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Why ?

We live in a global world, but one which still revolves around things local

Most publishing models still rely heavily on advertising

Not only is Ourlocality locally-based but its advert-free

More’s the point we don’t use personal information for marketing

Who ?

It could be you

Ourlocality is everyone, and anyone with an East Lothian connection

Individuals, community groups, small businesses, community councils and much much more

In fact anyone with a legitimate connection with the county can claim a site and start publishing within minutes

How ?

We use a popular opensource software platform, based on WordPress, with lots of security built-in

We foster an environment that encourages free thinking, debate and communication

We want local democracy to flourish and provide people a platform for any cause, however small

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Ourlocality publishing is easy for all

ΔG‡(RE)=ΔH‡−TΔS‡+∑i=1nνiμi(ligand/solvent contributions)\Delta G^\ddagger(\mathrm{RE}) = \Delta H^\ddagger – T\Delta S^\ddagger + \sum_{i=1}^n \nu_i \mu_i \quad \text{(ligand/solvent contributions)}
[L2PdII(Ar,X)]=KOA[Pd0L4][Ar−X]1+KOA[Ar−X]+Koff[off−cycle Pd][\mathrm{L}_2\mathrm{Pd}^{II}(\mathrm{Ar},X)] = \frac{ K_{\mathrm{OA}} [\mathrm{Pd}^0\mathrm{L}_4] [\mathrm{Ar{-}X}] }{ 1 + K_{\mathrm{OA}}[\mathrm{Ar{-}X}] + K_{\mathrm{off}}[\mathrm{off{-}cycle\ Pd}] }

even if you’re into complex organometallic chemistry – but remember we are a community project first!

From the Our Locality Blog

  • Post Zero?
    by @ourlocality
    There is a moment before a post. Before the algorithm wakes up, before the counters begin to tick, before a compulsion starts tugging at your sleeve. Post Zero lives there. It’s the un-numbered space, the pause that doesn’t ask for attention. In a world trained to reward immediacy (or outrage), that pause is quietly radical.…
  • Wriggly tin office in East Lothian
    What have we done in ourlocality 2023-2025?
    by ourlocality
    Over the last 30 months or so we have been busy: 2023-2024 Achievements 1000s of updates Every day quietly someone is updating their website, perhaps adding the minutes of boring meetings that they have diligently compiled and that until now you thought no one ever read – well you are wrong, it seems they do!…
  • Seasonal Dimming – Out of Office
    by ourlocality
    You may notice occasional dimming of the lights on the OurLocality platform, with delayed responses to support questions between 15th December 2025 and 15th January 2026. We’ll be working on backend and other interesting things. Anyway, we’re running an end of year survey to help us shape the next 5-10 years Ourlocality Survey – last…
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OurLocality is not self-hosted WordPress, not open to plugin or theme uploads nor custom code. We’re not a commercial web agency and not ultra-cheap commodity hosting. We’re a locally managed, secure, community-first publishing platform — intentionally simple, stable, and sustainable.