Keyword search
This search only works for the St Edmundsbury website, it covers all the pages on the website including council services, council papers, councillor information and what's on, the local plan on www.stedslocalplan.info is not currently part of the search.
How to use search
Type one or more keywords or a phrase describing what you are interested in the box and then click on Go.
Search using keywords
You can search by using one or more keywords, for example, the keywords: garden abbey.
The search engine lists all documents and web pages with the words abbey and garden in them, many of have the phrase "abbey garden" in them, others just have the two words abbey and garden in them somewhere.
Searching using a phrase
You can search on a phrase, or specific set of words, by using " " around the words. For example, the phrase "Abbey Garden"
The search engine lists all documents and web pages with the phrase "Abbey Garden".
The search is not case sensitive, ignores plurals and handles punctuation
It does not matter if you type:
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Abbey Garden, abbey garden, or ABBey garDEN
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Abbey Gardens, Abbeys Garden or Abbeys Gardens
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I.C.T. or ICT
Advanced search
A more complex search can be created by using a plus sign in front of a word (+), a minus sign in front of a word (-) and or in capitals (OR) between words, these can be combined with a phrase in quotation marks " ". This allows you to find documents or web pages that contain keywords or phrases and then use a minus -keyword to exclude items. Some examples are given below but the the best way is to experiment.
Space, plus sign (+), AND - to find documents or web pages matching all of your keywords.
For example, if you want to search on Abbey Garden, there are three ways you can type it in:
| No | Search | Explanation |
| 1 | Abbey Garden | a space between the words |
| 2 | Abbey + Garden | a plus sign in front of the word (leave a space between + and the keyword, not Abbey +Garden) |
| 3 | Abbey AND Garden | AND in upper case between the words |
OR - to find documents or web pages matching one or more keywords, separate the keywords by OR (OR must be uppercase).
For example Abbey OR Garden OR altar ---- not ---- AbbeyORGardenORaltar.
| No | Search | Explanation |
| 1 | Abbey OR Garden OR altar | OR in upper case between the words (leave a space between OR and the keyword) |
NOT, minus sign (-), AND NOT - to exclude a word from your search use minus sign (-) sign immediately in front of the word.
For example, to search on Abbey but not garden there are three ways you can type it in:
| No | Search | Explanation |
| 1 | Abbey NOT Garden | upper case NOT in front of the word |
| 2 | Abbey - Garden | a minus sign in front of the word (leave a space between - and the keyword not Abbey-Garden) |
| 3 | Abbey AND NOT Garden | AND NOT in upper case between the words |
Search results
The search engine displays the results and has a number of ways you can refine a search.
On the results page you can change keywords or phrases and click on go to rerun the search the same as an advanced search.
' To refine your search ' suggests other phrases or keywords which are created from all of the results. These suggestions can run across a number of pages, click on the Next link (lower right hand side of refine your search) to view more.
Clicking on a suggestion will add it to the search.
Sort and show results
The results can be sorted by date or by relevance, click link 'date / relevance' to change the order.
The extract can be shown or hidden by clicking on 'Show / Hide'.
