13 July 2012
by Mark
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I blogged a few days ago about the alternative designs for the new Evesham Abbey Bridge that weren’t adopted. But the FOI request which obtained that information also provided the options considered for traffic management while the bridge is closed. … Continue reading
11 July 2012
by Mark
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I received an email today. I’m presuming it isn’t confidential since it mentions a public meeting and has been sent to a large number of people as well as myself: I am writing to let you know that M&S Simply … Continue reading
7 July 2012
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Update: I’ve edited this article as I originally got the images of the bridges incorrectly assigned to their respective designers. As anyone who lives in or near Evesham will know, the Abbey Bridge is going to be replaced over the … Continue reading
5 July 2012
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Straight bananas notwithstanding, sometimes Eurocrats do make the right decisions. Two excellent examples have emerged this week: the ruling by the EU Court of Justice that if you buy software, you own it and the decision by the European Parliament … Continue reading
2 July 2012
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Alan Duncan, the Minister of State at the Department for International Development (DFID) was widely reported in the media as having issued a memo regarding the correct use of English by his department. The Daily Telegraph report linked to above … Continue reading
1 July 2012
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The Olympic flame came to Evesham today. I was there to watch it, along with other members of the town council and assorted dignitaries, from our position in the VIP viewing area. Although, actually, we didn’t really use the viewing … Continue reading
30 June 2012
by Mark
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Some more background is beginning to emerge on how the Home Office plans to implement the Communications Data Bill as and when it finally becomes law. And it’s looking like it could be a PR disaster for the government. For … Continue reading
17 June 2012
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David Mitchell has (as usual) a good article in today’s Observer, on the subject of the commercial market for personal data. It will save me a lot of copying and pasting if you simply go and read the article before … Continue reading
14 June 2012
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The government published the Draft Communications Data Bill today. As always, I recommend you read it before reading my comments, although you have to beware of the way it’s formatted – it’s designed for printing, with notes on the left … Continue reading
30 May 2012
by Mark
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One of the things currently being considered by Evesham Town Council is the idea of “branding” the town in order to make it easier to promote both to visitors, potential new residents and businesses. See more photos of Evesham at … Continue reading