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(These are useful ones that don’t happily fit into other groups)
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Citizens Advice Bureau
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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
Find what the time is Abroad
If you need to find out accurately 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. Also gives current weather and other information.
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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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
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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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
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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. Click title to go to site.
Find out what the going rate of housing is in your (or any) area. Just click on the underlined link to reach the website, then enter the postcode or address. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click above.
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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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
Royal Mail Information
All Royal Mail information here, from posting costs to tracking recorded delivery packages. Click title to go to site.
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SCAPPS
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?
Stop Unwanted Mail
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. Click title to go to site.
Stop Unwanted Telephone Calls
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. Click above.
Tax Your Car On-line
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. Click title to go to site.
Translations
Use this site for instant computer based language translations - available in many languages. For fun, you can check accuracy by translating it back into English. Click title to go to site.
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Units Converter
Convert from virtually any one unit to any other - by length, volume, weight, etc. Click above go to site.
World Incident Map
This website takes you to maps of all the major world incidents, such as earthquakes, forest fires, crimes etc,.constantly updated for the latest information. Click above.
This site shows easy ways to make the screen typeface larger, or easier to read for the sight impaired. Click above.
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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. Click title to go to site.
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. Click title to go to site.
Royal Mail Information
All Royal Mail information here, from posting costs to tracking recorded delivery packages. Click title to go to site.
Return to Main Page
SCAPPS
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?
Stop Unwanted Mail
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. Click title to go to site.
Stop Unwanted Telephone Calls
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. Click above.
Tax Your Car On-line
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. Click title to go to site.
Translations
Use this site for instant computer based language translations - available in many languages. For fun, you can check accuracy by translating it back into English. Click title to go to site.
Return to Main Page
Units Converter
Convert from virtually any one unit to any other - by length, volume, weight, etc. Click above go to site.
World Incident Map
This website takes you to maps of all the major world incidents, such as earthquakes, forest fires, crimes etc,.constantly updated for the latest information. Click above.
