External links and web resources
We have a growing database of resources and external links that you may find useful. Select a category from the list below.
Note: The Gateshead Housing Company are not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Links categories
- Advice
- Electricity
- Environmental - green issues
- Gas
- Getting Involved - Advice
- Hate crime
- HomeStyle
- Links relating to Gypsies and Travellers
- Links relating to people from Black and Minority Ethnic Communities
- Links relating to people who originate from outside the United Kingdom
- Links relating to Women
- Local Information
- Money matters
- Other housing providers
- Rent and benefits
- Travel
- Water
- Advice and Help
- Environmental - energy
- Equality and Diversity - General
- Getting involved
- Government
- Health
- Learning
- Links relating to Older People
- Links relating to people who are Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian or Transgender
- Links relating to people with disabilities
- Links relating to Young People
- Money
- Mutual exchanges
- Police
- Service Providers
- TV
Advice
- Age Positive
- Arthritis Care
- Association of British Credit Unions
- British Council
- Britkid
- Centrepoint
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Disability Conciliation Service
- Financial Service Authority (FSA) Debt Awareness Test
- Gateshead Health Promotion Team
- Gateshead Voluntary Organisations Council
- Help the Aged
- Housingnet
- Independent Age
- Legal Services Commission
- Link Up In Gateshead
- New2uk
- NHS
- NHS Direct
- Resource Information Service
- Shelter
- Show Racism the Red Card
- Signpost
- UNITE in Gateshead
- Virgin Media
- Youth Information Service
Advice and Help
- Age Concern
- Childline
- Citizens Advice Bureau Gateshead
- Gateshead Access Panel
- Gateshead Council
- Gateshead Law Centre
- NSPCC
- RSPCA
- Samaritans
- Shelter
- Tenant Services Authority - The authority's aim is to raise the standards of services for affordable housing tenants.
Environmental - energy
- Energy Saving Trust
- Gateshead Council - greenhouse gas emissions - Gateshead Council is committed to managing and reducing the emissions generated as a result of the energy and fuel it uses to deliver services.
- Gateshead Warm Zone
Environmental - green issues
- CO2 calculator - check your carbon footprint
- Forest Stewardship Council - FSC - FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.
- Landshare - Landshare is to become a UK wide initiative to make British land more productive and fresh local produce more accessible to all.
- Warmzone Gateshead - Warm Zones was set up in 2000 with Government support, to develop new approaches to fuel poverty.
- Wastebuster - An environmental awareness campaign for schools.
Equality and Diversity - General
Gas
- Carbon Monoxide Kills - This is a site about Carbon Monoxide, poisoning, awareness, detectors, alarms and legal advice.
- CO-Awareness - CO-Awareness is an organisation that supports the many victims of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning and Toxic Combustion (TC) poisoning, their families and friends. We campaign for the greater awareness to the dangers of carbon monoxide and other toxins associated with the burning of gas, oil, coal and wood.
- Gas Emergency (National Grid)
- Gas Safe Register - Gas Safe Register deals with all aspects of the downstream gas industry covered by the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. It covers both piped natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
Getting Involved - Advice
Government
- 10 Downing Street
- Audit Commission
- Cabinet Office
- Department for Communities and Local Government
- Department for Constitutional Affairs
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Department for Education and Skills
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Transport
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department of Health
- Directgov
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Government News Network
- Government Office for the North East
- HM Revenue and Customs
- Home Office
- Home Office
- House of Commons
- Information Commissioner's Office
- Information for local government from central government
- Ministry of Defence
- Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
- The 10 Downing Street Young Persons' Website
- The United Kingdom Parliament
Hate crime
Health
- Counselling Directory - If you're in need of support, search our network to be connected with a professional counsellor or psychotherapist.
- NHS Direct
HomeStyle
- Online ordering (via Dulux Decorator Centres) - The Gateshead Housing Company and its partner Dulux Decorator Centres (DDC) have worked together to give you the best possible deal for decorating your home. The Gateshead Housing Company Decoration Allowance Scheme is designed to give you the best choice, value and available expertise.
Links relating to Gypsies and Travellers
Links relating to Older People
- Age
- Age Concern
- Department of Health - Older Persons
- Gateshead Older People's Assembly - The assembly aims to listen to and represent the views of older people in Gateshead; to be a source of information for older people in Gateshead; and to improve the quality of life of for older people in the community and in care.
- Help The Aged
- Housing Care for Older People
- Older Persons Information Network (OPIN)
Links relating to people from Black and Minority Ethnic Communities
- Commission for Racial Equality
- Diversity North East
- Equality North East
- Gateshead African Community Association
- Interfaith Network
- Muslim Council of Britain
- National Bahai Orghanisation
- North Of England Refugee Service
- North Of England Refugee Service
- Positive Images
- The Buddhist Society
- Voluntary Organisations' Network North East
Links relating to people who are Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian or Transgender
Links relating to people who originate from outside the United Kingdom
Links relating to people with disabilities
Links relating to Young People
Local Information
- Baltic - Centre for Contemporary Art
- Gateshead Football Club
- Gateshead Local Studies
- Gateshead Quays
- Gateshead Rugby Club
- ICnewcastle
- Look north-east
- Metrocentre
- OurGateshead
- Pictures of Gateshead
- Swalwell
- The Angel of the North
- The Sage Gateshead
- The Soundroom Community Music Project
- UpMyStreet
- Visit NewcastleGateshead
- Webcams on the Tyne Bridge
Money
Money matters
- Brand B - Brand B offers free informal learning to help people realise their potential, support community inclusion and raise local activity.
- Cestria Credit Union - Cestria Credit Union Limited is a non profit making co-operative run by local people for local people. Working in the community providing saving accounts and low cost loans.
- Gateshead Advice Centre - Gateshead Advice Centre offer help and advice to resolve any legal, housing, money benefit or employment problems.
- Gateshead Council - Adult Learning - Gateshead Council's adult learning service offers a wide range of courses and activities to help improve skills and confidence, and gain employment.
- Gateshead Council - Benefit advice - Gateshead Council's Benefit Team can make sure that you are not missing out on benefits you could claim.
- Gateshead Council - Debt Advice Service - A free, impartial and confidential service which is partly focused on preventing people from losing their homes.
- Gateshead Council - Not All Dragons Bite - Not All Dragons Bite is an enterprise programme designed to encourage new business start ups and entrepreneurship.
- HomeXchange Tyne and Wear - HomeXchange Tyne and Wear is a mutual exchange service that allows you not only to swap homes with a tenant from your own authority but also to advertise for an exchange with a tenant from another area.
- Illegal Money Lending Team - The Illegal Money Lending Team have supported over 18,000 victims, and could help you.
- Jobcentre Plus - Jobcentre Plus provides a wide range of information and services to individuals preparing for work and offers help to find a job.
- NECA (North East Council on Alcoholism) - NECA offer help and advice with substance misuse problems across the north east of England.
- Tyne and Wear Homes - Tyne and Wear homes is a new lettings partnership that will allow you to search and apply for properties from across Tyne and Wear.
Mutual exchanges
- Council exchange
- HomeSwapper - Homes available for exchange across the UK
- House exchange
- Northward housing
- Under one roof exchange
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