External links and web resources

Appeals Service

The Appeals Service was formally launched on 3rd April 2000. The Service arranges and hears appeals on decisions on Social Security, Child Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Vaccine Damage, Tax Credit and Compensation Recovery, Child Tax Credit and Pensions Credit

Benefits Calculator

Instant online benefits calculation for your personal details.

Benefits Now

This site provides comprehensive information about Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance. Find out if you qualify and at what rate you are likely to be paid. Contains guidance on application, how the Department of Work and Pensions make decisions about Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance, and more.

Business Finder UK

Business Finder UK serves the UK public by providing Free Business Listing, Free Business Searches, Free Classifieds and Free Business Cards.

Business Link Northamptonshire

Business link is a business support, advice and information service managed by the DTI, with local presence across England.

Business Network International Kettering

Kettering BNI provides the forum for local businesses to meet each other and learn about each others products and services. BNI helps local businesses develop links with the local business community.

Kettering Borough Crime Initiative

The KBCI is a crime reduction partnership between Retailers, Local Authority including CCTV, Town Centre Partnerships and the Police.

Kettering Chamber of Trade & Commerce

The Chamber provides a focus for local businesses in their mutual dealings and provides a common platform for the discussion of issues which affect the business community and shopping within the local area.

Snap On Tools

Snap-on Industrial is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of hand and power tools, workshop equipment and tool storage systems. We supply top quality products to the oil & gas, energy, chemical, construction, rail, aerospace, marine, military, education and many other sectors.

Timsons Ltd

Timsons today looks a very different company from when it first arrived on its current site in 1903: at that time motor transport was in its infancy and equipment was often despatched by horse and cart. A twelve year investment programme, recently completed, has created a modern office building housing administration, production control, design, R&D and sales. Behind this frontage a new 1,500 sqm assembly and test area has enabled the Company to reduce costs and improve efficiency of production.

Caterer

Welcome to Caterer.com, the best online source of hotel, restaurant and bar jobs.

Charityjobs

Bringing the job market directly to your desktop, Charityjobs is the UK's premier Charity job site for those looking for Charity work across the UK and Europe.

Connexions

13-19? Living in England? If you want information and advice designed just for you, or just someone to talk to, then Connexions has it all - and if you're 16 why not sign up for an exclusive Connexions Card?

Jobcentre Plus

This site provides help and advice on job hunting and extra support, help and advice on making a claim for benefit, Information for organisations working with and alongside Jobcentre Plus.

Jobseekers-uk

Jobseekers-uk.com is a service provided by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation to assist you in locating a recruitment agency best suited to finding you work - on a permanent or temporary basis.

Jobsite UK

The original, award-winning UK job search and jobs by email service. Want to find your next job as quickly and easily as possible? Start searching for jobs now with Jobsite and send your CV straight to the top recruitment agencies and employers in your sector.

Public Jobs Direct

Access to Public sector and Local government jobs, career information and public sector news updates.

The Prince's Trust

UK charity that helps young people overcome barriers and get their lives working.

WorkTrain

Worktrain is part of the Department for Work and Pensions. The Worktrain website provides job, training, learning and career profile searches and related information.

10 Downing Street

This site's purpose is to promote the UK overseas, communicate Government news and information, explain the role and history of Number 10 as a building, and the office of Prime Minister as an institution.

Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office's role is to support the Government's delivery and reform programme.

Department For Constitutional Affairs

The Department For Constitutional Affairs are responsible in government for upholding justice, rights and democracy. They aim to empower citizens to obtain justice, safeguard their rights, and participate in a transparent and accountable democratic process.

Department For Culture, Media & Sport

The Department For Culture, Media & Sport aims to improve the quality of life for all cultural and sporting activities and through the strengthening of the tourism, creative and leisure industries.

Department For Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) was created in June 2001 * to drive forward the Government's programmes on the environment, food and rural affairs. They work for the essentials of life - food, air, land, water, people, animals and plants. Their remit is the pursuit of sustainable development - weaving together economic, social and environmental concerns.

Department For Health

Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications

Department For International Development

The Department for International Development (DFID) was established in 1997, as the successor to the Overseas Development Administration, previously part of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).

Department For Transport

The Department for Transport's objective is to oversee the delivery of a reliable, safe and secure transport system that responds efficiently to the needs of individuals and business whilst safeguarding our environment.

Department For Works & Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all. It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.

Department Of Trade & Industry

The DTI drives the Government's ambition of 'prosperity for all' by working to create the best environment for business success in the UK. They help people and companies become more productive by promoting enterprise, innovation and creativity.

Direct Gov

Directgov is the place to turn for the widest range of government information and services.

European Union

The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a State intended to replace existing states, but it is more than any other international organisation. Its Member States have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level.

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office provides a range of essential services to the public - from advising British travellers to issuing UK visas and promoting trade and investment opportunities overseas.

