RSS Feeds

What are News Feeds?

News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines and video in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from. Feeds are also known as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.

How do I start using feeds?

In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail. Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want it to receive. For example, if you would like the latest European Funding Service news stories, simply visit the European Funding Service Section and you will notice an orange button on the left hand side.

If you click on the RSS button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader. Most sites that offer feeds use a similar orange button, but some may just have a normal web link. Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.

The Regional Forum provide a number of RSS news feeds.

View news from our main website:

• Regional Forum news

We also provide news feeds from each of our Key Work Areas:

• BME Information
• Engagement
• European Funding
• Infrastructure Development
• Representation
• Voluntary Sector Sustainability
• Workforce & Skills

You can also view all news here:

• All News

How do I get a news reader?

There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time. Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer.

Using Regional Foum news feeds on your site

If you run your own website, you can display the latest headlines from other websites on your own site using RSS. We encourage the use of the news feeds as part of a website, however, we do require that the proper format and attribution is used when Regional Forum News content appears. The attribution text should read "Regional Forum News". You may not use any logo or other trademark without written permission. We reserve the right to prevent the distribution of news content and the Regional Forum does not accept any liability for its feeds.