Local Authorities

South Yorkshire

• Sheffield City Council
  Find a detailed guide to the work of the council, including the Lord Mayor's role and council meetings. Includes tourism and entertainment facts.
  www.sheffield.gov.uk
  
  
• Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
  Check the diary of coming events, plus the information base of council services. Gives details of job vacancies and councillor contact info.
  www.rotherham.gov.uk
  
  
• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
  Search the events database or find out the local weather. Find a listing of attractions in this region plus a guide to councillors.
  www.doncaster.gov.uk
  
  
• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  Details education, training, living and working in the area, with reference map. Includes details on town parishes and community partnerships.
  www.barnsley.gov.uk
  
  

Nottinghamshire

• Mansfield District Council
  Check out the shopping mall, history of the area and local attractions. Includes news releases and council contact details.
  www.mansfield.gov.uk
  
  
• Bassetlaw District Council
  Follow the work of the council and learn about facilities for tourists in this part of Nottinghamshire. Includes historical and business facts.
  www.bassetlaw.gov.uk
  
  

Derbyshire

• Chesterfield Council
  Learn about Derbyshire's largest town, and it's council services and tourism. Plus discover Chesterfield's twin towns worldwide.
  www.chesterfieldbc.gov.uk
  
  
• Bolsover District Council
  Discover details on local attractions, restaurants, transport and accommodation, plus council facts and business opportunities.
  www.bolsover.gov.uk
  
  
• Derbyshire Dales District Council
  Provides contacts for representatives, details of services, tourist information, development plans and town market listings for this famous part of Derbyshire.
  www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk
  
  
• North East Derbyshire District Council
  Find details of the Council, its services, sports and leisure facilities, a tourist guide, news, events and economic developments for this Derbyshire area.
  www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk
  
  

Lincolnshire

• North East Lincolnshire Council
  Check out the travel and traffic section or read about life in the area. Includes a directory of council services and a suggestion facility.
  www.nelincs.gov.uk
  
  
• North Lincolnshire Council
  Read the latest local news, and find details on industry and employment, work, leisure and tourism. Check out the events calendar.
  www.northlincs.gov.uk
  
  

West Yorkshire

• Wakefield District Council
  Read about education and training, commerce, industry and the local lifestyle. Includes a look at historic Wakefield and community facts.
  www.wakefield.gov.uk
  
  

North Yorkshire

• Selby District Council
  Residents can pay bills or contact the council, visitors can learn town history. Business can find sites and premises.
  www.selby.gov.uk
  
  

Housing Bodies

• National Housing Federation
  Organisation which promotes "decent housing for all" and represents independent social landlords. Find details of conferences online.
  www.housing.org.uk
  
  
• Housing Corporation
  Government agency regulates public housing in England. This guide provides information for residents and Registered Social Landlords.
  www.housingcorp.gov.uk
  
  
• The Chartered Institute of Housing
  The professional body for people working in housing, maximising the contribution that housing professionals make to the well being of communities.
  www.cih.org
  
  

Publications

• Inside housing
  Weekly magazine brings news on social housing in England to landlords, residents, and researchers. Find jobs in public housing.
  www.insidehousing.co.uk
  
  
• Housing Today
  Magazine for social housing providers published by the National Housing Federation. Check out the online directory of products and services.
  www.housingtoday.org.uk
  
  
• Roof Magazine
  ROOF is a bi-monthly magazine covering all aspects of housing policy. ROOF aims to provide a wide variety of in-depth comment and analysis plus hard-hitting features and revealing interviews with government ministers and other leading figures. This relaunched site is packed with information, including a new magazine archive, and is available to existing and new magazine subscribers.
  www.roofmag.co.uk
  
  

Useful Sites

• Learn Direct
  Government-supported initiative with computer-based courses designed to enhance business skills and to offer increased employment opportunities.
  www.learndirect.co.uk
  
  
• Child Support Agency
  Department for Work and Pensions' Child Support Agency works to deliver child support service to help reduce child poverty. Read about its aims and work.
  www.csa.gov.uk
  
  
• NHS Direct
  Government service is backed by a team of on-call nurses. Consult the directory of common symptoms and find out when and where to get help.
  www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
  
  
• Multimap
  Supplies a range of tools to enable UK-specific searches. Includes place name, London street name, post code and grid reference searching.
  www.multimap.com
  
  
• Up My Street
  Enter a postcode to find out about where you live. With info on schools, local amenities, property prices and council tax.
  www.upmystreet.com
  
  
• Citizens' Advice Bureau
  Citizens Advice Bureau Service offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice. Get advice on several social policy areas and find out about volunteering.
  www.citizensadvice.org.uk
  
  

Resident Involvement Related

Below are links to websites residents may find interesting to browse.

It is impossible to cover every website but if you know of a website that would be of interest to other SYHA residents, fill in the form at the bottom of this page and send us details.

• Atic
  Atic is an Association open to people interested in and committed to resident involvement and control in social housing. They enable and encourage debate and campaign for positive change in housing policy and legislation.
  www.atic.org.uk
  
  
• Communities Taking Control
  This website is about communities in England setting up community initiatives to tackle issues important to local communities.
  www.communitiestakingcontrol.org
  
  
• Neighbourhood Watch
  This website gives information about how you can get in touch with your local Neighbourhood Watch and also gives advice about how to set up a scheme.
  www.neighbourhoodwatch.net
  
  
• PEP
  PEP is an organisation that works with local communities to improve the lives of local people.
  www.pep.org.uk
  
  
• Quest
  Quest is a community development agency specialising in communication tools for communities.
  www.quest-net.org
  
  
• Tenants Online
  Gives residents the opportunity to take further control of their learning, homes and communities.
  www.tenants-online.co.uk
  
  
• TPAS
  TPAS (Tenant Participation Advisory Service) is the leading national resident participation organisation working to promote resident empowerment. It provides information, advice, training, consultancy, seminars and conferences on all aspects of involving residents in their housing management.
  www.tpas.org.uk
  
  

Training

• Learning Pays
  On this site you can search for courses and centres, read about other learners, and get the low down on learning.
  www.learningpays.org
  
  
• Northern College
  Northern College at Barnsley is a residential college dedicated to the education and training of people who are without formal qualifications and are seeking to return to learning.
  www.northern.ac.uk
  
  
• The Regen School
  The Regen School is a community-based organisation offering apprenticeships in regeneration.
  www.regenschool.com
  
  
• Trafford Hall
  Trafford Hall is a National Tenants Resource Centre, a registered charity, offering training and support to people living and working in disadvantaged communities.
  www.traffordhall.com
  
  

Funding

• Awards for All
  Awards for All is a Lottery grants programme aimed at local communities. Grants are available from £500 to £5000.
  www.awardsforall.org.uk
  
  
• The Charities Information Bureau
  The Charities Information Bureau supports voluntary and community groups in finding funding for their work.
  www.cibfunding.org.uk
  
  
• VolCom Grants
  This site gives information about Access to Government Grants for the Voluntary and Community Sector.
  www.volcomgrants.gov.uk
  
  
• Syfab
  Syfab (South Yorkshire Funding and Advice Bureau) aims to help members of local voluntary and community groups to get the resources they need. Their service includes: searching, advice and support on fundraising, specialist training and workshops and information sheets.
  www.syfab.org.uk
  
  
• South Yorkshire Community Foundation
  This charitable grant maker works to strengthen communities by providing a broker service to obtain funding for local and voluntary organisations and community groups.
  www.sycf.org.uk