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	<title>My Neighbourhoods blog</title>
	<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk</link>
	<description>Information and opinions on UK neighbourhoods, communities and local areas</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Beijing 2008 Olympic Games</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/08/20/news/beijing-2008-olympic-games/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/08/20/news/beijing-2008-olympic-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens only every 4 years, but it&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local business search launches on My Neighbourhoods</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/07/02/neighbourhoods/local-business-search-launches-on-my-neighbourhoods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/07/02/neighbourhoods/local-business-search-launches-on-my-neighbourhoods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A very handy new feature has just launched on My Neighbourhoods. You can now search for local (or not so local) businesses. Perhaps it&#8217;s your anniversary and you&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Neighbourhoods shortlisted for Catalyst award</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/07/02/news/my-neighbourhoods-shortlisted-for-catalyst-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/07/02/news/my-neighbourhoods-shortlisted-for-catalyst-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to announce that My Neighbourhoods has been nominated and shortlisted for a Catalyst award. The Catalyst awards were developed in response to Prime Minister Gordon Brown starting the Council on Social Action. The awards aim to recognise and reward people who use social technology to do something good for their community and people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free local business advertising</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/06/13/news/free-local-business-advertising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/06/13/news/free-local-business-advertising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s summer, let&#8217;s have a street party</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/06/11/neighbours/its-summer-lets-have-a-street-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/06/11/neighbours/its-summer-lets-have-a-street-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I went back to the area I grew up in last weekend, and enjoyed one of the annual highlights, the local summer fair. Held in and around a square, it hasn&#8217;t changed in the 25 years that I can reach back in my memory. The little stage where the local kids perform various dances and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking after our local children&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/05/26/neighbours/looking-after-our-local-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/05/26/neighbours/looking-after-our-local-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 20:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last September I wrote a post entitled &#8220;A child is a whole village&#8217;s responsibility&#8221;. 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&#8217;s thought her brother and sisters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Neighbourhoods interview on BBC Three Counties Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/05/23/neighbours/my-neighbourhoods-interview-on-bbc-three-counties-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/05/23/neighbours/my-neighbourhoods-interview-on-bbc-three-counties-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 17:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Bull</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best designed neighbourhood site</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/05/22/my-neighbourhoods/best-designed-neighbourhood-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/05/22/my-neighbourhoods/best-designed-neighbourhood-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 21:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Bull</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always nice to get some positive recognition from bona fide web users, especially against sites of the same nature, which is what&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbourhood days</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/04/25/neighbours/neighbourhood-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/04/25/neighbours/neighbourhood-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a large city like London, it&#8217;s hard to build a proper local community spirit. So it was good to see a &#8220;Neighbourhood day&#8221; happening in my local area. With all the delights usually found at a village fate (cake stalls, toys and books, bric a brac, all type of home-made stuff) I&#8217;m looking forward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local politics</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/02/26/neighbours/local-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/02/26/neighbours/local-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, and for the first time in my life, I&#8217;ve got involved with local politics. Well, only so far as objecting to a very noisy and unpleasant bar/club across the street from us, extending their license to 2am weekdays and 4am weekends. We&#8217;ve been suffering with noise from this bar since it opened last Easter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Neighbourhoods one of the top 70 European Web 2.0 sites</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/02/20/news/my-neighbourhoods-one-of-the-top-70-european-web-20-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2008/02/20/news/my-neighbourhoods-one-of-the-top-70-european-web-20-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My 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&#8217;s the only one of it&#8217;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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		<title>My Neighbourhoods has Style</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2007/09/03/neighbours/my-neighbourhoods-has-style/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2007/09/03/neighbours/my-neighbourhoods-has-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My Neighbourhoods recently appeared in an article in The Sunday Times Style magazine about neighbourliness and how it&#8217;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&#8217;s time to offer help with shopping, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A child is a whole village&#8217;s responsibility&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2007/09/03/neighbours/a-child-is-a-whole-villages-responsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2007/09/03/neighbours/a-child-is-a-whole-villages-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charley Brinton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t remember who said it, but there used to be a belief that a child was the whole community&#8217;s reponsibility.
Unfortunately today, with children/teenagers running riot, with little respect for olders, most people are too scared to step in when they&#8217;re not their own, in case they themselves get into trouble.
I get nervous stepping outside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There is no such thing as society</title>
		<link>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2007/02/26/neighbours/there-is-no-such-thing-as-society/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myneighbourhoodsblog.co.uk/2007/02/26/neighbours/there-is-no-such-thing-as-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Bull</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt from an article on the BBC web site:
&#8220;There is no such thing as society,&#8221; said Margaret Thatcher, which has since been interpreted by critics as the zenith of the every man for himself attitude.
But the then prime minister also went on to say: &#8220;There are individual men and women, and there [...]]]></description>
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