Government Office For The East Midlands

The Government Office brings together the regional activities of our sponsor departments, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Department for Transport, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Education and Skills, the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Home Office.

Her Majesty's Stationary Office

HMSO delivers a wide range of services to the public, information industry and government relating to access and re-use of government information.

HM Customs and Excise

HM Customs and Excise is a Government department with responsibility for collecting billions of pounds in revenue each year in VAT, other taxes and customs duties. We also have a vital front-line role in protecting our society from illegal imports of drugs, alcohol and tobacco smuggling and tax fraud.

HM Treasury

HM Treasury aims to raise the rate of sustainable growth and achieve rising prosperity and a better quality of life, with economic and employment opportunities for all.

Home Office

The Home Office is the Government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales.

Info4Local

This site provides the first one-stop portal for local authorities to get quick and easy access to information they need on the web sites of central government departments, agencies and public bodies.

Inland Revenue

The Inland Revenue is here to ensure that everyone understands and receives what they are entitled to and understands and pays what they owe, so that everyone contributes to the UK's needs.

Ministry Of Defence

The purpose of the Ministry of Defence, and the Armed Forces, is to defend the United Kingdom, and Overseas Territories, our people and interests; act as a force for good by strengthening international peace and security.

Office Of The Deputy Prime Minister

The Office Of The Deputy Prime Minister was created as a central department in its own right in May 2002. It is responsible for policy on housing, planning, devolution, regional and local government and the fire service. It also takes responsibility for the Social Exclusion Unit, the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit and the Government Offices for the Regions.

Office Of The Leader Of The House Of Commons

This website highlights the many steps taken to give more accountable Government, enable Parliament to hold the executive to account and to provide the lively debate that every good democracy needs.

Privy Council Office

The Privy Council is one of the oldest parts of Government, but it has, over time, adapted to reflect the fact that the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. Appointment to the Privy Council is for life, but only Ministers of the democratically elected Government of the day participate in its policy work.

Regulatory Impact Unit

The Regulatory Impact Unit (RIU) is based at the centre of Government in the Cabinet Office. Its role is to work with other government departments, agencies and regulators to help ensure that regulations are fair and effective. Regulations protect people at work, consumers and the environment, but it is important to strike the right balance so that they do not impose unnecessary burdens on businesses or stifle growth.

Stationary Office Official Documents

The Official Documents website contains a selection of Government titles covering a very broad range of topics including the economy, work and welfare, health, transport and the environment.

The British Monarchy

The official website of the British Monarchy.

UK Online

The website that takes you to the heart of government.

UK Passport Service

The United Kingdom Passport Service (UKPS) site aims to assist new applicants and existing passport holders by providing information and online facilities for all aspects of application, renewal and amendments of passports for British nationals resident in the UK.

UK Trade & Investment

UK Trade & Investment's trade services offer support to companies based in the UK to achieve their export potential.

Age Concern

Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people. They provide vital local services as well as influencing public opinion and government. Every day they are in touch with thousands of older people enabling them to make more of life.

Awards for All

Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme aimed at local communities, awarding grants of between £500 and £5,000 in a simple and straightforward way. Awards for All can fund projects that enable people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, as well as projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

Charity Commission for England and Wales

The Charity Commission is established by law as the regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales. Our aim is to provide the best possible regulation of charities in England and Wales in order to increase charities' effectiveness and public confidence and trust.

Criminal Justice System

If you have come into contact with the criminal justice system as a victim of crime, a witness, juror or you have been accused or convicted of a crime then this site can help. Find out what is likely to happen next, which organisations you will come into contact with and who you can get in touch with for further help and support.

EKTA Kettering: Young People Against Racism

ETKA is a group of young people from secondary schools in Kettering Borough, between the ages of 12 and 18. They formed as a group in January 2001, so that they could educate other young people about the effects of racism and provide help, advice and support for victims of racial abuse, racist assault, racial harassment and bullying in schools and the wider community in the Kettering Borough.

FindSupport

A free directory that lists self help groups, support groups and charities in the UK.

Fire Kills

Stop a fire happening in your home. These webpages explain what to do, what to check and what to avoid doing.

Kettering Civic Society

The Civic Society was formed in 1969 to encourage high standards of architecture and planning in Kettering, stimulate public interest in the town and its surroundings, encourage the preservation, development and features of public amenity and historic interest, inspire a sense of civic pride.

Kettering Muslim Association

Further information on Kettering Muslim Association

Kettering SureStart Children's Centre

Kettering SureStart Children's Centre works with parents to make life better for children.

Mensaid

Men's Aid is a registered charity which has been set up to provide free practical advice and support to men who have been abused

Northamptonshire Family History Society

The Society was formed in 1976 and since then membership has expanded in this country and abroad. It consists of complete beginners as well as more experienced people who have pursued the hunt for ancestors over several years. Family history is a subject which appeals to all age-groups and need not be expensive!

