Residents warned: bank holiday weekend is not a holiday from coronavirus restrictions
Residents are being warned that the bank holiday weekend is not a holiday from coronavirus restrictions, after reports of families disregarding closure notices on playgrounds in city parks.
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Fostering recruitment services continue through coronavirus outbreak
Services to support people to foster have adapted so that they can continue to recruit vital foster carers through the coronavirus outbreak.
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Work to start on public realm improvements outside train station
A scheme to improve the public realm and paving around Stoke-on-Trent’s main railway station, including the planting of 13 new street trees, is due to get under way next week.
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Coronavirus infection rate shows ‘clear downward trend’, and teachers and families reassured as schools plan phased 1 June reopening
Coronavirus infection rates in the city are showing a ‘clear downward trend’, after experiencing a much faster rate of increase in new cases in April and the first week of May than surrounding areas.
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Coronavirus response sees 100 redeployed workers support effort to carry out 17,300 home care visits to vulnerable
Social care teams have made more than 17,300 visits to support vulnerable people in their homes in the two months since coronavirus lockdown measures came into effect.
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Impact of Covid-19 on city council’s financial position anticipated at between £8m and £26m
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has set out the anticipated financial impact of Covid-19 on council services in an online cabinet meeting which took place today (Tuesday, May 19).
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Tip visits top 2,000, and service to help people into education and jobs supports 200 since coronavirus outbreak
Visitors to the city’s two tips have topped 2,000, in the first five days since opening under restricted conditions.
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Residents urged to adhere to social distancing, as infection rate yet to level off, and trading standards warn shoppers
Residents are being urged to continue to adhere to social distancing and public health guidance, as the infection rate in the city is yet to level off, and trading standards teams warn shoppers.
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Restricted opening of tip site attracts 230 vehicles in first day
Households are continuing to be advised to only go to city tip sites if it is essential, and to expect long waits.
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Brown bin collections to resume, as bulky waste collections start and tips set for restricted opening
Brown bin garden waste collections are set to restart in Stoke-on-Trent from Monday (18 May), as bulky waste collections are resuming and two tip sites are ready to reopen with restricted access.
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Foster care heroes needed as city prepares to take first steps on recovery journey
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is making an urgent call to recruit foster carers, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, as the authority prepares to begin a carefully considered recovery plan.
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89 care homes helped across Stoke-on-Trent by new Covid-19 prevention team while number of coronavirus cases and deaths increase in Stoke-on-Trent
A new cross-agency support team set up just two weeks ago to respond to Covid-19 has already helped 89 care homes in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Tips to reopen with restrictions and bulky waste collections to restart, as part of managed reintroduction of services
Household waste and recycling centres in the city will reopen from next Thursday (14 May), with restrictions in place as part of a controlled reintroduction of services in response to coronavirus
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Stay at home to celebrate VE Day
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is calling for residents to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day in their own homes this Bank Holiday weekend.
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New service supports people discharged from hospital, as 87 applications received for voluntary grant scheme
A new service has launched to provide support and welfare checks to vulnerable residents who have been discharged from hospital.
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Pothole repairs tripled and volume of garden waste collected doubled during lockdown
Council crews have repaired almost 1,900 potholes in city streets since coronavirus lockdown measures came into force 42 days ago.
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Councillor Mohammed Pervez resignation
Councillor Mohammed Pervez has resigned today (Monday) as a Stoke-on-Trent City councillor.
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Council warns ‘disgraceful’ fly-tippers who dumped waste in cemeteries will be prosecuted
Council leaders have warned ‘disgraceful’ fly-tippers who dumped waste in two Stoke-on-Trent cemeteries that action will be taken.
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Voluntary groups reminded of grants deadline, as trading standards teams find pubs complying with lockdown
Voluntary organisations and community groups are being reminded that they have one day left to apply to a grant scheme to help them continue to support residents through the coronavirus outbreak.
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£16m funding will help support immediate pressures on services through coronavirus outbreak
A total of £16m in government funding will help to support immediate pressures on city council services during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Campaign supporting vulnerable households through coronavirus outbreak hits 5,000 calls and 3,000 food parcels
A campaign to support vulnerable households through the coronavirus outbreak has received 5,000 calls and issued nearly 3,000 food parcels.
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Residents urged to look out for signs of child abuse, as number of referrals fall
Residents are being reminded of the need to stay vigilant to the signs of child abuse and the neglect of children in Stoke-on-Trent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Council crews to clear brown bin collection backlog, to support households through the coronavirus outbreak
Council crews are to empty brown bins from next week, to clear a backlog of garden waste collections as part of a controlled and managed response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Community drug and alcohol services continue through coronavirus outbreak, while helpline for vulnerable tops 4,100 calls
Services to support people with drug or alcohol issues in the city have adapted so that they can continue to operate through the coronavirus outbreak.
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City council pledges £100,000 for community and voluntary organisations
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has pledged £100,000 of financial support to community groups and voluntary organisations who are providing critical support to those impacted by coronavirus.
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‘Coronavirus has hit us hard, so small business grants are a lifeline’
Businesses across the city have hailed a grant scheme administered by the city council as a lifeline to get them through the coronavirus outbreak.
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Public service leaders unite to urge people to ‘stay home, save lives’, after tragic NHS nurse death
The announcement of the sad death of Patrick McManus, a nurse from County Hospital, Stafford has led public partners to renew their appeal to the public to stay home and safe lives.
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Residents warned: tip closures not an excuse to fly-tip, while 11,400 calls made by campaign to support vulnerable
Residents are being reminded that the city council tip remains closed in response to the coronavirus outbreak and warned that this is not an excuse to fly-tip.
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Fly-tippers fined and pubs warned not to flout coronavirus restrictions
Civic leaders are warning that fly-tipping will not be tolerated and pubs must adhere to coronavirus restrictions.
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Businesses continue to donate PPE and meals, as trading standards teams issue compliance notices to 11 premises
Businesses are being thanked for donating personal protective equipment to support frontline care workers, and for making and distributing meals through the coronavirus pandemic.
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