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Writing about the work and ideas that help make digital services fairer, clearer and more sustainable.
14 November 2025

We’ve finally feathered our own nest: this site now runs on Drupal.

post | 23 June 2024

How to Use the LocalGov Drupal Publications Module

The Publications module in LocalGov Drupal makes it easy for councils to publish accessible, web-friendly documents without relying on clunky PDFs. Here’s a quick guide on how to use it, plus a video walkthrough from Ben Hill-Jones.”
14 April 2024

How to Use CSS Relative Colours for Accessible Design

For years, front-end developers leaned on Sass to tweak colours — making them lighter, darker, or more transparent with just a function call. With plain CSS, that kind of colour manipulation used to feel tricky.
16 November 2023

Hammersmith and Fulham website is finally launched!

post | 8 October 2023

Why We Value Clarity in Design

At Chicken, we believe accessible web design should be simple — but simple doesn’t mean easy. Inspired by Dieter Rams’ principles of good design, here’s how we apply the idea of ‘less but better’ to the websites we build for councils and communities.
12 September 2023

LocalGov Drupal Feature List

LocalGov Drupal gives councils a ready-made toolkit for accessible, cost-effective websites. Here’s a breakdown of the key features available out of the box, plus custom work we’ve delivered and new ideas we’d love to contribute back to the community.
post | 8 August 2023

Chirps from the coop

Time flies when you’re doing what you love. In our first year at Chicken, we’ve helped councils and partners create accessible, sustainable websites — proving that a small, focused team can make a big difference.
23 January 2023

Making conversation - Fred Dust

Great book, listened to the audiobook, need to buy the real thing to digest it properly

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