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BeLocal supporting Locial – 31st Jan, London
As the co-founder of mashup* I get to contribute to the theme suggestions for upcoming events. Clearly having recently co-founded BeLocal I think the opportunities being created as ‘local goes social’ are significant but in societal and commercial terms and … Continue reading
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70% admit they don’t know who lives next door …
This article in the Daily Mail this morning caught our eye. Love thy neighbour no more: Disappearance of community spirit as 70% admit they don’t know who lives next door Only 6% say community spirit is strong in their area … Continue reading
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BeLocal sponsors Weston Rugby RFC
We’re proud to announce that BeLocal is sponsoring Weston Rugby RFC who have their 1st home game on the 3rd December. We’ll be there cheering Jason & the team on. If you run a local sports club – we’d like … Continue reading
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Local food & produce – do you ? would you ?
One of the things I hear a lot is “I’d like to buy more local food from independent local shops, markets and producers … but … I just don’t know where they are.”. I think for many people this isn’t … Continue reading
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Where do you read your local news ?
Over the last few years there’s been a demise in the local newspaper industry – quite a dramatic one according to some in the industry. Local newspapers have long been the principal source for local news, events, classifieds – getting … Continue reading
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Calling Time
We’ve just finished watching the 1st episode of new BBC documentary – ‘Calling Time‘ – a series looking at pub landlords and how they are coping with the recession, smoking ban & cheap booze from supermarkets. I admire the landlords … Continue reading
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Local events – where do you find out about them ?
The Christmas Cafe at Blackthorpe Barn – from 17th November -> 22nd December. As we continue to improve BeLocal and add new features & functions one of the things we’re continually been asked is “Can you add more local events? … Continue reading
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Local notice boards – going digital ?
This morning whilst frequenting the local sandwich bar ‘Oh Crumbs’ in Thurston, Suffolk I was struck by the notice board on the wall. There must be over 50 business cards and printed flyers crammed into it. Almost all of them … Continue reading
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BeLocal on BBC Radio Suffolk
Simon was briefly interviewed this morning by Mark Murphy on BBC Radio Suffolk Breakfast Show – you can listen to the interview here: BeLocal_RadioSuffolk_1Mark’s BIG conversation this morning was about the demise of local shops & high streets and whether … Continue reading
Old & new photos
We’ve just added 2 new BeLocal Apps – Old Photos (courtesy of Francis Frith) & New Photos (courtesy of GeoGraph) to BeLocal so if you sign up at belocal.com – go to ‘Apps’ – add the 2 Apps to your … Continue reading