As you can imagine we get a lot of website developers who make pretty, useful things that flash and jump and link. But the humble scraper can do heavy lifting for the building blocks that ultimately make these centres for civic engagement most engaging. So our user of the week is one such developer – […]
Lichfield Hacks and Hackers: PFIs, plotting future care needs, what’s on in Lichfield and mapping flood warnings
By Philip John, Journal Local. This has been cross-posted on the Journal Local blog. It may be a tiny city but Lichfield has shown that it has some great talent at the Hacks and Hackers Hack Day. Sponsored by Lichfield District Council and Lichfield-based Journal Local, the day was held at the George Hotel and attended […]
Event: Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Lichfield (#hhhlich)
We have another event to announce, as part of Scraperwiki’s UK & Ireland tour. We’re going to Lichfield, Staffordshire! In partnership with Lichfield District Council, we’re holding a hacks and hackers hack day at Best Western the George Hotel 12-14 Bird Street, Lichfield WS13 6PR on Thursday 11th November (*note venue change*). The event is […]