Links

News
Ars Technica – Technology news
OS News – Open Source and retro computing
Phoronix – Linux hardware reviews, Open-Source news and benchmarks
The Register – Tabloid style IT news
Hacker News – Slashdot style news firehose
LWN – Linux Weekly News
linux.org – Linux forum and tutorials

Other Related Groups
UK Linux User Groups
Birmingham LUG
West Midlands Rails User Group
Shropshire LUG