My Neighbourhoods
10 neighbourly ideas to beat the recession
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Recent words/expressions being bandied around the media in the last year, such as “credit crunch”, “Economic downturn” and “recession” have probably got most of us thinking about saving money, how to cut back on our outgoings, and if the worst happens and we lose our jobs, how to live on much less. We at My […]
Interview on BBC Three Counties Radio
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008Today I was once again interviewed on the BBC Three Counties Radio Drivetime program with Roberto Perrone. The show discussed the issues of community responsibility when it comes to reporting serious crime and abuse in our neighbourhoods. The discussion centered around how we only know a handful of our neighbours by name and how closer […]
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008It happens only every 4 years, but it’s amazing what a bit of competitiveness and good sportsmanship can do for global solidarity. Was that really France, Germany and GB hugging each other on the podium last week? The Australians may be a bit put out that GB are ahead of them in the medals tables, […]
Local business search launches on My Neighbourhoods
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008A very handy new feature has just launched on My Neighbourhoods. You can now search for local (or not so local) businesses. Perhaps it’s your anniversary and you’re going out to dinner, and you want to get your hair done for it. But then a pipe bursts and you need an emergency plumber. No problem, […]
Free local business advertising
Friday, June 13th, 2008It’s a competitive world, and an expensive one - especially for smaller local businesses up against the giants of the high-streets. So what better than being able to advertise your business locally, absolutely FREE. Not only can you target your local customers directly, but also you can give as much or as little detail […]
My Neighbourhoods interview on BBC Three Counties Radio
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Yesterday 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, 2008It’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 […]
My Neighbourhoods one of the top 70 European Web 2.0 sites
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008My Neighbourhoods has appeared on the list of the 70 most promising and exciting web 2.0 Start-ups in Europe, compiled by frostfirebuzz.com. And it’s the only one of it’s kind on there! To see all the sites included, click on the following link
http://frostfirebuzz.com/the-top-70-web-2-0-startups-in-europe
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My Neighbourhoods has Style
Monday, September 3rd, 2007My Neighbourhoods recently appeared in an article in The Sunday Times Style magazine about neighbourliness and how it’s coming back into fashion. People want closer communities, they would like to get to know people living in their area, are tired of the anonymous, every man for himself lifestyle. It’s time to offer help with shopping, […]