Useful Links

You may find some of these links helpful. If you would like to suggest a link please contact us.

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• Planning
• Bolton Council
  Access information on Council services including local planning and environmental issues.
• 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 some 12,000 vacant properties across Greater Manchester, nearly 1,600 in Bolton?
• Wigan Council
  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.
• Planning Resource
  Website for Planners with information about policy and planning news.

• Community
• Westhoughton Community Network
  Information about community groups, events and news.
• Bolton CVS
  Bolton-wide hub for community support, training, grants.
• Report a Street Problem (Bolton Council)
  You can report possible hazards on the roads and footpaths to Bolton Council. Online form covering: Street lights; Potholes & damaged paving; Flytipping; Obstructions; Graffiti and Flyposting.

• Environment
• 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.
• Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
  Government department dealing with countryside issues.
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
  All you need to know about our feathered friends, and how to help, encourage and protect them.
• Lancashire Wildlife Trust
  Speaking out for nature in UK since 1912, protecting wildlife and habitats for future; engaging the community.
• BBC's Nature website
  BBC microsite dealing with wildlife and environmental issues, often supporting BBC programmes.

• General Interest

• 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 (Bolton Council)
  Government body dealing with consumer issues - righting wrongs, bringing those that take advantage into line.
• Faulty Goods (The Law)
  Information on the current legislation and your rights concerning the Sale of Goods and Faulty Items.
• Say No to 0870
  Have to call a non-geographic phone number - check here for cheaper or minutes-included landline number.

• Other
• The Bolton News
  You local paper with popular website for up-to-the minute news.
• Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE)
  Information and news on local transport - trains, buses, trams…
• Northern Railway
  Information and news about train services and investment from new franchisee Arriva Trains.

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