References

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Records about businesses and people in the UK

BBC UK News 

UK News

Britannica Online

Complete Encyclopaedia Britannica

BT Phone Finder

Enter the Name and the Town or the Post Code

Calculator

Numeric, scientific, time, currency & unit converters

Companies House

Registration & provision of company information

Confederation of British Industry

Online voice of British business

Convert

Area, capacity,distance, transport, speed and weight

Get mapping

Digital, aerial photographic map of the UK.

InfoPlease

Almanac Atlas Dictionary and Encyclopaedia

Media UK

Free independent online media directory

Postal Rates

UK Postal Rates

Post Codes

Find UK Postcode by entering address details

Reuters UK

Breaking UK headline news

ThompsonLocal

Business, people, local information and news finder

UK Street Map

Maps from Post Codes, grid references, street names

Up My Street

Guide to a neighbourhood

Yellow Pages

Information products and services

Zoopla

UK's leading property database

Organisations

Action for Market Towns

Group provides information and advice examples of best practice

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)

Helping rural communities through community-led planning

Association of Preservation Trusts

Assists building preservation trusts to save historic buildings for future generations

Big Society

National network aiming to develop and showcase new ideas to help people create projects in their neighbourhoods

British Listed Buildings

Buildings and structures listed as of special architectural and historic interest

Business in the Community

Building a successful business

Civic Voice

National charity for the civic movement in England. Aims to make places more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive and to promote civic pride

Community Development Exchange

Organisation working to influence policy and develop the skills of those working with communities by acting as an information exchange

Community Matters

Charitable federation for community associations offering publications on setting up and running community organisations and buildings

Community Planning

Website providing easily accessible guidance on community planning

Construction Skills

Provides apprenticeships ,scholarships, training courses and Health and Safety

Department for Communities and Local Government

Government department, providing the latest information about policy and programmes for planning, building and the environment

Development Trusts Association

Network of community enterprise practitioners, offering help to people setting up development trusts and helping existing trusts to learn from each other

DirectGov

Government website for citizens offering information on public services.

Energy for All

Organisation with expertise in community-owned (co-operative) renewable energy schemes, working primarily with community groups and landowners

English Heritage

Government's statutory adviser on the historic environment

Environment Agency

Government agency set up to protect and improve the environment

Envirosearch

Summary of potential environmental risks within 500 metres of property

Ethical Property Foundation

Organisation offering independent, ethical advice and training to help charities and voluntary groups to rent, buy, let or manage their property

Funds for Historic Buildings

Guide to funding for repair, restore or convert for a new use any historic building

Glass-House Community Led Design

National charity working to empower communities through the design and regeneration process, to help them make better buildings and neighbourhoods

Heritage Gateway

Search across national and local records of England's historic sites and buildings.

Heritage Lottery Fund

Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund gives grants to sustain and transform our heritage

Heritage Trust for North West

Rescued and restored many buildings of architectural interest at risk

Historic Towns Forum

Supporting professionals working in the historic built environment

Institute of Historic Building Conservation

Principal professional body for building conservation practitioners and historic environment specialists

Institute of Structural Engineers

Structural engineers contribute to the design of the built environment

Landscape Institute

Body responsible for protecting, conserving and enhancing the natural and built environment for the benefit of the public

National Heritage Training Group

Through strong collective ownership and close partnership working represents skills agenda

Planning Aid

An independent source of professional advice and information available to those who cannot afford to pay professional fees. Volunteer planners can help groups to get involved in the planning of an area and to prepare their own plans

Prince's Regeneration Trust

Enables under-used or redundant historic buildings to perform a new function, unlocking regeneration for the wider community

Royal Institute of British Architects

Champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and its members.

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Leading professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property and construction

Royal Town Planning Institute

UK's leading planning body for spatial, sustainable, integrative and inclusive planning

Rudi

Knowledge sharing and networking for those concerned with urban development

Sapling

Architecture, planning and information gateway

Town and Country Planning Association

Leading think-tank puts social justice and the environment at the heart of policy debate

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