Useful Online Services
www.kyotee.co.ukKyotee is a UK Business Directory, and a free advertising service for UK based businesses - you may place advertisements that provide information about your business without paying a penny!
www.streetmap.co.ukStreetmap provides large scale road maps of the UK, enabling the user to search by street, postcode, telephone code, as well Ordnance Survey grid reference.
www.multimap.comMultimap is one of the leading providers of mapping and location-based services in Europe. Multimap.com is a free online map search facility, which includes street maps of the UK, Europe and the US; road maps of the world; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; and local information. Partner organisations offer accommodation searches, restaurant and train booking services and purchase of aerial maps.
maps.google.co.ukSearch by place name, street or postcode for detailed road maps, including directions. Includes the facility to zoom in and out to alter the scale of the map, and to switch between map and satellite image.
National Rail / journey planning
www.thetrainline.comSearch for train times and routes between UK stations and buy tickets online.
www.theaa.comPlan journeys between UK locations by postcode, town, road name or places of interest with the AA Routeplanner. Including information of traffic blackspots and helplines.
Business Directories
www.yell.co.ukThe Yellow Pages online directory. Search for local and UK wide businesses, addresses and services.
www.thomweb.co.ukOn line directory: search facility to locate UK businesses and services.
Mail Links
www.royalmail.comThe Royal Mail homepage, including full information on services, and a postcode finder.
www.postoffice.co.ukThe Post Office website, which includes postcode and address finders, full information on services offered by the Post Office, in addition to a mail tracking facility.
Search Engines
www.google.co.uk or www.google.comThe worlds most popular search engine, depending on whether you would like to search for uk or International sites.
uk.yahoo.com or www.yahoo.comPopular search engine with advanced search facility to narrow down results.
uk.altavista.com or www.altavista.comAltavista: search facility, including advanced search options.
www.metacrawler.comMetacrawler searches the Internet’s main search engines (including Google, Yahoo! Search, MSN Search, Ask Jeeves, About, MIVA, LookSmart and more) in order to produce a single list of results.
uk.ask.com or www.ask.comAsk Jeeves: advanced search provides the facility to search for questions, exact words and phrases.
www.aol.co.uk or www.aol.comAOL homepage including search facility and details of internet services.
www.dogpile.comSearch comparison tool: compiles results from Google, Yahoo! Search, MSN and Ask Jeeves to retrieve the best combined results.
www.hotbot.comLimit search by language, region or date for more specific results. Includes the facility to block offensive content and a link to Ask Jeeves.
www.ukplus.comSearch engine with advanced search facility to narrow down results.
www.webcrawler.comWebcrawler: searches the results best results from the Internet’s top search engines (including Google, Yahoo!, Search, MSN Search, Ask Jeeves, About, Looksmart and more) to produce one single set of results.
search.excite.comSearch facility, including link to Excite Yellow Pages to search for businesses.
www.northernlight.comProvides search and content integration solutions for enterprises and individuals, includes services and technology licensing details.
www.msn.co.uk or www.msn.comHugely popular Microsoft search engine and site.
Overture: www.content.overture.comSearch engine for searching world markets for products.
www.lycos.co.ukA popular well-established search engine.
kelkoo.co.ukIdeal service for online shoppers. If you have a make, and model, Kelkoo will search the internet for the cheapest deals on that product for you,and provide information in an easy to compare way which will always ensure you get the best deal.
Privacy
The Telephone Preference Service (www.mpsonline.org.uk/tps) .By registering with the Telephone Preference Service, you can have your details removed from databases that commercial organisations use for sales and cold calling, thereby reducing unwanted and inconvenient calls to your home or office.
The Faxing Preference Service (www.mpsonline.org.uk/fps)Not everybody knows that it is illegal for companies to send you a direct marketing fax without permission. If you register with the Faxing Preference Service, you can put a stop to unwanted faxes and junk.
www.mpsonline.org.uk/mpsr/The Mailing Preference Service. If you register with this service, you can have your name removed from ‘direct mailing’ lists, to reduce the amount of unwanted and junk mail that comes through your letterbox.
www.crimereduction.gov.ukGovernment website providing information and resources for people working to reduce crime in their area.
www.safer-community.netSupport and information on building a safer community.
www.acre.org.ukAction with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) is a national charity, working to support sustainable rural community development. ACRE's works in conjunction with government departments, as well as regional and local bodies, to ensure full understanding of the effects of policy on the rural community. ACRE seeks to support and nurture diverse and sustainable economies throughout rural England.