Local Reference

Find houses for sale in your area

National Association of Farmers Markets . Search for your nearest markets by county

Find businesses near you

Find jobs in your area

Find your local newspaper

Find cars for sale in your area

Search for businesses, shops and services anywhere in the UK. Clear and easy to use site

Search for businesses, shops and services anywhere in the UK.

Yellow Pages. Search on postcode or county or town to find shops, businesses and services

Find your local county council from the county drop down list.

You can also search for other types of council - borough, city, parish, etc.

Local Authorities - Department for Children, School and Families/Every Child Matters website.

Ofsted inspections - access to the full database of OFSTED's inspection reports - check out your area's schools

Find your local area local authority primary and secondary schools.

Local genealogy - this site covers the whole of the UK and you can search by county or type of information required, ie. births and marriages, surnames, etc.

Google search for images of where you live. Just enter your place name.

Click to find old maps of your area. Just enter place name or postcode to discover historic maps of where you live.

House of Commons Information Office - find your MP plus details of how to contact your MP

Search all constituency MPs from this parliamentary website which has contact details and biographies of each MP. MPs are listed alphabetically, by party and by constituency.

Alphabetical List of Lords and information on how to contact them.

Site with all UK Christian Churches

Muslim Directory site with UK mosques

Something Jewish site with list of UK Synagogues

Find Any Film.com. Find what's on at cinemas anywhere in the UK - type in a postcode.

This is a link to the Local WHATS ON Section of your 2Day site. Find cinemas, theatres, museums, music events, etc.

Useful site to find events near you, or anywhere in the UK. Just type in a postcode and find out whats on, where and when.

Check your local rail company for real-time journey information

Timetables for all routes in UK plus realtime departures and arrivals information for every station. You can also book online.

Train Times - anywhere in the UK

Another route planner

Route planner - plan your route anywhere in the UK

Information on coach travel

Find local traffic news by typing in area you are interested in i.e. your own local area or the area to which you are travelling