Andover & District
Citizens Advice Bureau

Useful Links

Local Links

Other Local Citizens Advice Bureaux

Citizens Advice Hampshire - Hampshire CAB Consortium (including contact details of all Hampshire CABs).

Test Valley Borough Council - local authority (planning permission, refuse collection, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit applications, anti-social behaviour, local environmental issues, etc.)

Test Valley Community Services - encourage, help and support voluntary and community groups in Test Valley.

Hampshire County Council - local education, social care & health, consumer advice, roads, etc.

The Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP - local member of parliament.

Andover Carnival - report and photos from previous carnival, and plans for next year's.

Andover Library

Andover College (formally Cricklade College)

Andover Crisis Centre

The Andover Advertiser - local newspaper.

Andover Town Central - The community in Andover - Jobs, Letters, News, Gossip, Cars, History, etc.

Andover Shopmobility - now part of Test Valley Community Services.

Andover Vision - information about Andover and its events.

Andover Sound - local radio station.

Free Money and Debt Management Advice Providers

The Money Advice Service - give unbiased money advice.

National Debtline - confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems.

Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) - debt management company.

Payplan - debt management company.

National Links

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) - employment issues.

Community Legal Advice - a free* and confidential service paid for by legal aid. Help with legal problems. (* subject to conditions, to see if you qualify go to Can I Get Legal Aid)

Consumer Direct - consumer problems (website now part of the Directgov - Consumer Direct's telephone service will continue as normal).

Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) - formally the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR, formerly the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI)) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) - employment, consumer, trade, science and energy policy.

Department for Work & Pensions - employment and benefits.

Directgov - the official government website for citizens - benefits, consumer rights, employment, environment, young people, parents, money, etc.

Her Majesty's Court Services - From 1 April 2011, Her Majesty's Courts Service and the Tribunals Service integrated to form Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. See website for options.

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs - Income Tax, VAT.

Shelter - housing and homelessness.

Hampshire Trading Standards - gives advice on many topics including, problems with goods and services, doorstep sales, scams, safety, food, animal health and weights and measures.

The Pension Service - The Pension Service is now available from Directgov for general public information, from Business Link for employer information and from the DWP website for corporate information. See website for options.