Archive for May, 2008

Looking after our local children…

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Last September I wrote a post entitled “A child is a whole village’s responsibility”. This has come to light even more in recent weeks with the tragic death of Khyra Ishaq, the seven year old girl who died, possibly of starvation and neglect, a few weeks ago in Birmingham. It’s thought her brother and sisters […]

My Neighbourhoods interview on BBC Three Counties Radio

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Yesterday I was asked to take part in an interview on the Drivetime show of BBC Three Counties Radio around the subject of the decline of community in the UK. The interview touched on a range of subjects and it was extremely interesting to take part, particularly in relation to recent news events that have […]

Best designed neighbourhood site

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

It’s always nice to get some positive recognition from bona fide web users, especially against sites of the same nature, which is what’s happening over at CommandShift3 where My Neighbourhoods is battling UpMyStreet and FixMyStreet for the title of best neighbourhood site. My Neighbourhoods is currently the best designed neighbourhood site with 33% of the […]