The Covid infection rate in Bury has dropped by a third in the last week alone, and a number of vaccines are on their way. This also reminds me of the final group of people I want to thank: the health, social care and other key workers who put themselves on the frontline of fighting this virus - some of whom lost their own lives trying to keep us safe. So far the reopening of non-essential retail has gone well, with the majority of shoppers showing restraint and patience: I particularly enjoyed being able to go round Bury Market again and grab a few bargains. Finally, the importance of having a healthy economy as we emerge from this crisis is paramount. Feedback so far has been very positive, and I look forward in the coming weeks and months to continuing this vital work to keep us all both safe and successful. That means the infection rate is on a plateau, rather than coming down. Among the many online activities that I urge you to take part in is the chance to make your own stars and display them in your window. The vaccinations are being carried out at four vaccination centres covering all points on Bury's compass: the Elizabethan Suite in Bury, Bealey's in Radcliffe, Ramsbottom Civic Hall, and Prestwich Walk-in Centre. And finally, recovery. The funding shortfall in Greater Manchester in dealing with Covid-19 will be around £400 million, with £20 million of that in Bury. We have a number of plans to recover from coronavirus and keep Bury's economy healthy as well as its population. Hello everyone, and I hope you're all keeping well during this latest period of lockdown. Adrian Crescent, Sheffield, S5 8DL. The easing of the lockdown restrictions means that we're now enjoying the freedom to do more of the things we are used to, and have missed - albeit with precautions. All the updates will be posted on this web site. Now we need an unprecedented plan to bounce back - to keep people healthy, protect people's jobs and businesses, make sure our children get the education they deserve, and ensure the future prosperity of our borough. To those arranging transport, to our catering teams, to welfare officers. We're providing more accommodation and wraparound support to end rough sleeping in the borough, and using our own and government money to ensure our children are properly fed and also have constructive leisure and fitness activities to enjoy outside of school time. Another big challenge for us all arrives this weekend, with the unlocking of bars, restaurants and other sectors which have had to remain closed due to the numbers of people in close proximity they attract. Expand your Outlook. Optimism has overcome the initial nervousness, and the vast majority of people are following the rules and being sensible. See Coronavirus (COVID-19) - support with your Council Tax. As lockdown restrictions ease, and we start heading back to normality - albeit at a 2-metre distance - I want to say a huge thanks to the key workers who have kept everything going. So I totally understand everyone's frustration, as the temperature drops and the nights draw in, at not being able to see their friends and relatives and pop out for some food or the pub. The stars are fitting symbols for the light of hope that they have brought to people, such as those who were shielding, and also symbolise the best in people during periods of darkness. It rightly caused many people to worry, not least the government who promptly changed their advice on when schools should fully re-open. We've set up a specialist advice team, town centre boards, and distributed around £40 million to 4,000 local firms hit by lockdown. We created a team of staff dedicated to support local firms in any way we can, from financial support to health and safety advice to help industry get back to work safely. This isn't virtual reality - real life actions have real life consequences. (I'm pictured with Dr Jeff Schryer (CCG Chair and Prestwich GP, and pharmacist Saleem Akhtar). Our children's education is absolutely vital, so we need everyone to take the next few weeks very seriously or more drastic measures will be necessary to ensure they can go back to school safely. And this is why it is essential that we receive the money, promised by the government at the start of the lockdown, to help us recover and build back better. I understand people's confusion and frustration about the rules. If you get stuck you can ring Shelter for advice on anything to do with housing or tenants rights. Yes, the hospitality trade continues to take the blows, and the restrictions on our personal freedom remain as frustrating as when we started. The vast majority have kept to both the spirit and the letter of the law regarding lockdown and social distancing. Following the Government's spending review, we will have to find £64 million of cuts over the next four years, including their announcement that council tax can rise by an additional 3% to pay for increased social care costs, taking the total rise to around 5%. Major plans like these will only work if we all work to make them work! Who We Are. In many cases, the virus is being spread when people get together outside of their household - often inside each other's homes, when it is understandably all too easy to relax and let social distancing