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Access Keys

If you have difficulty in using a mouse or similar devices, you can use keyboard shortcuts. They enable you to navigate using only the keyboard. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council follows the government access key system and information on how to use each of the keyboard shortcuts is available below:

0)Accessibility
1)Home Page
2)Contact Us
3)Print
4)Search
5)Community Guide
6)Site Map
7)Terms & Conditions
8)Privacy Policy

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or 6 on the PC, hold down ‘Alt’ and the relevant shortcut key and then press the ENTER key. 

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 on the PC, hold down ‘Alt’ and the relevant shortcut key (eg 1 for the home page) at the same time. 

If you are using Netscape 6 or Mozilla Firefox on the PC, click anywhere on the page, then hold down ‘Alt’ and the relevant shortcut key at the same time.

If you are using Safari on the Mac, hold down ‘Ctrl’ and the relevant short cut key.

If you are using another browser that is not mentioned in the list above, please consult the manual or online help for guidance.

Adding your own Style Sheet and changing Colours and Fonts

You can change how web pages are displayed by making changes through your browser. Below are a few examples.

Text Size

You can increase or decrease the size of text in this website by using the 'decrease text size | increase text size' option at the top of the screen. Alternatively, you can change the text size in Mozilla, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Netscape under the view menu.

Changing Colours, Fonts & adding Style Sheets

Internet Explorer 6 includes an accessibility section (under: tools › internet options). Here you can add your own style sheet, or ignore colours, font styles and font sizes.

Opera 7 enables you to change the page style and the background colour and to add your own style sheet. Go to page style under tools › preferences.

Firefox 1, under tools › options, allows you to change the fonts and colours.

Netscape 7 includes the above options under Preferences › Appearance.

Safari, under Safari › Preferences › Advanced, gives you the option of adding your own style sheet. Under Preferences, there is also the option Appearance where you can change the font and its size.

Camino, under Camino › Preferences › General › Appearance, enables you to change the page, text and link colours, as well as the font.

Please refer to your browser help for more information.

Accessibility Standards

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council is committed to providing its online services to all sections of the public. In line with our web accessibility policy, our website has been designed to follow the accessibility guidelines issued by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

We have tried to make this website accessible to everyone by complying with the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) AA accessibility standards, with some of our pages AAA compliant. For further information about the (WAI) please visit www.w3.org/wai/.

Visit the BBC's accessibility information for further information about making changes to your browser, operating system, or computer to be able to view the web in a more accessible way.

Download textHELP Browse Aloud to have our web pages read to you.
For people with literacy and visual impairments and for people who find it difficult to read online.

Committed to Plain English

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council is a corporate member of the Plain English Campaign, committed to clearer communication.

Alternative Languages

If you would like to arrange to speak to an officer in an alternative language, please call Customer Services on 01455 238141 or email: Customer.Services@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk.

Local Development Framework (LDF) translations: Further information about LDF translations into Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali and Polish. (pdf)

Care Online

Visit CareOnLine for information and services tailored to the needs of disabled people, older people and carers.

PDF Documents

Some documents on this web site are in the Adobe PDF file format. To download and view these documents you will need the Adobe Reader software, which can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website. Please note the Adobe website will load in a new browser window.

If you have trouble opening a pdf document:
pc users: Right click on the link and select save target as.
mac users: Control + click and select the save option.