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Voting

• Register for a postal vote

• Register to vote

Find your local...

• Buy Ordnance Survey maps

• Find a local school

• Find a police force or police authority

• Find your local fire and rescue service

• Find mobile phone masts in your area

• Find your local Trading Standards office

• Find your local MP (Member of Parliament)

• Find health services in your area

• Find a public library

Charities and community groups

• Search for a registered charity

• Find your local Citizens Advice Bureau

Volunteering

• Search and apply for a volunteering opportunity

• Find your nearest Volunteer Centre

Your property

• Find details of ownership and title plans for a house or flat

• Check your council tax band

• Find local property prices and details

• Download the Right to Buy application form (RTB1)

• Find out about your neighbourhood

Planning

• Search the register of planning decisions

• Apply for planning permission online

• Submit a planning appeal online (England only)

• Submit a planning appeal (form S78) (Wales only)

Local environment

• Check air quality in your area

• Find out what's in your backyard

• Make a complaint about your water or sewage service

The weather

• Check the risk of flooding in your area

• Check UK weather forecasts

• View current flood alerts

• Find tidal information for the UK and abroad

Energy and fuel

• Claim an energy grant

Honours and monarchy

• Nominate someone for an honour

• Get a congratulatory message from the Queen

Births, deaths and marriages

• Get help covering funeral costs (form SF200)

• Find out about your neighbourhood

• Order a birth, marriage or death certificate

• Research world war casualties

• Trace your family history

• Search the National Archives

• Search the census

Buy your TV licence

• Buy or renew your TV licence

Apply for lottery money

• Apply for Lottery money