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Live web chat with police through your hyperlocal site – hints and tips

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We did a small Coveritlive web chat for local police to talk with the community through my hyperlocal site www.kingscrossenvironment.com .  My local police in London’s Kings Cross approached me to see if they could use my website to reach a wider … [Read more...] about Live web chat with police through your hyperlocal site – hints and tips

Hyperlocal hoaxes for April Fool's

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The morning of the April 1st saw many people being duped by April Fool's pranks in the newspapers and on the television and radio.  For a pretty comprehensive round-up of the mainstream media's jokes, read journalism.co.uk's article April … [Read more...] about Hyperlocal hoaxes for April Fool's

Police Crime Mapping Site Goes Live

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This morning, well last night actually, www.police.uk went live. Police.uk allows you to look at crime data by place name postcode or address, so really handy if you are looking to move, but also quite a handy content idea for your Hyperlocal … [Read more...] about Police Crime Mapping Site Goes Live

Reflections on UK GovCamp 2011 and a discussion around online archives #ukgc11

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There were some particularly inspiring and thought-provoking sessions at UK GovCamp 2011 last Saturday.  The ones I found most enjoyable were: The session on trade unions led by Paul Evans, starting off with a rough aim to make trade unions more … [Read more...] about Reflections on UK GovCamp 2011 and a discussion around online archives #ukgc11

Displaying the local weather forecast on your WordPress.com website

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I've just been asked by Lee, who has started a new community website for the Great Barr, Kingstanding and Oscott areas of Birmingham The B44 Blog, 'do you know how to set up a weather widget on the side of wordpress.com?' The answer is yes, this is … [Read more...] about Displaying the local weather forecast on your WordPress.com website

Interview with Lucie Kerley of the MACE Full Circle project

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A little while ago I did a short interview with Lucie Kerley of the MACE Full Circle project.  Covering the East and West Midlands regions, it looks to ’realise the potential of films and videos currently hidden away in attics and sheds in your … [Read more...] about Interview with Lucie Kerley of the MACE Full Circle project