Cannock Chase Council’s and Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles’ health and wellbeing app Cannock Chase Can has been shortlisted in the Innovation category in the LGC Awards 2023. The LGC was formerly known as the Local Government Chronicle.

It comes just over a year since the mobile phone app was launched with a mission to support residents, through challenges and helpful advice, to improve their wellbeing.  

Cannock Chase Council has recently approved and adopted a framework to help reduce fuel poverty and carbon emissions in the District. As part of this approval it has published a new Statement of Intent on its website.

Householders can apply for help from the energy company obligation flexibility scheme (ECO4 Flex) if their total income is below £31,000 per year, and their home is hard to heat or they  are vulnerable to cold. 

Cannock Chase Council is considering the future of the Museum of Cannock Chase located in Hednesford. The museum is managed for the Council by its leisure partner, Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles (IHL).

The plan is to relocate the museum to new premises for the following reasons: