A new interactive online tool to help residents and visitors find services in the borough has been launched by Hounslow council.

The free Find My Nearest map is a user-friendly service which allows people to find everything from schools, libraries and leisure centres to GP surgeries and police stations within their radius.

It can be accessed via the Hounslow council website.

The tool uses brightly coloured icons to pinpoint for example the nearest nurseries in the area, while hiding the services that are not relevant to a search.

The search results provide a user with addresses and online links to organisations.

There is also an option to look for a cluster of multiple services which will be shown simultaneously.

Councillor Corinna Smart, cabinet member for corporate performance and customer care at Hounslow Council, said: “This is such a simple idea, but it really works well and is very easy to use.

“Reliable and relevant information in an easy to see format; all within a few clicks!”