Accessibility

This website is best viewed using Internet Explorer version 7 or above or Firefox version 3 or above.

We've designed our website to be accessible to all. We aim to conform to the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 at double-A level.

Visit the BBC for hints on how to make surfing even easier.

Moving around

You can move to different pages by using the menu bar on the left of each page.

Keyboard shortcuts – we have set up keyboard shortcuts to help users navigate the site. For example, pressing 'Alt' and 1 will return you to the home page. For more details visit see Access keys below.

The ‘breadcrumb’ at the top of the page shows where you are in the site. You can click on the links to move page.

You can return to the home page by clicking on the Council logo at any time, or on ‘Home’ in the breadcrumb.

At the bottom of each page you will find:

Contact details for more information
Related pages - further information available on our website
Other useful websites - relevant information available on external websites (these will open in a new window so you don't lose your place on our site)

Access keys

All site functions can be accessed using the keyboard only. Shortcut keys allow fast navigation to important pages. Access keys work when pressed in combination with other keys. The combination depends on which browser you are using.

PC: Internet Explorer 5+, PC: Netscape 6 and Mozilla Firefox
Hold down Alt and press the access key. Alt + left arrow takes you back to the previous page (as does the browser back button)

Mac: Internet Explorer 5+
Hold down Ctrl and press access key

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1 Home page

2 News

3 Site map

4 Search

6 Help

7 Complaints procedure

8 Terms and conditions

9 Feedback form

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