Northamptonshire Police Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch is based on a simple idea and is one of the largest and most successful crime prevention initiatives ever. It aims to encourage individuals to work together within their neighbourhood to help cut crime and make their community a safer place.

Northamptonshire Racial Equality Council

Northamptonshire REC's vision is to challenge and eradicate racial discrimination (both personal and institutional) and racial prejudice or hostility in all its forms; so that all Northamptonshire's diverse communities and citizens can enjoy peace, achieve their full potential and live free from injustice.

The Divorce Bureau

A national organisation aimed at providing help to those in society who are faced with divorce. Assistance can be provided to those of all walks of life and can be contacted on a national freefone number 08700 731 9831

Victim Support Northamptonshire

Use this website to find out more about the effects of crime and how to reduce these, dealing with practical matters after a crime - for example, compensation, insurance and housing and how the criminal justice system works - for example, reporting a crime, court proceedings and what happens after sentencing.

AboutMyArea NN15

Welcome to your local community website for NN15 Kettering, Burton Latimer & Barton Seagrave

AboutMyArea Kettering NN15 is a dedicated website for the local community, covering Kettering East and its surrounding area's.

AboutMyArea NN16

AboutMyArea NN16 is a dedicated website for the local community, covering Kettering and its surrounding area's.

Countywide Traveller Unit

The Countywide Traveller Unit (CTU) deals with unauthorised Traveller encampments and other Traveller related issues. They are the central point of contact for all Traveller matters throughout Northamptonshire and their purpose is to bring together a specialist multi-agency team to deal with traveller issues across the county in a co-ordinated and proactive way.

Northamptonshire Observatory

The Northamptonshire Observatory provides information and intelligence about Northamptonshire to improve decision-making and better prepare us for the future.

Northants News

This site contains up-to-date news from across Northamptonshire. It has specific pages dedicated to Kettering and other major towns in the county.

Children's Legal Centre

The Children's Legal Centre is a unique, independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people. The Children's Legal Centre has many years of experience in providing legal advice and representation to children, their carers and professionals throughout the UK.

Community Legal Advice

This website offers free, confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales.

Compact Law

The leading law portal in the UK providing legal documents and services for English law.

Deed Poll

UK Deed Poll provides extensive information on changing your name by Deed Poll.

Department of Trade and Industry - Consumer Direct

Consumer Direct is a telephone and online consumer advice service, providing practical, impartial advice to help sort out problems and disagreements with suppliers of goods or services. Help and advice is offered to every single consumer in Great Britain who is buying or has bought goods or services.

Financial Services Authority

The FSA aims to maintain efficient, orderly and clean financial markets and help retail consumers achieve a fair deal.

Legal Services Commission

Looking after legal aid in England and Wales and responsible for ensuring that people get the information, advice and legal help they need to deal with a wide range of everyday problems.

Trading Standards Central

This site provides a wealth of information for consumers and businesses, schools, advice and information centres, community organisations, local councils, business support agencies and trade associations.

Audit Commission

Audit Commission is an independent public body responsible for ensuring that public money is spent economically, efficiently, and effectively in the areas of local government, housing, health, criminal justice and fire and rescue services.

Councillor.gov.uk

This site is a definitive database of Councillors in England and Wales and enables members of the public, via a postcode search, to find and email their local councillor. It also provides information about local government and democracy generally, explaining how councils and councillors work.

Councillor.gov.uk

This site is a definitive database of Councillors in England and Wales and enables members of the public, via a postcode search, to find and email their local councillor. It also provides information about local government and democracy generally, explaining how councils and councillors work.

Local Government Ombudsman

You can use this website to make a complaint to the Ombudsman or to find out more about the Ombudsmen's work.

The Electoral Commission

An independent body that was set up by the UK Parliament in November 2000. It's aim is to increase public confidence in the democratic process within the United Kingdom - and encourage people to take part - by modernising the electoral process, promoting public awareness of electoral matters, and regulating political parties.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - Building Regulations

Building Regulations Division deals with Building Regulations, which ensure the health and safety of people in and around buildings by providing functional requirements for building design and construction. The regulations also promote energy efficiency in buildings and contribute to meeting the needs of disabled people.

The Land Registry

The Land Registry guarantee the title to registered land in England and Wales and hold records for land ownership and interests.

The Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate's main work is the processing of planning and enforcement appeals and holding inquiries into local development plans. They also deal with a wide variety of other planning related casework including listed building consent appeals, advertisement appeals, and reporting on planning applications.

The Planning Portal

The Planning Portal offers a wide range of services and guidance on the planning system.

Ability Northants

Ability Northants is a focal point for disabled people and organisations in Northamptonshire. Ability Northants is consulted on many major local decisions affecting disabled people and collectively has a voice on many local and regional forums, aiming to keep disability and carers issues very firmly on the agenda within local authorities and organisations.

