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.
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