19 month ago
philgyford : PlanningAlerts.com | Email alerts of planning applications near you - New to me. It just works. I even get direct links to the council website to comment on each application. Wonderful. This is how council websites should work. (via Tomski)
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21 month ago
Simon Willison : Neighbourhood Fix-It - Neighbourhood Fix-It. Report problems to your council across the UK. The most detailed Ordinance Survey maps anywhere online, and a superb example of progressive enhancement in action—the maps work without JavaScript, and the site even works with
philgyford : Neighbourhood Fix-It - I keep forgetting the name of this. "Report, view, or discuss local problems like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting." Reports go straight to the council concerned. Excellent. (via Tomski)
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26 month ago
plasticbag : Let your council sell your details to marketing agencies to avoid paying any council tax? - No doubt some people thinks this is a really really good idea, but all I can see is a disturbing border being breached between viewing me as a citizen and viewing me as a consumer.
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