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Company Information
Directories and Catalogues
E-Mail Services
Health & Wellbeing
Maps
Postcodes
Telephone Numbers
Travel

Directories and Catalogues

Chemcyclopedia
A manual of commercially available chemicals, published by the American Chemical Society.

Kelly's
UK online industry directory.

Patents
Search for worldwide patents via the UK Patent Office.

RS Catalogue
Catalogue of electronic and other industrial products (online ordering and payment is available).

British Standards Online
Access to search the British Standards database.

E-mail Services

Hotmail
The world's most popular free e-mail service.

Yahoo
E-mail service supplied by Yahoo.com.

Health & Wellbeing

Living Life To The Full
A new life skills resource. Access is free but requires registration. Includes modules on assertiveness, sleep problems and relaxation skills.

BBC Healthy Living
The Health area of the BBC website contains tips and advice on nutrition, fitness, complementary medicine and many other health topics.

need2know health
A new website which aims to give young people aged 14-16, the lowdown on health in a fun and interesting way.

Youngminds
A national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.

Glasgow's Health Hub
A very useful resource for finding health information in Glasgow. Find a GP, dentist or late-night pharmacy in your area, or look for specialised health organisations in the local area.

Cruse Scotland
A registered charity which offers free bereavement care and support to people who have experienced the loss of someone close.

Maps

AA Route Planner
Plan your journey in the UK, Ireland and Europe.

Multimap
Multimap.com is Europe's most popular mapping web site, offering a range of free, useful services to assist with everyday life. Key features include street-level maps of the United Kingdom, Europe, and the US; road maps of the world; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; and local information.

Streetmap
Street and Road maps fro the whole UK. Search by Street, Postcode, Grid reference, Place name.

Postcodes

Royal Mail Postcode Finder
At Postcodes Online you can find any postcode or address within the UK from a database of 27 million addresses.

Telephone Numbers

PhoneNetUK
BT white pages for the UK includes both people and businesses (excludes Channel Islands).

Travel

First Bus
The main bus company in Glasgow. First Group operate 118 services throughout the Greater Glasgow area. Services run within Glasgow, Cumbernauld, Motherwell, East Kilbride, Airdrie and Dumbarton. The site allows you to buy a ticket online, or check timetable information.

Scotrail
The website to use for local train services.

National Rail
This site provides up-to-date information on national train services plus links to train operating sites for tickets purchases.

Easyjet
Website of the popular budget airline, for flights within the UK and Europe.

Ryanair
Another popular low-cost airline.