1901 Census
Official genealogy site of the Welsh and English census information for 1901.

Access and Pupil Services in County Durham
Information on education matters in County Durham, such as nursery admissions, school attendance and child protection.

ACAS Publications
Links to ACAS services, publications and employment questions and answers related to lay-offs, and redundancy.

Adaptations to your Home
Information on the services provided by Durham County Council for people who require adaptations to their home to cope with a severe disability.

Adoption and Fostering Network
This site provides a great deal of help and advice about becoming a foster carer or adopter.

Adult Education
Information and useful contacts on the types of adult education available locally.

Age Concern
Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working with and for the elderly. This website provides a great deal of content for older people.

Allena Clarke Appointments
Recruitment agency in the North East of England, that matches people to job vacancies.

AndersElite
Job search site

Approved Premises for Marriages in County Durham
Provides a list of premises in County Durham which are registered as places where civil marriage ceremonies can be held.

Auckland Castle
Details of what services they offer for marriage ceremonies.

Baxter Personnel Recruitment
Offers an online recruitment service.

BAAF Adoption and Fostering
Some information for people interested in adopting or fostering a child, with useful links and publications.

BBC Health First Aid Action
First Aid advice from the BCC covering caring for children, adults and first aid courses.

BBC Parenting - Having a Baby
This site guides you through the stages and shows you everything you need to know, before, during and immediately after birth.

BBC Schools Revision Guide
Revision help for Key Stage 2, 3, and 4.

Benefits Available After a Death
Online factsheet outlining the benefits available after a death.

Benefits for Carers
Information about what benefits are available for carers.

Bettercaring.co.uk - UK care homes
Help in finding a care home and answers to common questions and worries.

Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Find out what is on offer at BATH for your wedding reception.

Bison
Stairlift supplier. Find your nearest supplier, product details, news and how to buy.

Bookbus Service
The Bookbus is a mobile library service dedicated to older people and people with disabilities. It visits residential homes, day care centres and sheltered housing schemes throughout County Durham.

Bridge Recruitment North Ltd
Recruitment consultants.

British School of Motoring
Information about learning to drive, booking lessons, and much more.

Bully On-Line
Site dealing with all types of bullying including school

Bullying Online
Bullying at school. Advice for children and parents. Regsitered charity.

Burial and Cremation Records
Information about how to obtain burial and cremation records in County durham.

Business Debtline
Free confidential advice for businesses with debt problems.

Business Grants
The County Durham Development Company, offers a range of financial incentives to encourage businesses to start up, grow and expand in County Durham.

Business Link County Durham
Guidance and information for people who are either running a business or thinking about starting one up.

Business Link
The Business Link network provide support and advice to business start ups across the country. Their site includes a wealth of practical information on starting up, grants and finance, training, sales and marketing and much more.

Business Premises
County Durham offers a wide choice of premises, both new and previously occupied, ranging from factories to warehouses, offices, starter units and managed workshops.

Career Change
Some useful articles for anyone considering having a career change an the options available to you, as well as stories from people who have taken the plunge.

Careers Advice
Details of local careers advice centres.

Carer Support
Information for carers about the services and support available to them.

Channel 4 Homework High
Help with homework

Child Benefit
Information about claiming child benefit from the Department of Work and Pensions. You can also submit a form online.

Childcare Community
Details of vacancies within early years and childcare and also a database for those interested in supply work in this sector.

Children Going into Hospital
A free leaflet from the Royal College of Surgeons providing information for parents if their child is preparing for hospital. Books can help in the preparation, as they provide an opportunity to talk to the child about what is going to happen. This document provides a list of books which are recommended reading.

Citizens Advice Bureau
Practical help and advice about help with debt and credit.

Civil Naming Ceremonies
Find out about what a Naming Ceremony is, and how you can arrange one.

Civil Partnership Registration
Information on how same sex couples can obtain legal recognition of their relationship.

