Further, some national commentators are beginning to notice that local blogs have a place in building a better political culture in the UK.

Over to David ... (by the way, the inflammatory title is mine).

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Bridge Ward News, Bridge Ward, Ipswich

News from Bridge Ward, Ipswich.

Areas covers include the Hayes, Old Stoke, Prince of Wales Drive, Maidenhall Estate and Wherstead Road

Ely Online – The Other Side of Ely, Ely, Cambridgeshire

News, views, reviews, and events in Ely. 500 entries over 5 years.

Cambridge by Richard Taylor, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Excellent site with regular articles about Cambridge. Arranged with an additional location based presentation via Google Maps.

Special focus on planning applications and scrutiny of the local authority.

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Armley Tourist Board, Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire

The Armley Tourist Board is a tongue in cheek creation. It started life in 2005 as a way to celebrate the quirky charms and stories of Armley.

It was headed by the 'self appointed' Lady Mayoress of Armley, until word reached her that her despotic ways were no longer charming, so in 2007 she decided to devolve power to the masses!

This website is for the people of Armley by the people of Armley.

North Haven Residents Association, North Haven Estate,Sunderland

This place is for all people living on the North Haven Estate in Sunderland.

We live in a beautiful part of the North East and the association has been running for nearly 10 years now. We want to continue to keep this a nice place to live.

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Blog Royal, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A spritely 30-something living with my beautiful wife in the most fabulous town in the entire world, Royal Tunbridge Wells.

We love to generally soak up the culture, nature and the countryside in this idyllic part of the Weald, and because we love our town so much I made this blog to share it with the rest of you.

Brookvale Community Association, Basingstoke, Hampshire

This is the website of the Brookvale Community Association, where you can keep up to date with all the news from the local community.

It is updated by the community association and has news, details of events and information on the history of Brookvale.

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The Yam Yam, Walsall

Website for Walsall Local News. Also covers Aldridge, Bloxwich, Darlaston, Willenhall

Wednesfield Blog, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton

WV11.co.uk is website for people living and working in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton (and nearby). WV11 refers to the postal code of the area.

Our aim is to create somewhere online that covers local news and events, and generates discussion about issues that affect the local community. We hope you join us.

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Manchester Blog, Manchester - Established summer 2007.

Manchester Blog wants to make a difference in showing Manchester to Mancunions and the rest of the world.

You tell us what you want to know about Manchester and its surrounding towns and we’ll do our best to provide the information for you.

North West Scenes, North-West

Travel,history and culture for the North West of England.

This site aims to celebrate everything that is the North West of England.

It will promote the area both for people that already live in and for those who want to visit. It will aim to bring together people with a common interest in the region,give interesting insights into the area and act as a forum for discussion.

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Bexcentric, Bexley, London

Written by someone living and working in the London Borough of Bexley, covers goings-on in and around the area.

Brockley Central, Brockley, London (* - Established 2007. Around 1000 postings)

The online home for all things Brockley (SE4), St John's, Ladywell and Telegraph Hill Brockley Central is a community news and discussion site, which attempts to cover every aspect of life in Brockley, London SE4.

It was first published in February 2007 as a way of promoting the work of the Brockley Cross Action Group and the Brockley Common project, but it quickly grew to reflect the vibrancy of local life and the regeneration that the area is undergoing as a result of the East London Line extension.

Deptford Dame, Deptford, London

Delights and devilry from deepest SE8.

Stay with me if you want to learn more about my manor. Ignore the slaggers, disregard the high street's down-at-heel appearance, and come with me on a voyage around SE8. It will be a truly local experience, in the best possible meaning of the word.

Transpontine, South East London

South East London blogzine - things that are happening, things that happened, things that should never have happened.

Things to do in Deptford when you're not dead, plus New Cross, Brockley, Old Kent Road and other beauty spots.

Transpontine: 'on the other (i.e. the south) side of the bridges over the Thames; pertaining to or like the lurid melodrama played in theatres there in the 19th century'.

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Nottingham City Council LOLs , Nottingham

Want to know what your favourite local council (and some of its friends) gets up to? We trawl through all the boring minutes, press releases and Freedom of Information requests so you don't have to.

Just in case anybody was wondering, this site is not in any way connected to Nottingham City Council, gets no money from them (well, apart from Council Tax benefit) and if we ever did have anything to do with them would probably have been sacked by now. They probably don't even like us. But then you knew all that didn't you.

Radnor's Nottingham, Nottingham

A guide to things to do and see in Nottingham, with a sprinkling of historical fact and contemporary comment.

Nottingham Daily Photo, Nottingham

A photographic daily dose of my thoughts and what I see during the day around Nottingham, Beeston and sometimes further afield . The good, the bad and the amusing.

Comments regarding the pictures are very, very welcome. You've looked at them, so why not say something about them! All my photographs are copyright, so please ask before poaching them and saying that they are yours.

Nottingham is Crap, Nottingham

Well I don’t really think Nottingham is totally crap. Like a lot of places it has its good and bad. But this blog is a place to rant about the things that really annoy you about Nottingham.

If you want to rant about something about Nottingham then please post it in the comments box.

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St Albans Blog, St Albans, Hertfordshire

St. Albans blog contains information and independent reviews about living, shopping, eating and drinking in St. Albans. It's authored primarily by a man in his 30's who moved to St. Albans in around 2003.

Brownhills Bob's Brownhills Blog, Walsall.

Life in the northern wastes of Walsall

I’m a middle-aged tech geek with a love of cycling and the outdoors; I care passionately about people, the environment we all share and the social stuff that glues us together. I do a job that makes me think about how things work, and have an inquisitive, argumentative nature. I know what it’s like to be a carer, and what it’s like to struggle and only just survive.

I love Brownhills, it’s my home. I despair of what is happening to it. I’m concerned about the motivations of those who make descisions on our behalf, about their judgement and lack of foresight. I fear for the future of local democracy.

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Birmingham: It's Not Shit loves Birmingham, its people, arts, animals, buildings, parks, grass verges, factories and bus stops.

We've even got a soft spot for the Black Country. B:iNS runs The Brummie of the Year Award, Talk Like a Brummie Day and organises odd stuff like spending eleven hours on the eleven bus on the eleventh of November. Bournville Village, Birmingham The latest news, pics and chat from the Cadbury community.

Created in Birmingham, Birmingham

Linking up Birmingham’s Artistic and Creative Communities.

Created in Birmingham is a weblog that has been written on an almost daily basis since January 2008, promoting, discussing and being part of Birmingham’s vibrant creative community. An online home for the Birmingham arts scene.

Creative Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton - (running on and off since 2006)

The aim of Creative Wolverhampton is to promote professionals and individuals practicing and studying in the city, and to provide a showcase for the creative and cultural industries.

On this blog you will find news, articles, events and updates about the creative and cultural industries in the Wolverhampton area. CW was devised by Debut in 2006.

The site is maintained and updated by Debut, with a small group of regular contributors who share the desire to raise Wolverhampton’s profile as a creative city.

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