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I bet Britciffes lurking around on the Hyndburnlite. site feeling really pleased with himself because no complaints are being posted up.....

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Do you honestly believe that he's capable of doing such a thing....reading I mean!

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Well if his reading ability is on a par with his maths he probably comes away from here believing that we are all 123% percent behind him.

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Anyway, to change the subject slightly - Whose tastebuds are currently tickled? Who fancies popping into Accy for a delicious donner kebab, or maybe going up Ossy for a spicey Indian? Or maybe even splashing the boat out, and having a tradtional Italian Pizza from Church's famous Michelin-starred (it soon will be) trattoria, Monty's.

The problem is, you can't make up your mind. But don't worry - help is now at hand, to help you with those oh-so-difficult choices. Here's what you do:


1) Get yourself logged on to the Hyndburnlite site.

2) Click on "Leisure".

3) Scroll down to "Eating Out", and click.

What do you see?

"EATING OUT IN BOLTON"

What a splendid advertisement for Hyndburn!

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That would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

Someone said that the site is full of information - I wonder if they have actually looked beyond the so-called links.

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If anyone is wondering why there are difficulties signing on or registering with Hyndburn Life may I draw your attention to a posting on there by Brian who has viewed the source of the page and the html is all to pot.

No HTML opening tag at the beginning of the document but one partially into the page, no less than four HEAD tags scattered about, no opening or closing BODY tags (one wonders how there can be any page at all) and no closing HTML tag at all whatsoever.

This is what we're paying £130,000 for?

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I have just had another look at the Hyndburnlite site, What a complete and utter Ba**s-up! Cant log in, Can't post, The whole thing is liberally sown with factual errors, bad spelling and pointless and/or inadequate links. You couldn't have done a worse job if you had tried - really hard.

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I bet Doug and Sandra could sort it.

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I've just been looking at the source myself and trying to make head or tail of it. "Messy" is an understatement.

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I am still unable to register and still getting a page of computer drivel everytime I try. I have now given up trying.

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I have just had a look at the "events" calendar. On the 11th of November there is to be an Artist's Market and Pot Fair from 9am to 5pm at which entrance is free - how nice! The only trouble is that you have to guess where it is to be held because the site has thoughtfully omitted that information. The same is true with a Charity Night to be held for the benefit of MS sufferers. I couldn't be bothered to read any more, but I would assume that they are all the same.

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That's because the page isn't created properly. Those of us who have managed to get on seem to have done so by pure fluke.

They have at last responded to one of my contact emails telling them of an error on the site but I wonder if it really is worth submitting feedback regarding the total lack of accurate and complete information.

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I have "borrowed" a couple of comments from "Brian" that he posted in the Hyndburnlife forum. I hope he doesn't mind, he has put some effort into finding the failings of that website and its a shame that the majority of interested parties are unable to read them!

I hope they are readable.

Thank you Brian.

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Might have it wrong but thought the pot fair started on Monday which is the 1st.

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Well that will teach me to wear my glasses and take a bit more care.:o

On closer inspection I now see that it is the 1st of November. Thanks for correcting me on that Sara. Still, it doesn't tell you where it is though.

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Oh, but it just gets better and better...


I opened up my copy of the Observer this morning to be regaled with news of "Top New Hyndburn Council Website" Apparently HBC is "spearheading the new site as part of it's e-strategy in partnership with several other groups. The project has received £500,000 in European and SRB funding and a further £150,000 from the office of the Deputy Prime Minister to turn it into a reality."

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Groan,What ever you do don't tell Roy he'll be spitting feathers!
:bangh8:

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Don't want to change the direction of the thread but, couldn't they "borrow" a bit of that money for "project Phoenix?";) As reported in the same copy of the "Observer" They have been granted over £800.000 to complete it, but surprisingly, still have a shortfall of £50.000 because they added up wrongly!:mad:
Because of this, the project has "stalled" again and those families in the immediate area will have to go on living next to dilapidated houses for the forseeable future. On a high note, IF their PC's haven't been knicked, they can at least enjoy the delights of Hyndburnlife.com. :rolleyes:

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I must correct you there Busman, Rix said the shortfall would be FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND not Fifty Thousand.

