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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
Find your nearest library to access services such as book loans, CD rentals and internet access
Find out if your council collects recycling, how to recycle household waste such as mobile phones, computers, packaging and green waste
How to appeal to your council or the Valuation Tribunal about a Council Tax bill, fine or completion notice
Contact your council about funding and grants for your project - activities for young people, volunteer programmes, development of communal facilities
How local councils work in England - types of council, decision-making, council finances, local councillors and making complaints
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
Find out about your business rates bill, business rate relief or pay your bill through your local council
Rules for alcohol licensing in your area, apply for a licence or have your say about a licence application
Arrange for the collection of garden waste by your council
Get information from your local council about asbestos in your home and how to dispose of it safely
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
Complain to your council if they have done something wrong, failed to provide a service or not followed correct procedures
Why you might be given a 'Fixed Penalty Notice' for an environmental offence by your local authority and how you can pay or challenge it
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
If a limited company owes you money, you can use Form SD1 (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
Your local council may have details of organisations in your community that can give help and support - contact your council to find out more
Contact your council to find out whether they offer a garden maintenance service for elderly or disabled council tenants
Apply to adopt a child through your local council if you are 21 or over and can offer a stable home to a child
Appeal a decision on a householder planning application by your local planning authority - deadlines, how to appeal and how long it takes to get a decision
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