Web Links
National & Local Service Information Links
- See also Business Directories
- See also Business General
- See also Business Press
- See also Small Business Information
- Leicestershire Business Link - Local information for local business
- Leicestershire Business Voice
- Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce
- Leicestershire Economic Research - covers the economy of Leicestershire
- East Midlands Development Agency
- Sub Regional Economic Partnership
- bettercaring.co.uk - will help you find a care home that suits your individual needs
- East Midlands Care - local directory of nursing care homes with advice on choosing one
- Leicestershire CareOnLine - accessible information and services
- See also Advice
- Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) gives basic advice and information on your rights and locations of CAB offices
- Consumer Direct - information and advice for consumers run by the Department of Trade and Industry and the East Midlands Trading Standards Services
- See Also Education general information
- See also Jobs and Careers information
- Connexions - Leicester Shire - includes vacancies for young people aged 16-20
- DfES the Government website
- gain - Leicestershire Information, Advice and Guidance about learning and work for adults
- Learn Direct - online learning for all
- Learning and Skills Council - responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England
- National Curriculum - background information
- National Grid for Learning - Portal for education related information and sites for pupils as well a teachers
- National Performance Tables
- Ofsted - Ofsted reports for the whole country
Local Universities
- Groundwork Leicester & Leicestershire - Local environmental organisation
- Environment Agency - government site
- Flooding - on the environmental agency web site - areas prone to flooding - searchable by post code
East
Midlands Councils - a consultative forum for local government in the East Midlands
- Directgov - widest range of government information and services online
- Legislation - UK Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments
- Benefits Information
- Number 10
- Home Office
- Life in the UK Test
- Council of the European Union
- Europa - The European Union On-Line
- European Parliament
- See also Health Reference Information
- National Library for Health - NHS site
- NHS Direct Online - for health advice and information
- NHS-UK - find local doctors, dentists, opticians, pharmacies etc.
- Infolinx - local health information and self help groups
- See also Job Searching Information
- Age Positive - Government campaign to tackle age discrimination in the workplace
- Connexions - Leicester Shire - includes vacancies for young people aged 16-20
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Job Centre Plus - Employment Services site
- Nextstep - Leicestershire Information, Advice and Guidance about learning and work for adults
- Jobability - Job vacancies for disabled people
- Work Train - national jobs, careers and learning site
- Infolinx - Other local and neighbouring authority jobs
Local Newspapers
Radio
On-line News
- Leicester City Football Club
- Leicester Tigers Rugby Club
- Leicestershire County Cricket Club
- Leicester Riders
- Infolinx - Local Sports Organisations
- See also Travel and transport
- Transport Direct - transport journey planner for Great Britain
- Traveline - public transport information
- Infolinx - Local Voluntary Organisations
Page Last Updated: 16 June 2011
