There is nothing like Oncom, probably because there is no funding stream for such an independent network. The entire ten years have been on a shoestring but nevertheless through a mix of volunteer help, professional expertise, dogged persistence and goodwill, this local community network has gone far, far further than any other. It now has citizen journalists publishing news, events, campaigns, issues, concerns, direct to the network as well as the councillor pages, police pages, election projects, loads of local community, national and global links and much more. It is truly an e-community designed to enable ordinary people using the local web, and despite the lack of support from gov or local council - even though it does what they are always banging on about - it continues.... Wby should Oncom win the award - because it's worth it!

Nominated by Jill Sanders, 19 May 2007

Oncom provides an invaluable service to the community in the borough. It is our primary source of local information, issues & opinion.

Submitted by mary pitteway, 20 May 2007