Blue Badge Scheme

Blue parking badges allow cars carrying people who are registered blind or people who have severe walking difficulties to be parked near shops, stations and other facilities

British Council of Disabled People

The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP) was set up by disabled people in 1981 to promote our full equality and participation within society. We are an umbrella organisation that represents some 130 organisations run and controlled by disabled people. BCODP is the only national umbrella organisation to be democratically set up by disabled people themselves to represent their interests at the national level.

Disability Access Charter

The Disability Access Charter monitors and advises on services and facilities for disabled people in all kinds of venues from major factories and exhibition centres to health trusts and housing associations.

Disability Rights Commission

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.

Physical Disability User Group

This is an amalgamation of the Favell house user group and the Physical Disability Resource Team User Group.

The Aidis Trust - Computer Help for Disabled People

The Aidis Trust gives services, advice, information and support on everything to do with computing for Disabled People so that whatever health, condition or age, technology can be used to maximum effect.

Adult Learners

Northamptonshire County Council has hundreds of courses on offer at times and venues to suit you.

Bullying Online

Bullying Online was founded in April 1999 by Liz Carnell and her son John, as a direct result of their experience of dealing with school bullying. They decided to share their knowledge with other parents and pupils and identified the Internet as the most cost effective medium. Bullying Online became a UK-registered charity in May 2000 and has four trustees.

Curriculum Online

Curriculum Online is central to the Government's drive to transform teaching and learning in schools by improving access to ICT and multimedia resources for all pupils. This website exists to bring teaching professionals and multimedia resources together. It offers an easy, pinpoint searching through multimedia resources, aligned with the curriculum of subjects taught in schools in England.

Department for Education and Skills

The Department for Education and Skills was established with the purpose of creating opportunity, releasing potential and achieving excellence for all.

DfES Adult Learners' Gateway

Developed by the Department of Education and Skills (DfES), and partner organisations, way to learn is a web portal for adult learners. The portal pulls together, in one convenient place, links to all the information that adult learners may need. This will help you make better-informed decisions about learning.

Learning and Skills Council

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England.

Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Ofsted is a non-ministerial government department established under the Education (Schools) Act 1992 to take responsibility for the inspection of all schools in England. Its role also includes the inspection of local education authorities, teacher training institutions and youth work. During 2001, Ofsted became responsible for inspecting all 16-19 education and for the regulation of early years childcare, including childminders.

Special Needs & Vulnerable Children

Special Needs and Vulnerable Children is a multi-disciplinary service which provides support and advice for pupils, parents and schools. It includes a number of professional teams.

The Basic Skills Agency

Working to improve basic skills, identified as the ability to read, write, speak and to use mathematics at a level necessary to function and progress at work and in society in general. Provides standards for schools; family literacy and numeracy programmes; work with voluntary and community organisations; open learning; financial literacy, and workplace basic skills programmes.

Tresham Institute

Tresham Institute provides over 1000 courses to both full and part - time learners of all ages throughout Northamptonshire. Browse this site for general information or choose from the dropdown menus above for more specific information.

UCAS

UCAS is the central organisation that processes applications for full-time undergraduate courses at UK universities and colleges.

University College Northampton

Crime Reduction

The Crime Reduction Website provides information and resources for people working to reduce crime in their local area.

Emergency Advice

What to do in an emergency, from Northamptonshire County Council

Emergency Services - NHS

A medical emergency can occur at any time of the day or night. Information on this website explains how you can get emergency advice or treatment in the evenings, at night, during weekends or on bank holidays, when your usual doctor's surgery is closed.

Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is a local authority Fire Brigade. This Fire Service has been in its present form since the amalgamation of Northampton Borough Fire Brigade and Northamptonshire Fire Brigade in 1974.

Northamptonshire Police - Emergencies

Advice on when to call 999

Northamptonshire Police Online

The website for Northamptonshire Police and the Northamptonshire Police Authority.

Preparing For Emergencies

This website includes the common sense advice found in the Preparing for Emergencies booklet, and information on what the government is doing to protect the country as a whole.

Institution of Waste Management

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), is the professional body which represents over 6,000 waste management professionals - predominantly in the UK but also overseas. The CIWM sets the professional standards for individuals working in the waste management industry and has various grades of membership determined by education, qualification and experience.

Northamptonshire Environment Network

The Northamptonshire Environment Network is the new name for the Northamptonshire Conservation and Landscape Forum. It brings together partnership projects such as the Biodiversity Action Plan, and acts as a place to publicise environmental projects throughout the county.

Northamptonshire Local Access Forum

The function of a LAF is to advise the appointing authority (AA), being the highway authority for the area (NCC) and any other bodies as may be prescribed, as to the improvement of public access to land in that area for the purposes of open air recreation and the enjoyment of the area and any other matters as may be prescribed.