Claiming Benefits after Redundancy
This information looks at the benefits you can claim after redundancy and how any capital you may have will affect your entitlement to these benefits.

Colleges in County Durham
Find out which colleges exist, in and around the County.

Community Information Database
The database provides listings of local support groups, organisations and facilities.

Community Legal Service Direct (CLS Direct)
Information about legal problems. Find out who and where your local adviser is and if it costs anything.

Complete Career Change
Resource includes personal stories of how people switched careers successfully. Also includes self-help tools such as a career health check.

Connexions County Durham
Advice and support for 13-19 year olds in the County Durham area.

Connexions County Durham
Advice and support for all 13-19 year olds in County Durham.

Connexions Gateway
Confidential advice, support and information for 13-19 year olds, including how to build a CV.

Connexions Tees Valley
Advice and support for 13-19 year olds in the Tees Valley.

Coroner Service
Information about the Coroner's Service.

Council Tax in County Durham
Provides the current banding for local council tax.

County Durham Development Company
The County Durham Development Company (CDDC) is the inward investment and local business support arm of Durham County Council.

County Hall
Details of County Hall, a place where marriage cermonies can be held.

Crime and Security
Information from Directgov about crime prevention and community safety, Neighbourhood Watch, how to get in touch with Victim Support, and how to keep safe from bogus callers.

Crime Reduction Website
Information and resources for people working to reduce crime in their local area.

Criminal Justice System
Being a victim of a crime can be a difficult and confusing experience. Try the interactive virtual tour to provide information about the Criminal Justice System process as it relates to a victim of a crime.

Darlington Primary Care Trust
News articles, local health service information and useful links.

Dealing with Bereavement
Practical guidance from Directgov, on dealing with a bereavement, including organising a funeral, registering a death, financial assistance and support services.

Dealing with Redundancy
Information from the Citizens Advice Bureau convering topics such as, what is redundancy?, redundancy situations, redundancy pay and your rights.

Department for Work and Pensions
Information about maternity allowance and maternity leave.

Derwentside Primary Care Trust
News articles, local health service information and useful links

Directgov Redundancy Resources
Information about redundancy payments, an online calculator, and useful links.

Disability Alliance
Disability Alliance (DA), publishers of the Disability Rights Handbook, provides information on social security benefits for disabled people. You can use their site to find regularly updated information about benefits, tax credits, community care as well as disability related campaigns and parliamentary news.

Disabled People and Carers
A great portal site from Directgov providing information for disabled people and carers in areas such as employment, health and education. There's also advice on financial support, independent living and rights.

Disabled Students Allowances
The Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are available to full-time, part-time and postgraduate students. They are available to help cover any additional costs, which arise as a direct result of your disability, that you may have to pay to attend your course, such as the cost of a non-medical personal helper, major items of specialist equipment, and travel.

Disabled Workers Co-operative
The Disabled Workers Co-operative is a new not-for-profit project whose aim is to create a National searchable database that will match the needs of individual customers wanting a product or service with a local disabled person who is able to provide that product or service.

Domestic Violence Reality Revealed
Web pages providing details of a conference held in February 2002 about domestic violence.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Find information about driving licences, medical conditions, learning to drive, entitlement to drive, endorsements/disqualifications, driving abroad and what to do when you have changed your address and/or name.

Driving Standards Agency
Find out information about theory and practical driving tests from the DSA site.

Durham and Chester-le-Street Primary Care Trust
Lots of content about local services, news, online documents and leaflets.

Durham Constabulary
Information and advice, reports and statistics from Durham Constabulary.

Durham County Council Vacancies
Visit our online vacancies database for all the latest jobs at Durham County Council

Durham County Half Fare Travel Permit
Eligible residents of County Durham can apply for the Durham County Half Fare Travel Permit. The permit is available to men or women aged 60 or more, and also to adults of any age who are blind or have other disabilities that affect their mobility.

