Housing
Housing is a major issue for many local residents at the moment. This link gives information on all aspects of housing in Sunderland. The nearest housing office locally is at the Civic Centre.

Housing

Council Tax
This link from the Council gives information on Council Tax including a link that will let you pay your Council Tax through this site.

Council Tax

Housing Grants
This link gives information on how you qualify for a Housing Grant to repair your house.

Housing Grants

Household Rubbish
These sites tell you when your rubbish is collected each week and gives information on where you can deposit your household rubbish or how you can contact the Council to arrange the collection of bulky items like furniture.

Household Rubbish Reception Site

Household Rubbish Collection

Buying a House
If your buying a house locally these sites might be useful. Homecheck lets you check on whether there are any problems with it. Put in your new postcode and the site checks for things like mine workings or reports of subsidence and a lot more. Homefile is a site that covers all aspects of buying a house.

Homefile

Homecheck

Gardening
Recent coverage in Eastwise of Salem Street residents colourful flower baskets plus the popularity of allotments locally suggest there is a keen  interest in gardening. This BBC site contains lots of information gardeners will find interesting.

Gardening

Home Decorating
A BBC site on tips for decorating your home.

Home decorating

Lifestyle
A BBC site that covers everything from antique collecting to cooking, holidays and fashion.

BBC Lifestyle

NHS Direct
NHS direct is the National Health Service's Internet and telephone enquiry service where you can get free advice on any health problem.

NHS Direct
Tel No 0845 4647

NHS Sunderland
This site contains all of the information on NHS services in Sunderland including the names addresses and opening times of the Health Centres and Doctors Surgeries locally as well as a lot of helpful advice and information on healthy living and looking after yourself.

NHS Sunderland

Carers
Parents are often the main carers in the family but carers can look after older people or disabled people and often carers themselves need help . This site covers all of these things.

Carers

Health Sites
This link takes you a page full of links to health sites from lots of different health charities and organisations

Health Sites