Search Help
If you are searching for specific information, you can use the keyword facility to look at any entry on this website. Results are grouped to show for example all Web Pages together and then all Documents, you can narrowdown the search by category as listed at the top of the search page.
Many sections of the site have their own search function, which may be easier than searching whole site.
All parts of an item are searched, including most attachments.
If you have difficulty finding what you are looking for, |please let us know - so we can refine our search process.
How do you search?
Simply type in the words you want and click Search
Ways to improve the results of a search
Wildcard (*)
Use * at the end of a word to get results using all variants of the word, e.g. test* will list items that contain any one of: test, tests, testing, tested
AND, OR, NOT
Use to join or separate words in the same section of an item or page (e.g. words in the title, or words in the page content), e.g. Dog OR Cat will return results containing either Dog or Cat, or both. Dog AND Cat will return only results containing both Dog and Cat
NEAR
Use if you want to obtain results with your keywords within a few words of each other in the same section of an item or page, but you are not sure of the exact phrase used, e.g. Elmbridge NEAR Council will return items containing "Elmbridge Borough Council", and "Elmbridge Council", but not one with Elmbridge in the first sentence, and Council at the bottom of the page.
Search for a phrase or string of text " "
To conduct a search for an exact phrase, use quotation marks around it, eg "Walton Swimming Pool"
This is a useful feature for place names, legal terms, document types and other situations where you want to ensure that words appear next to each other on the page.
