The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers. The CAB is a registered charity reliant on trained volunteers and funds to provide these vital services for local communities.
Concerned about Alzheimer's?
Although this is an American site, the advice and help are just as useful for anyone needing more information on this illness.
Find that Song This is a really useful place to go to if you want to hear one of the old songs you half remember from years ago (or a new one for that matter). There is a huge archive of songs available, and it’s very easy to search. If you are stumped for one of the words in the title -
Find the Time Abroad
If you need to find out the local time anywhere in the world, perhaps before phoning a relative and getting them out of bed in the middle of the night, then this is the place to do it.
Government Services
Easy access to the public services you use and the information you need delivered by the UK government.
Garden Advice You can request advice on any gardening project or problem you have in your garden, by either sending them an email at advisor@gardenadvice.co.uk or through their website by clicking on the underlined link.
Hampshire County Council
The title says it all really. Access to all aspects of Hampshire County services from renewing your library book to finding business opportunities.
Hints and Tips
‘Hints and Things is my way of trying to share all those little pearls of wisdom that used to be passed from generation to generation’. So says June Jackson who runs this site, and has collected a whole range of useful tips organised into areas of the home.
Homeopathy Home
If you are interested in homeopathy you’ll be interested in this site which is both a vehicle for discussion, and a source of supplies.
Keep your Computer Safe Online
If you are interested in homeopathy you’ll be interested in this site which is both a vehicle for discussion, and a source of supplies.
Keep your Computer Safe Online
This site contains a high level checklist of main actions that you need to take to protect your computer, and key advice about protecting yourself from online criminals. Sponsored by business and by the government.
Make Your Computer Easier To Read
This site shows easy ways to make the screen typeface larger, or easier to read for the sight impaired.
Net Doctor
An advertising based, but nevertheless useful source of medical information, covering a wide variety of ailments.
NHS Direct
As its name implies, the online way of checking symptoms or otherwise accessing a wealth of medical information from the National Health Service.
Reach Volunteer Organisation
This site shows easy ways to make the screen typeface larger, or easier to read for the sight impaired.
Net Doctor
An advertising based, but nevertheless useful source of medical information, covering a wide variety of ailments.
NHS Direct
As its name implies, the online way of checking symptoms or otherwise accessing a wealth of medical information from the National Health Service.
Reach Volunteer Organisation
REACH supports voluntary organisations by helping them secure high-quality business, management, technical and other professional expertise on a voluntary basis. To do this, they recruit skilled career people who are willing to donate their time and find them placements in voluntary sector roles where their skills are urgently needed. It’s a useful site for those interested in volunteer work.
Royal Mail Information
All Royal Mail information here, from posting costs to tracking recorded delivery packages.
This link connects you to the Southampton Commons and Parks Protection Society. In 1844 Southampton Common was 394 acres. By 1999 some 29 acres of this total had been lost to various kinds of development. Originally the Central Parks occupied 62 acres. Today's Central Parks cover only 52 acres. Who will try to prevent future losses of public land?
Unwanted, unread Direct Mail has no place in anyone's home. And if you're not interested in receiving it, the Mail Protection Service will update its records for Direct Mail companies to see and adjust their lists as you request.
The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is the central opt out register on which you can record your preference not to receive unsolicited sales and marketing telephone calls to your home or mobile telephone numbers. It is a legal requirement that all organisations (including charities, voluntary organisations and political parties) do not make such calls to numbers registered on the TPS unless they have your consent to do so.
View vehicle information, register, tax your car or apply for a refund, number plates and registration marks (including personalised registration numbers), importing/exporting vehicles, fighting vehicle crime and consumer advice on buying a used vehicle.
Translations
Use this site for instant computer based language translations -
Units Converter
Convert from virtually any unit to another -
