west somerset
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.05.07
Round-Up Nottinghamshire police reported a fall of 24.6 per cent, and Avon & Somerset reported a fall of 20.6 per cent - suggesting the West Country is a pretty safe place to get your laptop out - just don't stray into Devon & Cornwall.they'll have it off... [11 May 2007]
Exclusive: How safe is your laptop?
News The results displayed are: Devon & Cornwall (+45%) ; Bedfordshire (+35%) ; Lothian & Borders (+31.50%) ; Leicestershire (+21%) ; Greater Manchester (+15.15%) ; West Yorkshire (+15.14%) ; Merseyside (+15%) ; Metropolitan Police (+14.60... [08 May 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.10.06
Round-Up So imagine the consternation in the regions at news that the good, hardworking folk of Yeovil, Somerset, will be required to use fingerprint biometrics in order to access their local boozer. The good people of the West Country are well known for... [27 Oct 2006]
More money for high-tech road pricing
News Bristol City Council, Bath and North East Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council West Midlands conurbation Seven local authorities are sharing £7m to explore ways to tackle local congestion and help develop government... [29 Nov 2005]
Council chief gets call centre job
News The exercise isn't due to a sudden staff shortage in West Somerset District Council's call centre but a PR stunt to raise awareness of the work of staff for National Customer Service Week, which starts on 3 October. [30 Sep 2005]
BT downplays £80m West country wireless broadband plan
News According to e-Government Bulletin, the six councils - Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire - are keen to get an £80m grant from the European Investment Bank to fund the project. [15 Apr 2003]
BT sets another 100 broadband trigger levels
News GLASTONBURY Somerset 500 COLLINGHAM BRIDGE West Yorkshire 350 HEBDEN BRIDGE West Yorkshire 500 MIDDLETON ON SEA West Sussex 500 SKELMANTHORPE West Yorkshire 550 SLAITHWAITE West Yorkshire 550 Having been given a trigger level of 450, Chafford has... [31 Mar 2003]
A pint of lager and a partridge in a pear tree please
News EDS recently installed a touch-screen kiosk designed to help job seekers in The George pub in Wedmore, Somerset (see 'Pint of lager and a job please', http://www.silicon.com/a56434). Inverie in North West Scotland isn't even connected to the UK's... [02 Dec 2002]
Is your local authority an e-laggard?
News North Somerset Council South Somerset District Council West Dorset District Council Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council Bracknell Forest Borough Council Brentwood Borough Council Brighton and Hove Council [05 Nov 2000]
Focus Internet offers intranet package to low-tech firms
News The Somerset Health Authority and the National Institute of Agricultural Botany have already signed up. Bristol-based firm, Focus Internet, is taking intranets to unskilled companies in the West of England with its latest product, Merlin. [23 Apr 1999]
