Apr

22

Google Local maps the UK

Filed Under Search

Google Local and Google Maps have been around in beta for a while, but only for US businesses and maps. No longer. Google has just rolled out Google Local and Google Maps for the UK.
With Google Local you can search for businesses in or near a specific town or postcode. It starts by recognising you’re […]

By Nick Holmes, 22 April 2005

Apr

20

Brand New! HM Revenue and Customs

Filed Under Government

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is the new department responsible for the business of the former Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise - with a new website, of course.
“As a single department, HMRC will have the added benefit of producing greater efficiencies, reducing the tax gap and providing a greater customer focus. HMRC is […]

By Nick Holmes, 20 April 2005

Apr

18

Bloggers at Work

Filed Under Blogging

All organisations need to consider the fact that many of their employees will blog and some of them will refer to their workplace in their blogs. If an appropriate company policy is not in place on this issue, the boundaries of what is and what is not acceptable practice will not be clear and disputes […]

By Nick Holmes, 18 April 2005

Apr

4

Brand new! Asylum and Immigration Tribunal

Filed Under Justice

The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal is the successor to the Immigration Appellate Authority and the Immigration Appeals Tribunal, set up under the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 and came into being 4 April 2005. The purpose of the Tribunal is to hear and decide appeals against decisions made by the Home […]

By Nick Holmes, 4 April 2005

Apr

1

Brand new! HM Courts Service

Filed Under Justice

Her Majesty’s Courts Service brings together on 1 April 2005 the Magistrates’ Courts Service and Court Service into one single organisation for the first time.
The new website is launched today. Fix your links.

By Nick Holmes, 1 April 2005