hyndburn life website - Page 2

Tealeaf · 01-11-2006, 10:16

Well, I could be wrong - but I was under the impression that money was forced upon HBC purely to spend on IT and the website.

Unfortunatly, this was not like the panopticon project, which thankfully was stopped in time before money could be wasted.

WillowTheWhisp · 01-11-2006, 10:28

We definitely need some answers.

garinda · 01-11-2006, 10:35

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Well, I could be wrong - but I was under the impression that money was forced upon HBC purely to spend on IT and the website.

Unfortunatly, this was not like the panopticon project, which thankfully was stopped in time before money could be wasted.

If the money was forced on us fair enough. It was still incompetance at local level that resulted in it not working though.

It could have been a useful resource for all in the Borough. I've tried looking things up that I needed to know, rather than make a phone call. After a while, because it was so out of date, and badly planned and designed, it's easier to give up, as people have done in droves, resulting in it dying on it's arse.

Tealeaf · 01-11-2006, 10:43

Well, Graham is saying that HBC could have spent it on other projects to benefit the area. If he is right, then this really is an awful case of wasted money. I have two further questions:

1) I seem to recall that, at the time of launch, Hyndburn lite was being costed at £125,000. How come the figure is now £591K?

2) Is the Pendle BC site still operational?

lancsdave · 01-11-2006, 10:47

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Originally Posted by entwisi

If anyone wants, I'll run one for £150K pa including doing all teh articles

What about the "consultancy" fees

garinda · 01-11-2006, 10:50

Apparently the dipstick who is responsible for the geeky stuff calls himself Uncle Mike. Sounds well dodgy.

Hyndburn Life | Welcome from Uncle Mike

You'd have though that when it was relaunched recently they would have kept on top of the up dating, considering all the criticism it has received.

garinda · 01-11-2006, 10:51

I just tried to bring up the list of councillors and got this.

404 Not Found

Perhaps a spy has tipped them off?

entwisi · 01-11-2006, 11:22

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

What about the "consultancy" fees

You want to put in a tender?

WillowTheWhisp · 01-11-2006, 11:30

Can I be the spel chekurr?

WillowTheWhisp · 01-11-2006, 11:47

I just had a wander round. It's not the easiest place to navigate but little things like this annoy me.If you view with a white background you won't see what I can see because I have a default purple background on most things.

Can you spot the little oddities?

SPUGGIE J · 01-11-2006, 12:21

Lets forget it existed and concentrate on what we have. There is no way in a month of Sundays Hynburn Life will ever match what we have here.It may have all the bits of info that they believe we require but we can obtain that on here as the members are a wealth of infomation.

Neal · 01-11-2006, 12:28

Thing is, the council knew about Accy Web and must have known that they would have had problems getting people interested in the first place? Plus, most of the people who I worked with in the Council used to use this site, and most probably still do. Why use something else that's ****e compared to Accy Web?

Surely they should have just sent the cheque to Roy for him to spend on here?

I'm tempted to apply for funding for my site, as it benefits the community and all that. That's what the Council want, community involvement..... Mind you, people are generally free to air their opinions and view on here and mine, would it be the same on theirs?

I wonder if they could sandblast my front page, as that's all I see happening to homes in my town to aid the community. Seriously though, have you seen the number of websites run by the council for Burnley? I'll add a list in a short while!

Neil · 01-11-2006, 12:30

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

There is no way in a month of Sundays Hynburn Life will ever match what we have here.

They are totally different so you can't really compare them as equals. Hyndburnlife is a Council information site, or it should be, and as such could not have some of the posts we have on here.

SPUGGIE J · 01-11-2006, 12:40

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Originally Posted by Neil

They are totally different so you can't really compare them as equals. Hyndburnlife is a Council information site, or it should be, and as such could not have some of the posts we have on here.

That may be true but if it was as good as they hoped it would be then why isnt it. Its okay having a site full of info but a bit of lightheartedness is always good.

AccyJay · 01-11-2006, 12:44

It's the first time (and last) that i've looked at the HyndburnLife web site. It is awful. It looks very similar to the Accrington Observers site. I had a look at the local history section, not much history according to their site. I did however find the recipe for cheese & apple slices, which is apparently a local recipe. I personally have never heard of it.

Hyndburn Life | Introducing Hyndburn's Towns

Hyndburn Life | Cheese & Apple Slice