slip. Track and trace must improve, as too many people are not being contacted. Any attempt to blame one section of our community is simply wrong: in Bury the new cases are spread out across the borough, from Ramsbottom to Sedgley Park, and across all ethnic groups and age ranges (increasingly among the under-40s). This was extremely constructive, with no party political point-scoring, and I am glad that they are listening and taking on board our experiences and suggestions. We can still paint the town red (and white and blue) from the comfort of our gardens and living rooms: for more information, see VE Day: 75th anniversary celebrations. Why not carry a mask and a mini sanitiser in your pocket, along with your keys and purse, whenever you leave the house? Plans are well under way to keep people well and get the local economy in the best position to recover from this recession. The coronavirus crisis has shown us just how important teamwork is, and I will be working with all our partners - in health and public services, with businesses, and with volunteers and community groups - to take on the challenges ahead and make Bury prosper and flourish. The usual family gatherings will be affected by this outbreak, but unfortunately, we have little choice - we need to save lives by stopping the virus spreading. For more information on renting an apartment, please contact TMBC’s housing department on 01732 876067, or email housing.services@tmbc.gov.uk. Have you been to the hairdresser yet for a much-needed trim, eaten out or popped to your local for a pint? Details taken will include the name and contact telephone number and the day and time of your arrival. These include people like taxi drivers who rent their vehicle or people who buy a chair at a hairdresser's or beauty salon. The free alternative or geographic telephone number to call Suffolk County Council (linked to the premium rate phone number 0845 602 3023) is included on your calls if you ring from an inclusive landline call package and is also available when calling from abroad. Overview. To the thousands of parents and carers, and the kids themselves, who have suffered this unprecedented disruption to their education. We want to keep it that way. The first Bury case was confirmed on 1 March 2020 after returning from Italy. Let's be honest - we're all a bit fed up with coronavirus, aren't we? At our cabinet meeting next Wednesday, we will be taking the next step in the regeneration of Radcliffe. Some have kept their services going online, such as libraries, museums and adult learning; while others, such as gym instructors and lifeguards, were retrained and sent to support frontline services such as waste collection and setting up community hubs to co-ordinate hundreds of volunteers getting help to the most vulnerable. And although we have made some changes to the garden (brown) bin collections, we are doing this to focus on maintaining collections of non-recyclable bins. First of all, I want to offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Bury care worker Carol Jamabo, who died this week of Covid-19. Now, we're all looking forward to our children being able to return to school next week. Your information will be held securely by Falkirk Council, and will be destroyed after 21 days. You can check the latest local information at The simple things we must all do to keep on protecting each other. But there is hope on the horizon. While the ongoing pandemic has highlighted the fragility of the recovery and the need to be constantly vigilant, it is certainly not putting our recovery plans on hold. The one I'm using this week is 'thanks'. The count will take place on Friday 7 May 2021 and the results will be available to be viewed here. We owe them that much at least. Also - I want to urge residents not to make the annual pilgrimage to Holcombe Hill this weekend. Similarly, our creation of town centre boards in each of our townships has brought local businesses together in new ways, and playing a key role in planning for our local economy. I urge parents (and the wider community) to continue to follow the guidance around social distancing and hand hygiene to keep the risk of transmission down - if we don't, we will end up in another lockdown, which will jeopardise our children's education and put jobs and livelihoods at risk, along with people's lives. Yes, we are not seeing the alarming number of hospital admissions and deaths that we saw in the first wave in April and May. We have a range of emergency plans in place to deal with situations like this, and we are working every day at the highest level with our partners in the health service and the 'blue lights' to tackle this at strategic and local level. Today, we're formally launching our new Community Hubs to focus and co-ordinate all this herculean effort. Continue to follow the Covid-safe rules, as you could still transmit the virus, and go back for your second jab when invited. The challenge will be keeping that spirit alive as we seek to build back better and tackle the raft of other issues that require our attention. We've also been getting behind our famous Bury Market, parts of which reopened for business yesterday. This site complies with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 relating to cookies. If you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, throw it away and wash your hands. If your tax is due to expire in April, your vehicle needs to be declared off the road by the end of April – this cannot be done in May as a new tax period has commenced. We cannot let all their good work go to waste. The number of people in Bury who have now had their Covid jab is up to 23,000, the vast majority of them among the most elderly and vulnerable citizens in our borough. 