Useful local places not yet online:
Advice
· Lambeth Law Centre: 7737 9780.
Door-to-door milk deliveries
· Dairy Crest, Streatham: 8677 3821.
Search engines
· Google
· Ask Jeeves
· Altavista
· Yahoo
· Alltheweb
· MSN Microsoft Search Engine
Newspapers, TV, media
· South London Press
· Evening Standard (This is London)
· Ananova
· BBC
· A Bola
· Expresso
· Guardian
· Guyana Chronicle
· Jamaica Gleaner
· Jamaica Observer
· Publico
· Voice
· Stabroek News
Transport:
· London Transport. Tel: 7222 1234 (24 hrs). Email: travinfo @london transport. co.uk
· Northern Line first and last trains.
· Victoria Line first and last trains.
· London Underground map. (Much quicker to use than the map on the LT site which takes ages to download.)
Travel
· National Express Coaches
· Trainline
· Megabus
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Local community online:
Not much in the Oval and Stockwell area yet, apart from:
· Kennington News Forum
· Friends of Vauxhall Park
· www. vauxhall and kennington. org.uk: Site for Vauxhall, Kennington and Oval with some local history and information.
Advice and self-help online:
· Telephone Helplines
· Premium rate dialling codes and charges Current expired but try this Archived version.
History of this area (a link to another section on this site):
· People's History
Churches and religion:
Click here.
Entertainment
· London Net
· BBC Film Finder
Weather in London:
· Met Office
· BBC
· CNN
· ITV
Online guides
BBC 'Where you live' guide to Brixton, Clapham, Kennington. (Not very useful!)
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OFFICIAL
Town Hall:
· Lambeth Council
· How to complain to Lambeth Council
Libraries in North Lambeth (with opening hours):
· Tate South Lambeth
· Durning, Tate South Lambeth Rd and Mobile (Tanswell St.)
· Minet Archives and Lending Library
Youth
Lambeth Council site for young people Raising Our Sights.
Pensions
For information on Pension Credit, available to those 60 or over, with limited income and savings, and other pensions information phone 0800 99 1234 or go to Pensions Service.
Health:
· You can use the Local Services page at Lambeth Primary Care Trust to make searches for local doctors, opticians, dentists, pharmacists, clinics at this site. For example . . .
· Pharmacists open on Sundays
· Opticians in SW9
Department of Health
· Health advice for travellers
Employment
National Minimum Wage Helpline: 0845 6000 678
Nursery and Play group inspections:
Click here.
Schools:
Click here.
Regional & Central Government:
· Mayor of London
· Direct Government
· Trading Standards Central
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