Our ‘energy and water efficiency’ page gives details of a number of websites that provide useful information on how you can save money and contribute to climate change solutions.

This page gives useful links on who to contact, where to find information, and what to do in an emergency situation. If you have a link that you think we should have, please let us know.

For current information on flooding and flood risk, see
Gloucestershire County Council:  http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=19445
or the Environment Agency:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/?lang=_e

If you smell gas, think you have a gas leak, or are worried that fumes containing carbon monoxide are escaping from a gas appliance, please call the free British Gas Emergency Services emergency line immediately on 0800 111 999.

• Open all doors and windows to ventilate the property.
• Do not turn on/off any naked electrical switches.
• Extinguish all naked flames
• Do not smoke, strike matches or do anything which could cause ignition
• If there are any electrical security entry phones/locks please
• Open door manually.

Southern Electric   0845 770 8090
SWALEC            0800 052 0400
SWEB           0800 365 900

Thames Water: http://www.thameswater.co.uk/
The Thames Water website gives some useful information on what to do in an emergency, for example how to deal with frozen pipes on their website at; http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/corp/hs.xsl/3067.htm

For emergencies call their customer services at 0845 9200800.

Cotswold District Council: http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/
Provides comprehensive information on emergency and non-emergency numbers for many local services (including out of hour's numbers for CDC) on their website at; http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2012