Neighbours.ie General News
Its been another very positive month with lots of activity on Neighbours.ie. I would like to say thank you to the thousands of users
who expressed their interest in Neighbours.ie by subscribing to the Newsletter.
Politicians
There are currently several polititians from different parties engaging directly with Neighbours.ie members.
We are trying to encourage more politians to join in as it is a perfect platform for local communities to voice their concerns about issues
that are effecting them. Be sure to tell your local councilor or TD to join in.
Moderators
I would like to say a big thank you to all the moderators
on Neighbours.ie who are doing a great job keeping the forums running smoothly. If your forum is
not being moderated perhaps you would like to volunteer. You will receive a guide on how to moderate
and be assured that support from the administrators is always there to help. Just send an mail using the 'Contact Us' link on the homepage.
www.neighbours.ie
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Eco Report
Thankfully the Summer is only around the corner so we will soon
be able to turn off the radiators and electric heators. But there is still
more we can do to reduce our energy bills.
Did you Know?
If you switch off all your electrical appliances
like tv's, computers, dvd players etc when not in use instead of leaving them on standby
will substantially reduce you energy bill. It is estimated that standby power adds around 12% on
to your energy bill each month.
Water Conservation
With our water supplies under constant
pressure of increased demand we can help alleviate that pressure by making sure we turn off taps when brushing our teeth. Also filling a jug of water
and leaving it in the fridge instead of running the tap for a while each time we want a glass of water. Every minute we reduce our running tap
water we save on average of 3 gallons of water.
Recycling
Be sure to find you local recycling
depot. A list of depots are on our eco page.
www.neighbours.ie/eco
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Neighbours.ie Wiki
We
are still working on the template for the wiki. It is taking considerably longer
than first anticipated but we would hope to have a small number of towns up and
running by the Summer. And it the templates proves succussful then it will be quickly
replicated for all towns throughout the country.
What is the Neighbours.ie WIKI?
If you would like to know what the Neighbours.ie Wiki is have a look at our first newsletter
here
www.neighbours.ie/wiki
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Neighbours.ie Home Services Directory
The Home Services Directory
is also taking quite some time to complete. We want to have at least a couple of entries into each
of the categories listed. Because we only want the very best quality entries it is a slow proccess but we will
get there. If you feel very strongly about a company or individual that has served you with top grade results in the past then please
let us know.
www.neighbours.ie/directory
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Online Petitions
Please take
a minute to sign our petition!
We hope to have 200 signitures very shortly and it has
attracted a bit of media interest with a number of journalists interested in running a story on it at some stage.
For those of you
who are not aware what the petition is about be sure to take a look by clicking on the link below.
www.neighbours.ie/petitions
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Freebies from Neighbours.ie
March Winner
This months winner has been picked
and contacted by email, however the winner has not replied yet to claim the prize unfortunately. If we don't recieve a reply back by the time of the next draw
in April we will double the prize to €40 worth of Lucky Scratch Cards to the next winner.
We aim to
give our members a freebie as often as possible. There will be absolutely
no catches. Cetain companies just like to promote products by giving them
away for FREE. So be sure to take up the offer.
www.neighbours.ie/freebies
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