Can't find what you are looking for?

Check to see if you are searching within the correct category, you can see which area of the website you are in by looking at the third search box (located across the top of the page) or the breadcrumb trail.  To change the category, simply click on the third search box, select a more appropriate subject and then press the search button. 

Tips on searching this site    

There are a number of different types of search that you can use, either on their own or in combination to really narrow down and focus your results. These are:

Keywords search (e.g. housing advice)

Just typing in a few words into the search box brings you back all entries that contain at least one of the words you have entered. You can also use special characters to limit your results more closely. The plus sign (+) before a word means that each of the results must contain that word, so the example search below brings back all results containing both of the words housing and advice.

+housing +advice

Using double quotes (" ") around your search words brings back only results that contain those words as an exact phrase, for example:

"housing advice"

Search by place name (e.g. Bude)

Entering a place name in the box marked 'Place name or postode' will bring back results of services based in and around that location.

Search by postcode

Entering a postcode in the box marked 'Place name or postcode' will bring back a list of services and activities located in that postcode area.

Refine search using filters

Once you have your search results, you may be able to improve them still further by selecting one or more of the search filters which are displayed in lists to the left of your results. These filters allow you to limit results by subject area (such as 'Money Matters') and so on. The more use you make of the filters, the more focussed your results will be.

Sorting your search results

You can change the sort order of your search results using the options that are shown in the section just above your results. Depending on the type of search that you have done, your results can appear in any of the following sort orders:

• Sorted by best match (i.e. the best match to your search)
• Sorted by name (i.e. in A-Z order of title with numbers first)
• Sorted by distance (only if you have done a full postcode search)