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Find out who your local councillor is
Apply for financial help to make your home suitable for a disabled person
Apply for a needs assessment by social services through your local council - support, home care help, disability equipment, day centres, care homes
Apply to your local council for equipment or help adapting your home if you’re disabled
A dropped kerb allows vehicles to cross the pavement from the road to a driveway - contact your local council to find out how to apply for a dropped kerb
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
Appeal a decision by your local planning authority about an application for planning permission - documents you need to provide, who can appeal, how long it takes
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
Rent an allotment through your council to grow your own fruit and vegetables - you can be allocated a plot or added to a waiting list
If you get help from social services, direct payments let you choose and buy the services you need yourself, instead of getting them from your council
Rules for alcohol licensing in your area, apply for a licence or have your say about a licence application
How local councils work in England - types of council, decision-making, council finances, local councillors and making complaints
Find your nearest library to access services such as book loans, CD rentals and internet access
Contact your council about funding and grants for your project - activities for young people, volunteer programmes, development of communal facilities
Complain to your council if they have done something wrong, failed to provide a service or not followed correct procedures
Contact your council to find out whether they offer a garden maintenance service for elderly or disabled council tenants
Apply through your local council for short-term ('respite') care for your sick or disabled child to enable you to have a break from caring
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