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*** This includes social media posts, where you should link to posts and summarise the kind of activity they are involved in. We do not want blow-by-blow repetition of what is on social media, but we do want an impression of what our representatives are up to and links to the underlying material
*** This includes social media posts, where you should link to posts and summarise the kind of activity they are involved in. We do not want blow-by-blow repetition of what is on social media, but we do want an impression of what our representatives are up to and links to the underlying material
*** If an elected representative is mentioned in a story that has been flagged, then you should highlight in the summary that they are mentioned
*** If an elected representative is mentioned in a story that has been flagged, then you should highlight in the summary that they are mentioned
*** Check social media, especially "'''The Official Spotted: Brightlingsea'''" on Facebook for posts and discussion about the same story. Where you find social media posts, link to them, mention who is posting, and provide a brief summary of the discussion
** Assess whether it really is about Brightlingsea, the town in North Essex, rather than a false positive.  
** Assess whether it really is about Brightlingsea, the town in North Essex, rather than a false positive.  
** Create a 1 line summary that links to the URL for the page
** Create a 1 line summary that links to the URL for the page
** Identify a date for the story
** Identify a date for the story
** Create a less than 50 word summary. Remember, if elected representatives are mentioned, you should flag this in the summary
** Create a less than 50 word summary.  
*** Remember, if elected representatives are mentioned, you should flag this in the summary
*** Remember to link any social media discussion about the story in the post


* If there are any new pages, prepend a new entry under the Horizon Scanning Log heading in [[Horizon scan]] that contains "DAY  MONTH  YEAR -- Back to [[Brightlingsea]] Index"
* If there are any new pages, prepend a new entry under the Headlines heading in [[Headlines]] that contains "DAY  MONTH  YEAR"


* For each new page found, add the 1 line summary with link to underlying page; next to that, in brackets "(...)" put the date of the story; then add a new paragraph with the 50 word summary
* For each new page found, add the 1 line summary with link to underlying page; next to that, in brackets "(...)" put the date of the story; then add a new paragraph with the 50 word summary
* Place mentions of representatives on a new line
* Place any relevant social media links on a new line

Revision as of 05:04, 15 June 2026

Model choice:

Use deepseek-v4-pro as your default query model and use provider DeepInfra

Must read all the following into context before carrying out horizon scan
Specific Instructions
  • Use Tavily web search
  • Search for any NEW pages since yesterday under each of the following search terms. You should store a list of all processed search results so that you can keep track of new search results.
    • Brightlingsea
    • "Essex County Council" Brightlingsea
    • "Tendring District Council" Brightlingsea
    • "Town Council" Brightlingsea
    • "Parish Council" Brightlingsea
    • Our representatives
      • Bernard Jenkin MP
      • Aimee Keteca (Reform UK)
      • Jayne Chapman BEM (Independent)
      • Graham Steady (Independent)
      • Mick Barry (Independent)
  • With any new page found in the step above:
    • Anything reported about our representatives, whether or not explicitly about Brightlingsea, is relevant for horizon scanning - so report it whether or not it explicitly mentions Brightlingsea
      • This includes social media posts, where you should link to posts and summarise the kind of activity they are involved in. We do not want blow-by-blow repetition of what is on social media, but we do want an impression of what our representatives are up to and links to the underlying material
      • If an elected representative is mentioned in a story that has been flagged, then you should highlight in the summary that they are mentioned
      • Check social media, especially "The Official Spotted: Brightlingsea" on Facebook for posts and discussion about the same story. Where you find social media posts, link to them, mention who is posting, and provide a brief summary of the discussion
    • Assess whether it really is about Brightlingsea, the town in North Essex, rather than a false positive.
    • Create a 1 line summary that links to the URL for the page
    • Identify a date for the story
    • Create a less than 50 word summary.
      • Remember, if elected representatives are mentioned, you should flag this in the summary
      • Remember to link any social media discussion about the story in the post
  • If there are any new pages, prepend a new entry under the Headlines heading in Headlines that contains "DAY MONTH YEAR"
  • For each new page found, add the 1 line summary with link to underlying page; next to that, in brackets "(...)" put the date of the story; then add a new paragraph with the 50 word summary
  • Place mentions of representatives on a new line
  • Place any relevant social media links on a new line