LocalGov Digital Strategy and Manifesto

Applying for a copy of certificates from your council's register office is considerably more painful than it should be. And for online applications, it probably makes more sense to signpost people to the central government General Register Office site.

The Kindle ebook format, Open Data, and real-time information - what else could we use to make council websites more useful to citizens?

Just because you prefer one route to accessing information, that doesn't mean everybody prefers your preferred route

Many people think including niche content on a council website makes it hard to find essential information. I think including interesting content on it makes for a more useable site with a more delightful experience

Images of the area on the council website home page - something nice to see to give it a local flavour and instil 'delight', or an unnecessary distraction?