As Cannock Chase Council prepares to make its first Business Support Grant payments after receiving funding from government, it is warning against a number of business scams that have been brought to its attention.

A district councillor was contacted by three businesses saying they had received phone calls purporting to be from the Council in which shop owners were asked for their bank details over the phone to enable them to have a grant payment paid direct in to their accounts.

Cannock Chase Council is focusing on providing the most essential services to residents and businesses as it deals with the current challenges.

With most staff working from home in line with government guidance this has changed the way the Council is delivering some of its services and has resulted in the Council having to suspend other services.

On a daily basis it is updating its website www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk and Facebook (search Cannock Chase Life) and Twitter (@cannockchasedc) sites on service information,  

An E-commerce fulfilment and last mile distribution service provider that has recently set up in Cannock has donated 10,000 free fluid resistant surgical face masks to Cannock Chase Council with 5,000 FFP2 standard face masks for NHS clinical use to follow.

Super Smart Service Limited based at Kingswood Lakeside in the town works closely in partnership with a large global logistics enterprise Zongteng Group headquartered in China, the country which has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus epidemic.

Cannock Chase Council would like to reassure residents that waste and recycling collections, including the brown bin collections are continuing as normal in the District during the COVID-19 outbreak for the time being.

Council officers are talking daily with our contractors Biffa and updates are being posted daily on our website and social media pages.  Should there be any disruption to the service, due to operatives being taken ill, this will be posted on our website; Facebook and Twitter accounts as early as possible.

Cannock Chase Council will be processing Government grants to support local businesses across Cannock Chase District during the COVID-19 emergency.

Cannock Chase Council will be locking car parks located next to parks until further notice, from tomorrow (Friday 27 March).

Following reports of members of the public congregating in Council owned public spaces, we have taken to decision to close the gates to car parks at Cannock Park, Cannock Stadium, Hednesford Park, Heath Hayes Park, Elmore Park, Ravenhill Park (Armitage Road only), Hazelslade Nature Reserve and Castle Ring.

Cannock Chase Council has trialled its first remote Planning Control Committee meeting with 15 members dialing in to make planning decisions during COVID-19.

The national planning system is experiencing extreme disruption as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, but Cannock Chase Council is continuing to operate its service and continue to make decisions.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has prompted the county’s public and emergency services to declare a major incident.

Staffordshire Resilience Forum (SRF) is made up of multiple agencies who work together to plan and prepare for localised incidents and civil emergencies.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM MARCH 2020. Normal pay and display rates are in operation [this note added 21 December 2020]

Cannock Chase Council has lifted the pay and display requirements on its Brunswick Road Hospital car park in Cannock.

The car park adjacent to the hospital will have its pay and display requirements lifted until further notice for NHS workers and members of the public using the hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Cannock Chase Council has made the decision to close all of its play areas and toilet facilities in the District.

This decision has been made in line with Government guidance on social distancing and from today notices will be put up regarding the closure and play areas will be taped off where possible.