Durham County Record Office
The Durham County Record Office is responsible for collecting and preserving documents relating to County Durham (including Darlington) and for making those records available for study and research. Large numbers of historical documents have been deposited by their owners for safe-keeping in the Record Office.

Durham Dales Primary Care Trust
Here you can find information about local health services and news.

Durham Look-up Exchange
A list of reference works on Durham which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries.

Early Years Service
The service works to ensure the availability of a broad range of high quality daycare, play, registered nursery education and family support services for children and their families in County Durham.

Easington Primary Care Trust
Here you can find information about local health services and news.

ECCTIS - Courses Database
Searchable database of University courses and places across the UK.

Education Jobs
Search for jobs in the education sector.

Ending a Relationship
Some helpful advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau on ending a relationship, ending a cohabitation, ending a marriage, financial arrangements at the end of a relationship, relationship breakdown and property, relationship breakdown and children, and family mediation.

Estate Agents in County Durham
Online search engine of estate agents in the County Durham area, covering Durham, Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees.

Exchanges with France and Germany
Information about the exchange programme.

Exhumation
Information about how to arrange for a body to be exhumed.

Family Search Genealogy Service
Learn how to start your family history. Search for your ancestors. Step-by-step research guidance on searching for your ancestors. View maps, forms, guides, and other research helps. Find other websites containing family history information.

Financial Support for Students
Find out if you are eligable for financial support for your studies (for students who live in County Durham).

Fish 4 Homes
Search homes for sale or to rent across the UK. You can also get help on choosing a mortgage, and the whole moving process.

Fish 4 Jobs
Job search site.

Focus on Disability
This site has a wide range of information for disabled people and their carers in the UK.

Funerals and the Environment in County Durham
This information is aimed at anyone with an interest in looking after the planet for future generations. Concerns about issues such as pollution and global warming mean that more and more people are trying to live their lives in an environmentally friendly way. As a result there is now a growing interest in the environmental impacts of funerals.

Gap Year Jobs
Online database of temporary and seasonal employment vacancies in the UK and a range of international opportunities.

Gap Year New Zealand
Online guide to taking time out in New Zealand

Gap Year
Lots of information about taking a gap year, the gap year guidebook, and personal stories.

GCSE and A Level Revision Online
Portal providing links to online revision resources.

Genealogy Sites Online
Personal site providing links to genealogy information on the Internet.

Geneology of UK and Ireland - GENUKI
The aim of GENUKI is to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland. It is a noncommercial service, provided by an ever-growing group of volunteers in cooperation with the Federation of Family History Societies and a number of its member societies.

Giving Notice of Marriage
Find out about the legal preliminaries to getting married.

Go Jobsite
Job search site.

Going into Hospital
A selection of useful links covering areas such as the benefits you may be entitled to, how to find your closest hospital and treatment in a private hospital

Good Migrations
Find your nearest estate agents, and request a valuation of your property.

Guides for sick, injured and disabled people and their carers
Leaflet from the Department of Work and Pensions about going into hospital.

Handbag.com
Packed with information about conception, pregnancy and birth

Having a Baby
Information on entitlements, antenatal care, teenage pregnancy and complications.

Help the Aged
Information from Help the Aged including details about how your benefits are affected by a stay in hospital, help with the cost of travelling to hospital, your rights in hospital, and making a complaint.

Historical Manuscripts Commission - ARCHON
The ARCHON Directory includes contact details for record repositories in the United Kingdom and also for institutions elsewhere in the world which have substantial collections of manuscripts noted under the indexes to the National Register of Archives.

Holiday Care
If you’re a disabled or older person with an interest in travel and holidays this site is for you.

Home Buying and Selling
Advice, information and links from Directgov, to help you buy or sell a home, including affordable housing options.

Home Care Services
Find out about the home care service and how it can help you in your home.

Homes Online
Search for property from County Durham estate agents in Chester-le-Street, Darlington and Durham City.