Reporting Problems

Problems with roads, abandoned cars and grafitti...can be reported via this website

Rights Of Way

Northamptonshire has over 3000 kilometres of Public Rights of Way, forming over 4300 separate routes varying in length from just a few metres, to routes forming County Paths including The Nene Valley Way, Macmillan Way, Knightley Way, and linking with other counties to form long distance routes including The Midshires Way and The Hereward Way.

The Environment Agency

The leading public body responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.

Stay Safe this Summer

Staying safe at summer

Al-Anon Family Groups

Al-Anon Family Groups provide understanding, strength and hope to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else's drinking.

Caring Northants

This website has been designed to help Carers find up to date information easily to help them with their caring role. In addition the website will help professionals to inform and direct Carers to services, advice, help and support.

ChildcareLink

As part of the National Childcare Strategy, ChildcareLink aims to help people back into the workplace by removing the childcare barrier. The ChildcareLink service is funded by the Department for Education and Skills and the Scottish Executive.

Counselling Directory

This website is a comprehensive database of UK counsellors, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details.

Family Rights Group

Family Rights Group (FRG) was established as a registered charity in 1974 to provide advice and support for families whose children are involved with social services. FRG works to improve the services received by these families.

Health & Safety Executive

Britain's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.

Health Protection Agency

The Health Protection Agency is a new national organisation for England and Wales. It is dedicated to protecting people's health and reducing the impact of infectious diseases, chemical hazards, poisons and radiation hazards. It brings together the expertise of health and scientific professionals.

Independent Living

The UK's leading site for disabled and elderly people, carers and healthcare professionals, with information, news, views and products.

Listening Books

Listening Books provides a postal and internet based audiobook library for anybody who finds it difficult to access printed books.

Mencap

Mencap is the UK's leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers. Mencap offers information and advice on a range of learning disability issues, provide support, including housing, education, employment and leisure activities and campaign to bring about positive changes in the people's lives.

MKSM Health and Social Care

Welcome to the website for the community of Health & Social Care organisations in the Milton Keynes and South Midlands (MKSM) sub-region. This web site will be your central point of reference for all health and social care aspects concerned with the MKSM growth area project.

Samaritans

Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.

St. John Ambulance

St. John Ambulance is the single largest provider of First Aid Services in the United Kingdom. Northamptonshire provides a professional Ambulance and First Aider Service to public and private organisations or individuals.

The National Health Service

This site connects you to your local NHS services and provides national information about the NHS. Find out what the NHS is, how the NHS works, and how you can use it.

Abbeyfield Housing Society

The Abbeyfield Society is a UK-wide volunteer-led charity providing housing with care for older people.

Anchor Trust

Anchor Trust is a not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to helping older people to live safely, securely and independently with a choice of services to suit all needs.

East Midlands Housing

East Midland Housing provides over 6500 quality, affordable homes for Rent and Shared-Ownership throughout the East Midlands.

Home Housing Association

Home Housing Association provides a variety of affordable homes for rent and shared ownership throughout the North of England, Yorkshire and the Midlands. They currently manage over 23,000 properties and help people from all backgrounds to find homes and neighbourhoods they are happy to live in.

Homes in Northamptonshire

NorthamptonshireHomes.co.uk is currently one of four county property websites owned and run by BrownsNet Limited. Northamptonshire Homes has been running for the past two years and is regarded in most areas as the number one property site focusing on Northamptonshire property.

Homeswap

Council exchanges, homeswap and housing association exchanges.

Housing 21

Housing 21 has more than 35 years experience providing services for older people. They currently provide sheltered housing to nearly 16,000 older people and make around 2 million home care visits a year.

HousingNet

A UK Housing Association & Local Authority Information Directory. Home of the AddressBook, a standalone database of HA & LA contact information for list building.

Leicester Housing Association

LHA is a leading housing and regeneration agency, operating across the east midlands and beyond.

Raglan Housing Association

New-build family homes remain Raglan's prime focus. In addition to homes for rent, Raglan provides shared ownership properties and low-cost homes for keyworkers. The Association has a long history of providing supported housing schemes for people with particular housing, care and support needs.

Shelter

Shelter is a national organisation with local solutions working to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people. They provide free, professional and independent advice to over 100,000 people each year throughout England and Scotland.

Althorp House

Althorp has been home to the Spencer family for nearly 500 years. It became the focus of world attention following the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales in September 1997. Information on the House and Grounds, the Spencer family, exhibition on Diana, Princess of Wales and visiting Althorp.

Billing Aquadrome

Billing Aquadrome has an extensive range of leisure facilities, including jet ski lake, fishing, licensed bars offering meals and a variety of entertainment. Also within the park complex is a funfair, eat in and take out food facilities, caravan and camping accessory shop.

Boughton House

This web site will provide you with a complete guide to the building, the contents, and the history of any country house in Britain. Here you can find out where the house and the estate in which it stands are situated, when they are open to the public and how to get there. Find out what's on at Boughton, and what else you can see when you visit the county of Northamptonshire.

