Dudley Council coronavirus updates - 11 December

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council sent this bulletin at 11-12-2020 06:39 PM GMT

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It's
beginning
to look a lot like
Christmas in Dudley
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Continue to play your part - protect Dudley borough and follow the Tier 3 restrictions.

Together we can reduce infection rates and ensure our borough moves into a lower tier as swiftly as possible.

🎄 Celebrate Christmas safely

With Christmas fast approaching, health leaders are reminding residents to celebrate safely and act responsibly to keep themselves, their loved ones and those around them safe.

For more guidance on the Christmas period 📲
www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-for-the-christmas-period

It might be Christmas but coronavirus won’t take a festive break.
Stay safe and remember 👉 Hands. Face. Space.

Between 23 and 27 December you can form an exclusive 'Christmas bubble' of up to three households.

Read more about guidance for the Christmas period and how to form a Christmas bubble safely.

Vaccine

Vaccination is one of your most effective defences against COVID-19

Opening times

Don’t forget to check the council's opening times and emergency contacts during the festive season

Operation Santa

The Mayor of Dudley is backing this year’s Operation Santa appeal and is calling for people to donate gifts and toys to families in need this Christmas

Mental Health

Dudley Council is expanding its adult social care service with the return of mental health social care to the authority in the New Year

PCSOs on the beat

New Police Community Support Officers will be pounding the streets across the borough next year – after Dudley Council bosses agreed to spend £750,000 over three years to fund the posts

Extra care housing

Plans to give a £15million boost to the borough’s extra care housing offer allowing people over 55 to continue living independently are due to go before cabinet

Want to find out more about community safety?

Put your questions directly to the people who are accountable for community safety in the borough at a virtual public meeting. Dudley’s community safety partnership, safe & sound, will be holding a public meeting on 19 January 2021 from 6pm on Microsoft teams.

Book a place.

PSPO feedback

We want your feedback on a proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for Lye town centre

Speed cameras

Speed cameras have gone live along two key routes in Dudley borough to boost safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians

No laughing matter

Canisters have been found in our parks, green spaces and lying around on the streets. It’s important to know the dangers and educate others

Scam
warning

Dudley Council's scams team is supporting an elderly resident after scammers tricked them into parting with £8,000

Leisure centre

The swimming pool is in place at Dudley’s new £18 million leisure centre. Construction crews on site have been filling the pool with water to test it over the last couple of weeks

Green spaces

Fourteen green sites in the borough will be given extra protection from developers if councillors give the proposals the green light

Sign up to the council’s snow watch bulletins for all the latest information on how we keep the roads moving and your council services during inclement weather.

People can also keep up to date at www.dudley.gov.uk/weatherwatch

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