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FOI Friday: Cannabis, university spending, race crimes at the football and asbestos in council buildings
Unpaid court fines tops £4million – Bedfordshire On Sunday MORE than £4 million in court fines is owed to courts in Bedfordshire, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The figures, rele… more →
David Higgerson
FOI Friday: Cannabis, university spending, race crimes at the football and asbestos in council buildings
wrote 2 months ago: Unpaid court fines tops £4million – Bedfordshire On Sunday MORE than £4 million in court fines … more →
Ho Ho Ho: It wouldn't be Christmas without Jesus being stolen ... and four other festive news favourites (including Christmas Day babies)....
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wrote 4 months ago: Mince pies. Turkey. Tinsel. The Queen’s Speech in 3D. Traditions are created all the time at C … more →
FOI Friday: Councils investing in tobacco, sheep worrying, posh cars and NHS exit packages
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wrote 1 year ago: Councils investing millions in tobacco firms – Carlisle News and Star Millions of pounds from … more →
FOI Friday: Problem families, housing benefit cheats, kids in cells and unsolved crimes
wrote 1 year ago: 1. How many ‘problem families’ have moved into your area? It’s not often it’ … more →
Is the BBC obsessed with regional newspapers?
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wrote 1 year ago: The BBC Birmingham and Black Country website on Sunday - the Express and Star story is fractionally … more →
FOI Friday: Boozy toddlers, rats on the run, football debt & councillors dodging tax
wrote 2 years ago: Britain’s youngest boozer? The Sunday Mercury used FOI to ask local hospitals the ages of thos … more →
FOI Friday: Rammed trains, enforced redundancies at councils and a gun licence for a 12-year-old
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wrote 2 years ago: 1. Reasons why teachers are disciplined The Bradford Telegraph and Argus reports on the number of te … more →
FOI Friday: Second jobs for firemen, missing art, teens on drugs and CCTV in schools
wrote 2 years ago: 1. Second jobs for firemen We’ve seen FOI requests asking for the second jobs for policemen, b … more →
FOI FRIDAY: 10 things we've learnt this week thanks to the Freedom of Information Act
wrote 2 years ago: From an increase in food poisoning due to the recession to the councillors who haven’t let the … more →
FOI Friday: 10 things we’ve learnt this week thanks to the Freedom of Information Act
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wrote 2 years ago: Short measures Starting this week with a brilliant bit of data which will anger all drinkers and dri … more →
Moving on from The Guardian
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wrote 2 years ago: So as many of you that follow me on Twitter will know, I’ve decided to leave guardian.co.uk fo … more →
FOI Friday: 10 things we've learnt this week thanks to the Freedom of Information Act
wrote 3 years ago: 1. Anti-social behaviour in the library There was a time when it was the contents of some books whic … more →
FOI Friday: 10 things we've learnt this week thanks to Freedom of Information
wrote 3 years ago: No breast implants left at lost property in this week’s FOI wrap, but we do have the credit ca … more →
Journalists give evidence to Lords committee on public engagement
wrote 4 years ago: An inquiry investigating how the House of Lords could improve public understanding of its work and r … more →
Changing tools and approaches in local newspapers (UK)
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wrote 5 years ago: A couple weeks ago Journalism.co.uk commissioned me to write a piece on ‘Changing tools and ap … more →
