| Brownfield sites |
| http://www.urbanmines.org.uk/urbanmines |
| Details of the Urban Mines initiative as discussed on page 27 of Planning, 30 July 1999. |
| Dataview Solutions |
| http://www.dataview-solutions.co.uk |
| Their web site includes details of Mapinfo, GOAD and SCANA. |
| Environmental Strategy-Salford |
| http://www.planning.haynet.com |
| Copies of Salford’s strategy can be downloaded from the Planning web site. Just click on the text that says "Documents referred to in Planning" then look for the issue dated 23rd July 1999. The "Draft Strategy for North West England" is also available from the Planning site. The strategy was discussed on page 7 of Planning, 9th July 1999. |
| House Prices |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/rightmoves/priceguide.shtml |
| House prices for Greater Manchester (or any other county) by type of property. Various sources of data are used. |
| International Passenger Survey (IPS) |
| http://www.irn-research.com |
| This is the new URN for IPS which was referenced in bulletin 99/1. |
| Large companies |
| http://www.newsco.com |
| Your colleagues dealing with economic issues maybe interested to know that this site provides a link to the 300 largest companies in the NorthWest. |
| Local Housing Companies |
| http://www.planning.haynet.com/refer/docs/990709c.htm |
| At this page is the summary report "Emerging issues for independent local housing companies". The four page article summarises a new book by Brendan Nevin: "Local housing companies: Progress and problems" which is published by CIH. |
| Manchester Millenium |
| http://www.manchester-millenium.org.uk |
| This site accompanies the free magazine detailing developments in the rebuilding of Manchester City Centre. There are over 300 pages of photos, maps and drawings. The site traces Manchester’s city centre evolution since the 1996 IRA bomb. |
| Millenium Bug |
| http://www.bug2000.co.uk |
| I have a spare copy of The Times 8-page supplement on "Beating the Bug". |
| North West Development Agency |
| http://www.nwda.co.uk |
| Office 2000 security |
| http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/whitepapers/office2000.html |
| Sophos the virus experts have discovered a problem with Office 2000 security. It is possible for a document to arrive with a valid digital signature, from a trusted source, and still contain a macro virus. The above site contains a detailed paper "Microsoft Office 2000 and Digital Macro Signatures" which is available for download. |
| Tameside Council |
| http://www.tameside.gov.uk |
| This site has been improved once again. Residents can now request council services by e-mail. People can report faulty street lights, potholes or get refuse removed by clicking on screen. There are over 2,000 regularly updated pages of information on the web site. Touch screen kiosks for those without a computer are going to be set up across the borough. |
| Virus Protection |
| http://www.academy.star.co.uk/public/virustats.htm |
| This company provides software for checking e-mails for viruses before they are sent to their intended recipient. There is likely to be a charge for this service. |
| Web site awards by the LGA | ||
| Award | Council | Web site address |
| Web site of the year | Brent LBC | http://www2.brent.gov.uk |
| Environment and regeneration | Lewisham LBC | http://www.lewisham-visibledifference.org.uk |
| Enhancing public service provision | Knowsley MBC | http://www.knowsley.gov.uk |
| Reinvigorating local democracy | Suffolk CC | http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk |
| Tourism and community information | Hampshire CC | http://www.hants.gov.uk |
| Modernising local government | Brent LBC | http://www2.brent.gov.uk |