1 September 2004

Vote now for the best local website

Over 130 sites were nominated for this year's Brighton & Hove Web Awards. The judges have whittled that down to five sites in five categories and handed the final judgment over to the local web surfing public. Voting is open for the whole of September on the Argus website.

The shortlisted sites are:

Best Business Site

Peter and Jo
The Hub 100
EuroGamer
Flyer Supplier
Web Placing

Best Community Site

My Brighton & Hove
Queens Park Books
Brighton & Hove City Council
Sussex Cricket Club
Brighton Pride

Personal Sites and Blogs

Adactio
Assistant Brighton
Clagnut
Chris Eubank
Squdio 04

Arts and Music

Yellow House
Canvas
Sons of the Tribe
Jonny Quality
The Surfing Museum

Best Site for a Night Out

Donatellos
Real Brighton
Brighton & Hove Curry Guide
Al Duomo's
The Insight

Click here to vote now

1 July 2004

Nominations open to find the city's best Web sites

Do you have the best web site in Brighton and Hove? Or perhaps you have a favourite site about the city? Then nominate it now for the Brighton & Hove Web Awards.

Nominations are open during July for the Brighton & Hove Web Awards 2004. The Awards are open to any site relating to Brighton and Hove in categories that include Best personal Site, Best Business Site and Best Community Site. A panel of judges will select a shortlist in each category and the general public will be invited to vote for their favourites during September.

Mark Walker of Sussex Community Internet Project [SCIP] has organised the awards for the past four years:

"This is a great way of recognising the talent of the people who are building our city in cyberspace. We reckon there are over 400 sites out there with a local connection - from portals like Virtual Brighton and thisisbrightonandhove.co.uk to very personal efforts like the site that catalogues the Weird Cycle Lanes of Brighton.

"The awards are a fun way of seeing what's out there, at the same time as raising the profile of talented local people. The categories include Best Business Site, Best Personal Site and a new award for sites built by young people."

Nominations are open during July 2004 - visit www.virtualfestival.org.uk for more details.

Notes for editors:

1. Brighton & Hove Virtual Festival is organised by Sussex Community Internet Project and is supported by Wired Sussex, Sussex Enterprise, thisisbrightonandhove.co.uk, Midnight Communications and Virtual Brighton & Hove.

2. Last year's winners were:

Best Sites for Nights Out

REALBrighton

Best Community Site

Brighton's Black History

Best Personal Sites and Weblogs

If you lived here you would be home by now

Best Local Arts and Music Site

West Pier Photos

Best Business Site

Kerb

Previous winners include The Insight Magazine, Brighton Racecourse, mybrightonandhove.org.uk and Brighton and Hove Curry Guide.

3. For more details please contact:

• Mark Walker on 07956 627116
• Email: Mark Walker

4. Full details of this year's awards including the nomination form will be available on the web site from 1 july 2004.

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