Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Get to the Bolton Metro portal – access information on Council services including local planning and environmental issues.
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government. Find out about Government policy, strategy – as well as facts, figures and all manner of planning information.
Planning Aid - North West Experienced planners offering impartial advice give up their time to help individuals and groups with planning issues or concerns.
Empty Homes.com Site dealing with the huge numbers of vacant properties in the UK, regeneration and best value. Did you know that there are over 5000 vacant properties in Bolton alone?
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Get to the Wigan Metro portal – access information on Council services including local planning and environmental issues.
Land Registry For information on property prices and ownership - you can search by area, postcode or address.
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Powerful lobby group - people who "care passionately" about the countryside and campaign for it to be protected and enhanced for the benefit of everyone. Voice against urban sprawl and for the green belt.
BBC's Science & Nature website BBC microsite dealing with wildlife and environmental issues, often supporting BBC programmes such as Bill Oddie's Britain Goes Wild.
Groundwork
[See also: Groundwork - Westhoughton ]
Groundwork's purpose is to help to build sustainable communities through community-led local regeneration – e.g., through community and youth projects. Such projects use environmental change as a means of achieving social and economic change.
Quids In Bolton Credit Union
[For more information call: 01204 365024]
Quids In is a not-for-profit financial cooperative whose aim is to promote a savings culture. Working towards combating financial exclusion and helping people having difficulties in accessing mainstream financial services. Quids In encourages saving and gives access to low cost credit, thus avoiding high interest money (credit cards, loan sharks, cheque cashing services, etc.).
Westhoughton Rotary Group The people who get Father Christmas to visit Westhoughton's children before Christmas! Fundraising and helping those in need… Details there of the Rotary Way project – walks around the Bolton Borough perimeter.
These websites may save you money, answer a problem…
Money Saving Expert You will have seen 'expert' Martin Lewis on numerous consumer programmes championing the cause of the consumer. Visit the site and you'll find a community of money savers sharing their discoveries and experiences. Subscribe to the regular newsletters, visit or join the various online forums - save yourselves some money!
Trading Standards Government body dealing with consumer issues - righting wrongs, bringing those that take advantage into line.
Say No to 0870 A true scandal and rip off… Did you know?… calling an
0870 number is expensive… it's not included in any inclusive minutes packages… and when you call it the company concerned makes money on your call… (No wonder you are often kept on hold!) This site has listed many standard numbers which sit under these 'non-geographical premium rate' numbers (NGNs). Why pay 8p or more a minute when you could pay little or nothing for the whole call?
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