there and where.

      Welcome – here's how this works

      1. Scroll or use the menu to visit sections.
      2. Read mode shows the stories as a normal paper.
      3. Presenter mode lets your guide character give short summaries. Tap "Tell me more" for the full story.
      4. Tap πŸ”Š Voice to hear the guide read aloud.
      5. "Show news from" switches between this town, another Ourcom town, or everywhere.
      6. Your reminders, list and diary stay on this device only.

      Use the Tab key to move between buttons; Enter to press.

      Design your presenter