English Heritage

English Heritage make sure that the historic environment of England is properly maintained and cared for. By employing some of the country's very best architects, archaeologists and historians, English Heritage aim to help people understand and appreciate why the historic buildings and landscapes around them matter.

IdeasForTheKids.co.uk

IdeasForTheKids.co.uk is the most comprehensive free online source of places to go and things to do with kids in the UK. It is aimed at parents and families and has over 10,000 child-friendly venues and attractions listed across the UK…over 2,200 of which are in Northamptonshire and the Midlands.

Northampton Theatres

View and book shows at the Royal and Derngate and find information on recruitment, sponsership, forthcoming events, education and news.

Northamptonshire Libraries OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)

This site contains details of all material held by the library at all sites. It shows where material (books, sound recordings, maps, videos) can be obtained, whether it is available and how long it may be borrowed for.

Northamptonshire Wildlife

Information on Northamptonshire's wildlife and where our wildlife's natural habitats can be found.

Rockingham Castle

Rockingham Castle is situated in a magnificent setting, dominating the local landscape. For centuries Rockingham Castle has entertained royalty and is still home to the Saunders Watson family. Poised above the Welland Valley, it has views of five counties.

The Countryside Agency

The Countryside Agency is the statutory champion and watchdog working to make the quality of life better for people in the countryside and the quality of the countryside better for everyone.

Walking-Routes.co.uk

On this page you will find 100's of links to UK web pages which detail 1000's of on-line walking routes, hiking trails, route directions, route maps etc.

Wicksteed Park

The UK's oldest leisure park which is based in Kettering.

Corby Borough Council

Grosvenor House
George Street
Corby
Northants
NN17 1QB

tel - 01536 464000
E-mail - comments@corby.gov.uk

Daventry District Council

Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP

tel - 01327 312844
Fax- 01327 300011

e-mail - comments@daventrydc.gov.uk

East Northamptonshire Council

Cedar Drive
Thrapston
Northants
NN14 4LZ

tel - 01832 74200
fax -01832 734839

e-mail - info@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk

Northampton Borough Council

The Guildhall
St Giles Square
Northampton
NN1 1DE

tel - 01604 837837
e-mail - enquiries@nortampton.gov.uk

Northamptonshire County Council

County Hall
Northampton
NN1 1DE

tel- 01604 236236
e-mail - citizensfirst@northamptonshire.gov.uk

South Northamptonshire Council

Springfields
Towcester
Northants
NN12 6AE

tel - 0845 2300 226
fax - 01327 322073

e-mail - info@southnorthants.gov.uk

Wellingborough Council

Swanspool House
Wellingborough
NN8 1BP

tel - 01933 229777
fax -01933 231543

e-mail - customerservices@wellingborough.gov.uk

Dentists

You never know when you or your family may develop toothache, damage your teeth or need dental advice. The dentist you are registered with will have a duty of care to see you for emergency care and will have your dental records. They will know about any previous treatment you have had and any relevant medical details. If you are moving into a new area you should register with a dentist straight away - don't wait until you need dental treatment. There may be waiting lists to join dental practices.

Healthcare Commission

Information and reports related to Kettering General Hospitals NHS Trust.

NHS Direct

NHS Direct operates a 24-hour nurse advice and health information service, providing confidential information on what to do if you or your family are feeling ill; particular health conditions; local healthcare services, such as doctors, dentists or late night opening pharmacies, self help and support organisations.

Northamptonshire NHS

This site aims to provide you with better access to information about your health and health services.

Primary Health Trusts

Are committed to working in partnership with a number of non-NHS organisations, to ensure local delivery of services and their development in accordance with national guidance and local needs. These partner organisations include local authorities, educational establishments, police, probation, the private sector, voluntary organisations, and community groups, including nursing and residential homes. We have close working relationships with the 35 GP practices, 38 dental practices, 48 pharmacy establishments and 29 optician's premises in our area.

Anglia TV

Anglia TV - local news, weather and factsheets for the Anglia region

BBC Look East

Local news for Northamptonshire

BBC Radio Northampton

Local Radio for Northampton

Connect FM

ConnectFM is your local radio station, broadcasting throughout Northamptonshire.

Evening Telegraph

Kettering Today and The Evening Telegraph provide you with information on local services along with news and sporting information.

Herald & Post

The Herald & Post provides you with information on local services along with news and sporting information.

Northants 96.6

Northants 96.6 broadcasts throughout Northamptonshire with up-to-date news and music

Barton Seagrave Primary School

Bishop Stopford School

Brambleside Community Primary School

Brooke Weston City Technology College

Havelock Junior School

Hawthorn Community Primary School

Ise Community College

Isebrook School

Latimer Community Arts College

Loatlands School

Mawsley Primary School

Park Junior School

Rothwell Victoria Infant School

BBCi Northamptonshire Travel

This website contains information about road delays, rail timetables, county speedcams in Northamptonshire.