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Only £50,000 short? Couldn't we have a whip round for that?

Getting back to the Hyndburn Life website, I too read the Observer article which tells us that "a wealth of information about Hyndburn is now available at the click of a button" that we are offered "a range of sections, forums, contact details, free email and links to other websites"

It mentions the tools to build your own website but fails to point out that it only applies to businesses.

Then of course there are the "useful facts" about the borough. Useful?

Apparently this is "more than a traditional passive gateway to information". :rolleyes:

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Tsk,tsk people. If you have a complaint about the councils use of technology you can always e-mail the councils new e-envoy, Jane Law on....... oh dear the councils site has crashed.....is her e-mail address on Hyndburnlite?

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What the Bl**dy Hell is an "e-envoy" when it is at home, and, more importantly, what sort of exhorbitant salary are we paying it?

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If "Hyndburnlite" was a typo Uncle Mick it was a brilliant one............... "lite" as in not much relevant content.

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If you think the main sites are a mess ;wait while you see some of the effortsfrom the amateurs myself included.
The software is not very flexible(See my first excuse already rehearsed)

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Where can we see it? Is it linked to Hyndburnlife?

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As they say Willow Under Construction

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I Thenk Yoo !!!

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*x*x*x* Grrrrrr! *x*x*x*

I just tried to log on to Hyndburn life to post a reply about the do at the Stag last night and it's now telling me my user name doesn't exist again!

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An "E-Envoy" is ranked below a Crime Czar and is certainly not a Cabinet member; However, an E-Envoy is much higher up than a Coordinator. What an E-Envoy does, I do not know; possibly, Hyndburn's diplomatic representative at the UN?

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hey, willow it happens to me too, im fed up with it.

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The thing just isn't programmed properly but is there anybody on there who even understands why?

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Willow,you have my sympathy;Iv'e just spent the weekend constructing a site,now the Hyndburnlife says I haven't permission to access.
I think they may be getting a phone call or two.

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I think you are the one who deserves the sympathy after spending all that time creating something you can't get at!

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:s_cry: For:s_cry: For a few days, I seemed to be the only person able to log on to Hyndburnlife........but now, I don't exist as a member either:rolleyes:

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As the Hyndburnlite site now appears inaccessable, you can always amuse yourselves by visiting the company that produced the thing:

http://www.clicksandlinks.com/opencm...photolink.html


It's some company down in Manchester, apparently doubles as a photographers and a hairdressers shop.

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:rofl38: :rofl38: :rofl38: :rofl38: :rofl38: :camera8: They certainly gave Hyndburn Council a short back and sides!

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I notice that at the bottom of their home page they invite readers to visit three of the sites they have helped develop. Needless to say, none of the links work!

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It's probably where Rix & Britcliffe get their hair cut.

"Anything for the weekend, Sir"....says the barber to Rix.

"What have you got in mind? " replies Rix, eyes agog with the delights to come.

"Well, Sir" says the Barber, rubbing his hands in anticipation, " I can let you have a website that does'nt work for six hundred and twenty thousand quid"

"How Much?" squeals Rix, "...it sounds a bargain at half the price! Go on, I'll take it...send the bill to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister."

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Now come on A-b admit it, did you seriously expect them to work?

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They are also presently commissioned to build a web site for Greater Manchester to explain council tax etc. :yelrotflm :yelrotflm :yelrotflm

Well, they done such a good job with Hyndburn..............:p

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There is a brilliant job opportunity here for someone. We are all agreed on how laughably simple, and wrong, the current offering is. How difficult would it be to come up with a Hyndburnlite site that does what it says on the tin?

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Oh come on now A-b they'd never buy it. It wouldn't waste enough money for 'em!

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I was going to say how on earth do they get these jobs, but maybe Hyndburn recommended them. :yelrotflm