Housebound Service
This service is dedicated to people who have mobility problems, cannot use their local library and have no-one able or willing to go for them. The Housebound Service assistants deliver books and audio book tapes direct to readers at home every three weeks and also answer information enquiries on a wide range of subjects from practical help to quiz questions.

Housing Associations and Cooperatives
Contact details of local housing associations and co-operatives.

How Do I Get a Business Permit?
Find out how to get a business permit for parking.

I Am Moving
UK Online Change of Address Service that enables you to tell companies and organisations that you are moving. The service allows you to stop services at your old address and start them at your new home. You can use this service to notify all Durham County Council services, plus organisations such as power, water and telecommunication companies, clubs, societies and banks of your new address.

ICS Learn
Take a distance learning course from ICS - A Levels, GCSEs and a wide range of vocational training and professional development home study courses.

Industrial Sites
Find out what industrial and commercial premises are available.

Inland Revenue Starting up in Business
Aims to help you understand some of the many things you need to think about when you're running a business, especially the main tax and National Insurance issues.

Investing in Children Travel Card
Half price travel throughout County Durham for 14, 15 & 16 year olds.

ITEC NorthEast
Visit this website for information on Modern Apprenticeships, and National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ’s).

JewishGen - Jewish Genealogy
JewishGen�, Inc. is an Internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide.

Job Seeker's Allowance
Benefit information about claiming JSA.

Jobcentre Plus
Help and advice on job hunting.

Jobsgopublic.com
Online database of public sector jobs across the UK.

JobServe
Job search site.

Journey Planner
The County Durham Journey Planner will help you travel using bus and train services.

Kids on the Web
Contains links to many useful and informative sites that may help with homework.

Kidscape
Advice on dealing with bullying.

Lawrights
UK law portal providing legal documents and services for English law

Learndirect
Find out what subjects you need to take at school at GCSE and A-Level and what careers they can lead to.

LearnDirect
At learndirect you can find hundreds of specially created online courses in computers, office skills and self development, as well as information on the network of over 2000 learndirect centres to help people with their local learning needs and impartial information and advice on over 700,000 courses from providers throughout the UK.

Learner Driver UK
Includes an online directory of driving schools, residential driving courses, information about the theory and practical tests, advanced driving and buying a car.

Learnerstuff
A site packed with useful resources on the theory and practical tests, information on driving lessons, licences, and an online shop where you can puchase books and other resources to help you pass your test.

Learning from Directgov
Information from Directgov providing guidance for adult learners, higher education students and young people, together with information for parents.

Learning Opportunities in Libraries
See what opportunities there are in your local library.

Learning to Drive Books, Videos and DVDs
Information about official DSA guide books on learning to drive.

Learning to Drive your Car
Lots of information about learning to drive your car, taking your driving tests and getting a driving licence.

Looked After Children Education Team (LAC)
LAC aims to promote education amongst all Looked After Children, their carers and amongst other professionals working with this group; to raise the attendance, attainment and self esteem levels of these young people.

Make Your Community a Safer Place to Live
Information about community safety and how to make your own community a safer place.

Marriage Breakdown
Links to a variety of information on the financial and emotional aspects of a marriage breakdown.

Mental Health Supported Housing
Information about the Supported Living Scheme, which offers a service to people with severe and enduring mental health problems.

Modern Apprenticeships
Help and information about apprenticeships for people aged 16-24.

Monster Career Change
Information and top tips from Monster about changing your career, including opportunities and strategies for change, and knowing when to quit.

Monster
Job search site.

National Association of Funeral Directors
Contains extensive information on the Association, including the latest news, details about the kind of services you can expect to receive from Members, education programmes and the pre-payment funeral plan.

Natural Death Centre
Help with DIY and environmentaly friendly funerals.

New Deal
New Deal is a part of the Government's strategy to get people back to work. It gives people on benefits the help and support they need to look for work, including training and job preparation.

Newcastle International Airport
Details of flights, travel information, car parking, special offers and facilities.

Newcastle University Careers Service
A wide range of useful information for undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates.