First

First operate a network of services throughout the Northampton area.

Highway Inspections

The County Council carries out regular inspections of the roads and pavements at frequencies which depend on the type of inspections being carried out, and the importance of the road or pavement concerned.

Midland Mainline

Operating rail services from Manchester and Yorkshire via the East Midlands to London St. Pancras, Midland Mainline is dedicated to providing a fast and reliable service for its customers.

Road Safety In Northamptonshire

The County Council's Casualty Reduction Unit aims to reduce road casualties through use of the "three Es": Enforcement / Engineering / Education.

Stagecoach

See the Stagecoach in Northants web site for service timetables (PDF format), journey finder, news stories and special fare offers.

Empress - National Roadworks

Highlights areas on interactive mapping where roadworks are being undertaken

Highways Agency

The Highways Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), and is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. They have a major role in delivering the Government's Ten Year Plan for Transport. They also fulfil an international role by building good working relationships and sharing experience and expertise with other overseas road administrations. This helps promote the value of UK knowledge, expertise and best practice across the world to support UK industry.

Intelligence East Midlands

Intelligence East Midlands is the regional observatory for the East Midlands. It aims to improve access to research and intelligence and to improvethe quality and relevance of research undertaken in the region.

National Express

The UK's largest scheduled coach company.

Traveline

A service which provides impartial journey planning information about all public transport services - buses, coaches, trains, ferries, trams, metro and underground - throughout England, Wales and Scotland. At present it offers information based on details in published timetables.

East Midlands Development Agency

East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England set up in 1999 to bring a regional focus to economic development. In 1999 we set a vision for the economy of the East Midlands; to be a top 20 region in Europe by 2010. It's an ambitious target, but we can achieve it by making our region a place where people want to live, work and invest. And they'll want to do this if we create a vibrant, successful economy, a healthy, safe and inclusive society and a good quality environment.

East Midlands Regional Assembly

More than four million people live in the East Midlands, a region rich in both heritage and cultural diversity. And one that embraces change and challenge.
The East Midlands Regional Assembly will become the region's foremost voice; creating a strategic partnership to boost the economic, social and environmental quality of life - for us all.

Government Office for the East Midlands

Based in the centre of Nottingham, GOEM is the hub of central government in the East Midlands, bringing together under one roof ten government departments. We work to deliver, influence and develop government programmes and initiatives in the region on behalf of these departments, by working with relevant organisations to meet local needs. We also act as ears, eyes and voice for Whitehall in the East Midlands, reflecting back to central government the interests, concerns and successes of the region to feed these into policy development.

Welcome to the East Midlands Regional Local Government Association

The EMRLGA promotes the voice of local government in the East Midlands. Working alongside a range of local, regional, national and international partners - such as the national Local Government Association, the Improvement and Development Agency and the Employers' Organisation - we seek to deliver better outcomes for local people living and working in this region.

Adobe Reader

Adobe® Reader® 6.0 is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms.

Content Management System

Jadu Content Management (CMS) powers this website and enables the council to publish content to the web.

Excel Viewer 2003

Open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed. This download is a replacement for Excel Viewer 97 and all previous Excel Viewer versions.

Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer

PowerPoint Viewer 2003 lets you view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions. This viewer also supports opening password-protected Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft Word Viewer

View, print and copy Word documents, even if you don't have Word installed. This download is a replacement for Word 97 Viewer and all previous Word Viewer versions.

Visio Viewer 2003

The Visio Viewer 2003 allows anyone to view Visio drawings and diagrams (created with Visio 5, 2000, 2002, or 2003) inside their Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later Web browser.

Active Places

This website allows you to search for sports facilities anywhere in England by a number of different ways. You can browse an interactive map of the country, search for facilities in your local area, use the name and address of a specific facility to find out more information.

Kettering Olympic Gymnastics Club

Information on the Gymnastics Club, with competition results, Proficiency Award Scheme, photo gallery and more.

Kettering Rugby Football Club

Kettering Rugby Football Club is not only a successful sporting club with a fine tradition of winning but also an excellent social and community association with members that ages range from 7 to 90.

Kettering Town Football Club

The official website of Kettering Town Football Club.

Northamptonshire Sport

Northamptonshire Sport brings together a range of different organisations that are involved in the delivery of sport across Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Sport will create, develop, co-ordinate and promote opportunities for all the community to participate in sport, physical activity and recreation.

Ashley Village

he pretty village of Ashley comprising just over 200 people nestles in the Welland Valley surrounded by farmland and gentle rolling hills. Ashley is on the northern edge of Northamptonshire, adjoining Leicestershire with the county of Rutland very close by.

Broughton Village Website

Information from the village of Broughton

Burton Latimer

The development of the town from its origins as a village to its current status as a town within East Northants. In that time, the houses have changed from stone to brick; the roofs from thatch to slate to tile; the farms in the High Street have all gone, and most of them have been replaced by housing.

