Media Releases

As Christmas approaches, people in Dudley are being urged to stick to government restrictions and think very carefully before seeing people from other households.

Kindhearted pupils and staff from St Margaret’s at Hasbury Primary School have raised more than £2,100 for Mary Stevens Hospice with a sponsored Reindeer Run.

Businesses in the pub and leisure industries are reminded Dudley Council is offering help and support, after it was confirmed that Dudley borough is to remain in tier 3 in the lead up to Christmas.

The leader of Dudley Council has visited a Dudley town centre construction site to officially break ground where a new £24m Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre is being built.

Dudley borough residents are reminded there will be changes to waste and recycling collections over Christmas.

Residents who are struggling to afford food and essentials are reminded support is available through a COVID-19 emergency assistance grant.

Dudley Council is delivering waste collection calendars to all borough households for 2021.

People who live in Dudley borough can now recycle a wider range of plastic waste through their fortnightly kerbside recycling collection.

Dudley Council has secured nearly half a million pounds to provide new accommodation for people at risk of becoming homeless and sleeping rough.

People working with the most critically vulnerable children and young people across Dudley borough are being invited to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

Health bosses are urging residents not to put loved ones at risk and to take steps to prevent the spread of covid-19 to others at home.

Plans to upgrade thousands of devices which help older and vulnerable people live independently will be discussed at a scrutiny meeting later this month.