Posted by Neil on Thursday, 11 March 2010, at 14:56
View Lymm at street level
Google has expanded its Street View feature to cover 96% of the roads in the UK. From today, British users of the virtual mapping service will be able to view 360 degree images of 238,000 miles of public road and thoroughfares, from Cornwall to the Shetlands.
Integration with Lymm.com
We have already integrated this feature into Lymm.com! You can see it in action when viewing the following sections:
How it works
St Wilfrids Church in Grappenhall is a great example of this new functionality in action. When viewing a map, simply look underneath to see the Street View. You can navigate by double clicking, or clicking and dragging on the Street View. Alternatively click once the map above to move to a new location - all the roads in blue are covered by Google Street View.
Example screenshot
If you have any problems please leave a comment below and we'll respond straight away.
Posted by Neil on Thursday, 18 February 2010, at 17:18
New webcam now online
We're pleased to announce web camera No. 7 went live on Lymm.com today.
The location of the new camera is near the Bull pub, looking down the Bridgewater canal.
To view the camera simply head over to Lymm TV.
Do you have a view you would like to share?
If you have a great view of Lymm you'd like to share, then please contact us. Lymm.com will supply all the necessary equipment and setup the camera at no cost to you.
Posted by Neil on Wednesday, 17 February 2010, at 07:17
The prize is now a £100 cash
Firstly, thanks for all your entries for the competition so far!
By popular request
We've had several requests whether or not it would be possible to make the prize cash (rather than Jessops vouchers originally). A decision was made and we're pleased to announce this is now the case - the winner will now receive £100 cash!
Even more reason to enter
The new cash prize is even more incentive for you to enter, so get snapping! Winner to be announced shortly after the closing date (30th April). See below for details.
How to enter
Photographic Competition rules and further information can be found over at the competitions section.
Anyone can enter
The competition is open to anyone, the theme is "Lymm Nature". Closing date for entries is 30th April 2010 - up to three pictures per entrant, please email them to competitions@lymm.com.
For some inspiration why not take a look at the Media Gallery?
Posted by Neil on Saturday, 13 February 2010, at 12:09
Lymm.com was officially launched on Friday, 12th February 2010
Although Lymm.com has been "online" for a couple of weeks, we haven't officially told anyone. If you're reading this you must've had insider information - well done!
The real reason
Actually, the reason we officially launched on the 12th of February was to give us one final chance to iron out any minor technical issues and double check all our content. These tasks are almost complete, so we felt it was a good time to let a wider audience know about Lymm.com.
Lymm.com in Lymm Life
The next edition of Lymm Life features an editorial about Lymm.com! As always, let us know what you think of the site and what changes and/or enhancements you'd like to see - we're ready and waiting to help.
Photographic competition
Don't forget to enter the first ever Lymm.com Photographic Competition for a chance to win £100 of Jessops vouchers!
How to enter
Photographic Competition rules and further information can be found over at the competitions section.
Posted by Neil on Saturday, 13 February 2010, at 11:55
Free internet access points in Lymm
Lymm.com is currently putting together a map of local Wi-Fi hotspots. This will be of benefit to the whole community - very handy when you're out and about in the village and you need to check the web for some reason!
Spread Eagle now has free Wi-Fi
First off on our list is the Spread Eagle in the village centre. The new landlord (Barry) announced free Wi-Fi recently - to connect simply call in for the details.
The Venue now has free Wi-Fi
The Venue bar on Rectory Lane also has free internet access - once again, to connect simply call in for details.
Do you know of any Wi-Fi hotspots?
To help us produce our map, please let us know of any other hotspots in and around the village. We'll be publishing a definitive list in the coming days.
Here is a link to a Map of Wi Fi hotspots we have produced as promised.
Use the comments below or contact us.
