Cannock Chase Council is supporting Small Business Saturday in the District and encourages residents to ‘shop local’.

Small Business Saturday UK is a grass-roots campaign which exists to support, promote and inspire small businesses.  It also encourages consumers to shop local and support the independent shops in our town centres.  The day takes place on the first  Saturday in December every year, but it is hoped that the campaign will have a lasting impact for small businesses.

Cannock Chase Council is supporting the ‘Stay well this winter’ campaign and urging vulnerable residents in the District to protect themselves.

The campaign launched by Public Health England and NHS England aims to prevent admissions by encouraging people of 65, or those with long term health conditions to prepare for winter with advice on how to ward off common illnesses.

The NHS ‘Stay Well This Winter’ campaign urges the public to:

Following a long procurement exercise, Cannock Chase Council is set to award the contracts for their waste collection service and organic garden waste disposal.

Subject to the statutory 10 day standstill procurement requirements the Council intend to award the contract for the disposal and treatment of organic garden waste to Jack Moody Ltd; with Biffa Municipal Ltd being awarded the contract for waste collection; this includes residual and food waste, garden waste and dry recycling.

Cannock Chase Council is encouraging residents in the District to make sure they have the right to vote, after a number fail to respond to the annual canvass.

In July this year, as part of Cannock Chase Council’s annual voter registration canvass, all households in the District received a form asking residents to check whether the information held for those living at the address was correct.  Those who didn’t respond will have also been sent reminders and/or been visited by a canvasser.  However, there are a still a number outstanding.

Cannock Chase Council welcomes the return of the regular bus service to the Bevan Lee Estate.

Following lobbying by Cannock Chase Council, Arriva have reinstated a bus service to serve the redeveloped Bevan Lee housing estate of over 300 houses.

Arriva used to serve the estate prior to its redevelopment but on completion, the service was not reinstated. Following recent meetings between the Council, Arriva and the County Council, the Council raised the need to reinstate bus services to serve the redevelopment.

A recent survey of the District's town centres has shown that vacancy rates across Cannock, Rugeley and Hednesford are currently half that of the national average.

Cannock Chase Council are delighted to announce that E G Skett & Co. have been appointed as the new street market operator in Cannock for the next three years.

Following the successful trial of a street market in Cannock town centre Cannock Chase Council has appointed E G Skett & Co. as the Council’s new street market operator on a three year contract.  Skett & Co. will take over the management of the street market from Bescot Promotions and the first Skett & Co. market will be held in Cannock on 20^th November.

Cannock residents are reminded to understand the importance of putting the right item in the right bin after another load of dry recycling was rejected on Tuesday this week due to contamination.

This is the third load that has been rejected in the District since April this year.  Each rejected recycling load can cost up to £1,500; a cost that can be avoided if all residents used their dry recycling bins correctly.

Take care and be aware this halloween! Please think about how your actions affect others - and Be Safe Yourself.

DO:

• Only visit houses where you or your friends know who lives there
• Only visit areas where there are street lights and take a torch just in case
• Stay in a group - don't spit into smaller groups unless and adult goes with you
• Always take care when crossing the road and make sure you can be seen

DON'T:

Bring your unused or unwanted electrical appliances to one of Staffordshire's Household Waste Recycling Centres, and we'll find them a new home.

For more information please visit www.adoptanappliance.co.uk