NHS Direct Online
Lots of information on health issues, self-help guides, treatments and useful links.

NHS England
This site connects you to local NHS services in England and provides national information about the NHS. You can find contact details on the website for services in your local area, including Doctors, Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies.

North East England CourseFinder
Searchable online database providing details of full and part time courses in the North East region.

Northern Advisory Group on Disability
This group aim to promote and discuss the wide range of issues that affect disabled people living throughout the region.

Northumbria Police
Packed with crime prevention advice, help and information.

Nursery Admissions
Find out how to obtain a local nursery place for your child.

Older People Day Care
Find out abot our day units, which are attached to residential homes and offer support to people who want to stay living in their homes in the community.

One Life
Find out more about the work related qualifications like NVQ's from BBC Online and opportunities at 16+.

Opportunities
Opportunities is a recruitment publication for public sector organisations and many not-for-profit organisations (including charities).

Parent Partnership
County Durham Parent Partnership offers support to parents of children with special educational needs (SEN).

Park House Short Break Centre
Park House provides young, disabled people aged between 9 and 13 years, with short break accommodation.

PassPlus
PassPlus is a training scheme for new drivers.

Paul Joiner Genealogical Research and Marriage Database
Introductory page which links pages for the GENUKI, the United Kingdom and Ireland Genealogical Information Service, and also for Cleveland FHS as well as a Marriage Database for Durham, North Yorkshire and Northumberland and the Joiner One Name Study (growing).

Pensions and Retirement
Information about the state pension, pension options and lots more from Directgov.

Pin Point Personnel
Recruitment agency based in the North East.

Prospects
Graduate careers and job vacancies.

Provide and Enhance Local Play Areas in your Community
Information about how to provide or enhance a play area, including reasons for doing it, and how to start a project.

Public Secta
Public sector jobs site.

Real Work, Real Pay
Information for 16-24 year olds on apprenticeships.

Redundancy Arrangements
Information from the DTI on redundancy rights and payments for employees.

Reed Online
Job search site.

Register Office Locations and Contact Details
The registration service is responsible for registering births, marriages and deaths. Contact details are provided.

Register Office Marriage Facilities
Register Offices that offer wedding ceremony facilities in County Durham.

Registering Births
Find out how to register a birth and the documents you need to take with you.

Registering Deaths
Information about registering a death, and the process you need to go through.

Relate
Relate offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and support face-to-face, by phone and through their website.

Renewal of Marriage Vows
For couples who wish to celebrate renewing their marriage vows in a unique and personal ceremony.

Repatriation of Remains
Information about how to ensure that the body can be laid to rest outside of the country of death.

Retirement Matters
Find out about overseas travel for the elderly, information on finance, and pensions, leisure, hobbies, retirement homes and health issues.

Retirement Pension
An online factsheet providing information about retirement pensions.

Revision Centre
Revision notes, links, tips, and many other resources to help you make the most of your revision and get through those exams.

RNIB - Royal National Institute for the Blind
An informative website providing help, advice and practical information for all types of sight loss.

Road Safety
Find out about road safety education and training packages that we offer to schools, colleges and other organisations within the county.

S-Cool
General site for school students with discssion forums.

Safer Routes to School
A 'Safer Route to School' project aims to enable more children to walk, cycle or take public transport to school by improving travelling conditions on their route to school and in the vicinity of the school.

SAT UK Recruitment Guide
Find your ideal online UK jobsite or recruitment agency by name, location or industry.

School and Parental Support
Information about the services we can offer to support children in schools. This includes supporting young people with special educational needs, dyspraxia and ADHD.

School Governors
Find information on all aspects of being a school governor, from becoming a governor to explaining all the educational jargon you may come across in meetings.

Schools in County Durham
Visit our schools section for information on bullying, admissions, attendance and a map of school locations.

Schoolwork Ugh!
Lots of help with schoolwork subjects.

Sector 1 Jobs
Local Government and Health sector job search site.

