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Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient secured promotiontothe
EnglishFootballLeague in May after two
seasons outside, butrather thanfollow
58 other clubs in allowing EFL Digitalto
operate itswebsite,it’s kicking on alone.
The result is pretty good. It immediately
presentsyou with the latestnews, and
you’re just a short scrollawayfrom the
recentresults and upcoming fixtures.
Games are accompaniedbystats anda
match report, and there are interviews
and an abundance of club infotoget
stuck into.Of particular note is the live
and on-demand video platform, Orient
TV, which willcontain free highlights and
full match replaysfor registered users.
Coeliac UK
http://www.coeliac.org.uk
Whetheryou suffer fromcoeliac disease
or havesome other type of gluten
intolerance,you’ll find plenty of support
and guidance here.The site offers 1, 077
gluten-freerecipes which, thankstoits
responsive design, look great on mobile
phones and tablets.There’s also clear
guidance on seasonal ingredients,
chocolateand otherfood and drink,
although thesecould be better promoted
on the homepage and perhaps given
theirown link. However, the site’s main
aim istoraiseawareness of the illness
and serve news, information and support.
Tothat end, theFAQs arecomprehensive
and the details on diagnosis enlightening.FOOTBALL HEALTH
Creative England
http://www.creativeengland.co.uk
This not-for-profit organisation supports England’s creative industries, from TV and
film productiontovideo games and digital media.You might thereforeexpect its new
websitetooozeinnovation but, disappointingly, it’s perhaps a littletoo conventional
for our liking.That’s nottosay it doesn’t look great. From the moment itsfast-cut
opening videostarted, it held ourattention.The sitecertainly succeeds in promoting
its activities and initiatives, with lots of information,stories and a series of video
shorts that givestorytellers avoice and showcase theirwork.The latter section is the
one that interested us most, highlighting England’s great depth of creative talent.
CREATIVITY
Our Family Dog
ourfamilydog.co.uk
The life of a pet parent can be “ruff”, so if
you’re a first-time dogowner,you might
liketo“paw-se”atthis new hubfor a
while. Aswell as advice on getting a dog- whetheryou’re buying or adopting – it
tellsyou about the differentstages ofa
puppy’s development, settling a pooch
intoyour home and the basics of dog
training. Most of the advice istext based,
withcopious linkstoother sections and
suggestionsfor relevantwebsitesto
check out. Ourfavourite section,Stories,
contains cutereports of doggy derring-
do, tips and sharedexperiences.The
fledglingforum is also nicetosee, but it
needsto collar more members.
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heritagemalta.org
The beautiful Mediterranean island
of Malta has a rich cultural heritage
stretching back thousands ofyears,
but ifyou can’t jetover andexplore
it yourself, this site aimstogiveyou
a virtualtour. Its mainattraction is an
abundance ofcontent, with a page
for each museum and 360-degree
viewsinside many of the buildings,
aswell as a huge selection of photos,
detailed descriptions and videos. Its
biggest problem, however, is its
frustrating loading times.Pagestook
far too longtoappear, andwe were
closetogiving up. It also suffers
fromformatting issues.Our rating HHHHHCO
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