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Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Check with your council if you're eligible for a discount on your Council Tax
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
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
Apply to your local council for equipment or help adapting your home if you’re disabled
Explore the local archives to help your research into family and local history at your local council
How local councils work in England - types of council, decision-making, council finances, local councillors and making complaints
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
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
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
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
Complain to your council if they have done something wrong, failed to provide a service or not followed correct procedures
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
Many councils provide community alarm services to support independent living in your own home
Contact your council about funding and grants for your project - activities for young people, volunteer programmes, development of communal facilities
Apply to adopt a child through your local council if you are 21 or over and can offer a stable home to a child
Get information from your local council about asbestos in your home and how to dispose of it safely
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