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Hi,
we’re four guys, and we’ve put together Westminster’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota. The concept is simple: you see two places side by side (for example Famille vs. Kachina Southwestern Grill), you choose the place you’d rather go to, and the ranking updates instantly. The more people vote, the more accurate the list gets over time. There are still a few duplicates here and there, but I’m continuously cleaning up the data.

Here’s the iPhone version, with categories that actually fit Westminster’s food scene:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota-restaurant-ratings/id6744969212

And here’s the Android version (finally live):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

P.S. I’m not from Westminster (I live in Gothenburg). I’m not collecting data, not selling anything, and the app does not use AI-generated content. I’m posting in a few different subreddits because we now support more regions, and I genuinely want honest feedback from people who actually know the area.

u/TheShynola — 12 hours ago
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Hey, I have flag collection as hobby, I already have flag of UK and England, but I am interested into getting flags of English counties as well, and I still don't have flag of Cumbria, is there anyone who could be able to send it or any other? Thanks, I am Elena and I am from Serbia

u/RawMarauder — 1 day ago
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Eclipse ruined by selfish drone flyer,

Went up to the hills to see the eclipse with my wife, not long after we’d arrived, some prick with a drone turned up, parked his car so my wife couldn’t get out. Didn’t seem to give two fucks.

People like that make me sick. What happened to people caring anymore

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u/EstablishmentCalm774 — 7 days ago
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Road Surfaces

What's going on with the road surfaces across Cumbria at the moment? Grange-Over-Sands / Kendal have had large sections of road surface removed and left for weeks without re-surfacing. Leaving it as a "skid risk" and stones flying up constantly. No signs indicating what's going on either.

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u/christoff1503 — 8 days ago
▲ 218 r/Cumbria+1 crossposts

Barrow - the town that got left behind, and forced out of Lancashire

As an apprentice at BAE, I lived in Barrow, wed there and had my first child. Now I come from Northern Ireland and Newcastle upon Tyne, I know poverty and to be deprived but I can’t understate how deprived it was. I saw some hope when the bridge/tunnel to Lancaster/Morecambe was proposed. However plans failed. Can it be changed?

About Barrow

My 1992 local guide book says, note-I have added some extra information in brackets :

In 1974, The town of Barrow & the area of Furness (an area of modern day Cumbria that extends from the coast to Coniston area) was assigned to the new county of Cumbria from the county of Lancaster (Lancashire). However, Barrow was an industrial town with links to other industrial establishments within Lancashire. With the new county reforms, these ties severed and the local industries struggled, and local people did not rate the new county changes. This was escalated in the de industrialisation of the north, brought on by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. In 1989, calls were raised to reconnect Barrow to the county of Lancaster, however lead to no action.

The book ends with a rhetorical question about the upcoming BAE in Barrow plans, could this save Barrow?

This video I found on TikTok basically sums it up by the user of cooooper.t who is originally from Barrow. He does speak with the native Barrow accent. This accent is well preserved in Barrow, and if I was from Barrow, I would carry my accent with pride of my industrial past, and the shipbuilding future. I would ensure I would not loose it, as accents can speak a thousand words, metaphorically and literally.

u/SuspiciousRun4043 — 11 days ago
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Does anybody miss Cumbria county council branding? That was around

It was nice and represented Cumbria nicely In a way.

u/Mission_Distance_166 — 11 days ago
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The Crofters Pub Roose

Recently moved to the area, this is my local. Seems like a "proper pub" but extremely quiet and "under new ownership" what do we think and is there any better options in the immediate area?

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u/Ok-Eagle9740 — 9 days ago
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Poo, parking and poor pitching - the Lake District's summer battles

Millions of people visit the Lake District every year, but not all of them abide by the Countryside Code's plea to "leave no trace". It means for enforcement officers and volunteers, summer is often marked by irresponsible parking, inconsiderate camping and even human waste - which doesn't quite have the same ring to it as the Summer of Love.

"Fifty-plus members of the public engaged with, 10 overnight campers spoken to, eight bags of rubbish collected and they had the joy of seeing one man using a bush as his toilet," reads out Judith Derbyshire, a Westmorland and Furness councillor.

It is an extract from a report by patrol officers responsible for tackling anti-social behaviour, who were out in the Coniston area one weekend in July.

"I'm going to lower the standard of the conversation here but the issue is to do with human poo," says Derbyshire, although she might have used slightly more colourful language.

She is responsible for community safety at the Liberal Democrat-led council and says since Covid there has been a surge in visitors who arrive without plans for accommodation, meaning fly-camping is rife.

Fly-camping takes place away from designated camp sites and without landowners' permission.

"Don't feel you can just come up, park up on a lay-by and then go and put a tent up down by the lake shore - you shouldn't be doing that," she says.

It is not just about the litter.

Derbyshire says people are also chopping down branches and trees to light fires, causing damage to the environment.

"There's a tree down at Ullswater, as you're driving down the A592.

"It's a very large oak tree and somebody fairly recently has put a bonfire up the hollow inside it and, sorry, it's a lovely, big, old oak tree and I want it to be there in a long time to come."

At busy times, buses have had to be cancelled because badly parked cars are not leaving enough room for them to pass. Local social media pages often show cars parked in front of farm gates, passing places and even private fields.

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u/coffeewalnut08 — 10 days ago
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Possible stray cat in kendal

So I was with No-Drive-9461 when we found a ginger cat. Its ears were torn, teeth were missing and had bugs all over. Is this cat owned by anyone? Last seen at Castle park school on Saturaday 8th August at 4:00pm.

u/Embarrassed-Milk422 — 10 days ago
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Is Sellafield and BAE making Cumbria more expensive?

Due to the silly money being paid at these places, is it making West Cumbria/Furness peninsula unattainable for the average person. New houses popping up for families but now needing mortgages over £1000 a month for the average family.

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u/Few_Ear8332 — 11 days ago
▲ 25 r/Cumbria+1 crossposts

Conishead Priory

The tower on Hermitage Hill was restored in 1990 with the addition of a fridge, a couple of chairs and two glasses. #ConisheadPriory #Cumbria #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

u/Active-Knowledge319 — 10 days ago
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Possible lost pet - Kendal

Hey guys so i was just walking at Castle Park School in Kendal and noticed this poor cat who i think is a stray by the looks of her is anyone missing a cat that looks like her? (shes not missing a leg btw just loafing)

u/No-Drive-9461 — 12 days ago
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Possible stray cat in kendal

So I was with No-Drive-9461 when we found a ginger cat. Its ears were torn, teeth were missing and had bugs all over. Is this cat owned by anyone? Last seen at Castle park school on Saturaday 8th August at 4:00pm.

u/Embarrassed-Milk422 — 11 days ago