Sedgefield Primary Care Trust
Here you can find information about local health services and news.

Sensory Impairment
Social Care and Health can provide a range of services for people with a physical disability and/or sensory impairment, including day care, supported housing, and home independence shops.

Sibs Encounter Online Support
An online support group for brothers and sisters of people with disabilities. This site is aimed at children.

Small Projects Fund
The SPF is a fast-track grant scheme for projects (of less than �10,000 total cost) brought forward by local community and voluntary groups, trade associations, small community enterprises and local authorities in the East and West Durham Rural Priority Areas' (RPA's).

Stannah Stairlifts
Stairlift manufacturer, supplier and installer. Find out the latest product news.

Support for the Under Five's
Find out what support is available if your child has a disability, and needs extra help with learning.

Sure Start County Durham
Find out about Children's Centre and Sure Start Local Programmes in your area.

Sure Start County Durham
Find out about Children's Centres and Sure Start Local Programmes in your area.

Sure Start County Durham
Information on a career in early years and childcare.

Sure Start County Durham
Information on where to look for jobs working in early years and childcare.

Surestart at Stanley
Giving families with pre-school children, in the Stanley area, a better start in life.

Taking a Year Out
Information for parents who want to know more about gap years, the benefits, potential drawbacks and how to get started.

Teaching jobs
Search for teaching posts across the UK.

Teesdale Credit Union Ltd
A financial co-operative owned and controlled by its members. Savings and low interest loans.

Teesside International Airport
Find out flight arrivals and departures, local and airport information.

The Council Chamber
The Council Chamber, at County Hall is licenced to hold civil weddings.

The Durham Room
Details of the Durham Room at County Hall, which holds wedding receptions and other formal occasions.

The Fostering Net
Charity for everyone involved in fostering

The Great War
Search for a veteran of the Great War.

The Highway Code
Online version of the highway code which includes the ability to test yourself.

The Student Loans Company Ltd
Key information about student loans.

The Who Cares Trust
A national charity working to improve public care for children and young people who are separated from their families and living in residential or foster care

Thinking of taking a Gap Year?
Information specifically on gap schemes, internships, study and work programmes.

Tommy's the Baby Charity
Tommy's is a charity that funds a national programme of research, education and information aimed at understanding and preventing premature birth, miscarriage and stillbirth. Their website provides information about the research the charity carries out, how to support them, fundraising events, and some helpful information about pregnancy, and pregnancy health.

UK Course Finder
Online, searchable database of higher education courses across the UK.

UK Funerals Online
Useful funeral information site

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
Processes applications for full-time undergraduate courses at UK universities and colleges.

Universities for the North East
Association of the North East's universities.

University of Durham Careers Advisory Service
Careers advice for students.

University of Durham
See what courses are available and about student life in Durham.

University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Find a course, or read the latest news and events.

University of Northumbria
See what courses they offer, find out how to apply and visit the University shop.

University of Sunderland
Search for undergraduate or postgraduate courses, foundation degrees and short courses.

University of Teesside
Download a prospectus, search for a course or read the latest news.

Up My Street
Search and compare detailed information about a specific postcode, city, town, district or region.

Victim Support
Victim Support is an independent charity which helps people cope with the effects of crime. They provide free and confidential support and information to help you deal with your experience.

Welfare Rights Benefits for Children
Our online factsheets provide the latest information on the benefits available for children.

Welfare Rights Factsheets on Ill Health and Disability
We have a number of online factsheets giving guidance on a variety of benefits specifically for people suffering ill health or disability.

Work Experience
Information about work experience schemes.

Yahoo! Careers
Checklist of things to consider when thinking about a career change.

Year Out Group
Information and guidance for young people and their parents and advisers. Find out how to plan a year out and choose the gap year or career break programme which best suits your needs and aspirations.

Young People's Gateway
Information from the Department for Education and Skills, providing help and advice on careers and post 16 opportunities.