CHANGING FACE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Brigg Town Council needs to expand its presence on the internet, according to Town Mayor Coun James Truepenny. He made his comment during last night's monthly review of the Council's existing website, and flagged up the Facebook social network for consideration. He said previous restrictions on groups and organisations like the Town Council had been removed since they last considered it.
Town Clerk Jeanette Woollard said she was "quite comfortable" with uploading material to Facebook, which was easier than doing it on My Space (where the Town Council is already established).
She pointed out some residents had set up a Brigg site on Facebook, with occasional references to Town Council issues, prompting her to reply to some in a purely personal capacity.
Mrs Woollard thought one way forward might be for a small team of councillors to 'police' the site's content if Brigg Town Council established itself on Facebook.