Desborough Town

Lying either side of what used to be the A6 trunk road to Leicester, Desborough's origins lie in the Bronze Age some 2000 years BC.

Geddington Village Website

For information on the village of Geddington.

Mawsley Village

Whether you are a Mawsley Village resident or just browsing, we hope you find this site useful.

Mawsley is just four years old and still growing - we welcome about 10 new households each month - and our website is also still growing.

Pytchley Village

The Pytchley Village Website aims to provide information for the villagers, to help get the best out of the village and the facilities it has to offer.

Rothwell Town

Today, Rothwell is a bustling town of character and some 7,500 inhabitants. There are many active societies and clubs, a community centre and Public Library.

Sutton Bassett Village

he pretty village of Sutton Bassett lies on a plateau looking over the Welland valley towards Great Bowden and is approximately three miles North East of Market Harborough on the B664. Although it is situated in Northamptonshire it is only separated from Leicestershire by the River Welland which marks the Leics/Northants border.

BT

BT is a UK wide communications solutions provider with a global reach in the business market.

National Grid

National Grid is an international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We play a vital role in providing energy to millions of customers across Great Britain and the Northeast US in an efficient, reliable and safe manner.

Adoption UK

Provide support, friendship and information to adoptive parents, prospective adopters and those involved with adoption.

Age Concern Northants

Age Concern is the UK's leading independent charitable body committed to the well-being of all older people.

Alzheimers Society

The Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.

BTCV Northamptonshire

BTCV is the UK's largest conservation charity. It enables people from all sections of the community to take positive action in caring for their environment. BTCV Northamptonshire covers the whole of the county and is involved in a wide range of projects both urban and rural.

Caring and Sharing Trust

The Caring and Sharing Trust (CST) aims to provide care and direct help and support for people with learning disabilities and their families.

Caring Northants

Helps carers find up to date information easily to help them with their caring role. In addition the website will help professionals to inform and direct Carers to services, advice, help and support.

Citizens Advice Bureau Service

The Citizens Advice Bureau Service offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice. From its origins in 1939 as an emergency service during World War II, it has evolved into a professional national agency.

Clubs for Young People

Aim to be the leading voluntary youth organisation in the UK promoting the involvement, enjoyment and achievement of all young people.

Groundwork Trust

Groundwork is a federation of Trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, each working with their partners to improve the quality of the local environment, the lives of local people and the success of local businesses in areas in need of investment and support.

Huntingtons Disease Association

The HDA is a UK registered charity which supports people affected by Huntington's disease (HD). We also provide information and advice to families, friends and health care professionals whose task it is to support Huntington's disease families.

Northamptonshire ACRE

Northamptonshire ACRE is the Rural Community Council for the county of Northamptonshire. It is a registered charity number and a company limited by guarantee and is supported by grants from Local / District Authorities along with other agency / partnership funding, and through subscriptions and donations. Its aims are to help enhance the quality of life for people living in the rural areas of the county, particularly those disadvantaged through lack of access to services, and to support and advise rural communities and rural community groups on rural and community development issues.

Northamptonshire Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual Alliance

Building on the fragile communities and existing voluntary sector, the Northamptonshire Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Alliance (NLGBA) was established in 1993 to campaign for total equality for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals throughout the county.

Northamptonshire Parent Partnership Service

Parent Partnership Services provide support and impartial advice to parents whose children have special educational needs. They help parents to make informed decisions about their children's education but they do not 'take sides'.

Northamptonshire Society for Autism

a charity which aims to help and support all those whose life is touched by autism, or who wish to learn more about this perplexing disability.

Peterborough Diocesan Office

The Diocese of Peterborough covers an area of over 1,200 square miles and serves the people of Northamptonshire, a part of Cambridgeshire and Rutland. The diocese is made up of thousands of people and over 350 churches in the city, towns and villages within our boundaries.

Phoenix Furniture Limited

We are a registered charity (company limited by guarantee) based in Kettering, Northamptonshire. We collect and redistribute unwanted furniture and household goods in Kettering and the surrounding area.

Rockingham Forest Trust

The Trust is a rural development charity which works to improve the environment of Rockingham Forest through community involvement and enterprise.Since 1993 its mission has been to keep the Forest beautiful, distinctive and thriving. In practice this involves working with local people to conserve the Forest's landscape and traditions, whilst supporting the rural economy in adapting to the challenges of modern life.

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association

The national charity helping serving and ex-Service men, women and their families, including widows and widowers in need.

Surestart

Sure Start is the government programme to deliver the best start in life for every child. We bring together, early education, childcare, health and family support.

Victim Support Northamptonshire

Victim Support Northamptonshire helps Northamptonshire residents cope with the effects of crime. We do this by providing confidential support and information to victims of crime and to witnesses attending local courts.

Voluntary Sector Jobs

Voluntary Sector Jobs are a leading job site specialising in the voluntary sector.