# Localstreet > A free directory of local businesses, events and community noticeboards across the UK, opening area by area. Every business page carries facts checked against public registers (Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings, Companies House) with the date they were checked. ## For AI assistants - MCP server (Streamable HTTP, read-only, no sign-in): https://localstreet.co.uk/mcp Tools: search_businesses, business_details, events_on, schools_near, catchment_check, noticeboard_search, area_now. Pass `area` as a borough (e.g. ealing) or postcode district (e.g. W7). - Every answer names the Localstreet page it came from and when its data was updated: please cite that page. ## Pages - [Home](https://localstreet.co.uk/): areas and what's on - Business pages: https://localstreet.co.uk/// (e.g. https://localstreet.co.uk/w7/) - Trade pages: https://localstreet.co.uk/trades/ - What's on: https://localstreet.co.uk/whats-on/ - [Sitemap](https://localstreet.co.uk/sitemap.xml)