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To everyone who does that, I say 'thanks' to you too. For example, we've been drawing up plans to ensure that children entitled to free school meals will still receive them if they have to self-isolate at home. That's why it's so important that we don't take our eye off the ball at this crucial moment. We all need to be there for them now, whether through talking on the phone or connecting through online forums, or even a wave at the window: the human recognition is so important. There will be similarly great examples elsewhere, so please write in and let me know who they are so we can thank them. We're taking the lead, and investing many millions of pounds, to acquire key assets which will drive forward this regeneration. The community hubs we set up have brought together the biggest ever number of local organisations and volunteers, and will play a crucial role in the coming years to provide services in people's neighbourhoods. Our online solution to get you moving. Boston Massachusetts History [edit | edit source] Brief History [edit | edit source]. You'll have heard about the latest drive to persuade people to lose weight, given the obesity is a contributory factor in so many illnesses. Longyearbyen Community Council was established in 2002, replacing the Svalbard Council and assimilating SSD, and took on many of the responsibilities and the structure of a municipality. If we have to find that ourselves, and spend the next two years retreating into a world of cuts, everything we have done to build those partnerships and move us forward will be undone. All of them deserve our grateful thanks, but too many of them have been traditionally undervalued and underpaid. If you would like to make a comment for consideration on the blog please use the link below. Rising coronavirus rates across Greater Manchester mean that we are likely to remain under additional restrictions for the immediate future. These plans will change and adapt over time, but my aim is to produce - alongside our local businesses - an unprecedented response to how we can reopen and use our public spaces to help drive a better recovery across our borough. Our future depends on it. If you are in need, call the hub hotline on 0161 253 5353 or visit Bury VCFA - Voluntary Community and Faith Alliance. Yes, the majority of new cases are among the under-40s, who are physically more likely to recover from the virus should they contract it. One of the most important ways we can get back to normal life is testing, and I'm delighted that a second testing station has now been opened in Bury so that key workers can get back to work knowing that they are not a risk to those they care for. Hello everyone, and I hope you're all keeping well and continuing to follow the social distancing guidance. It will take the actions of us all if we are to get back to normal and enjoy the freedoms that were defended in the Battle of Britain 80 years ago. We will have other serious matters to deal with come the New Year, as we finalise plans to balance the council's next budget. Since February, Brown & Co have been taking every reasonable step we can to ensure all our business is conducted in a way that minimises the risk of the spread of Covid-19 to our employees, customers, clients and contractors. 4 We now have town centre management boards in each of Bury's town centres, which provide crucial liaison points and will be very important in making thorough, highly localised plans to get all parts of our borough up and running again in a safe way. What we need now is the self-belief that we can do it. I recently met with Marketing Manchester to talk about the many cultural attractions we have, as our status as Greater Manchester's Town of Culture has been extended into next year due to the lockdown, giving us many more opportunities to showcase what we've got. Andy Burnham joined us for a conference with the Bury Business Leadership Group, talking about the type of support and long-term plans that are needed around skills, land, transport and infrastructure, and he was impressed by the partnership we've put together to set us on course for a prosperous future. Our Bury Opportunity Guarantee aims to ensure that no one is left behind in the recovery: by creating job opportunities, improving people's skills and boosting apprenticeships. The initial reports are positive and I am pleased to announce that we are already planning the practicalities for the mass delivery of a vaccine, should we have one approved soon. It's not been easy, and there will be many challenges along the way. But if we show the same collaborative spirit as have during Covid, all our borough will the better for it. Go to our Bury Means Business website for more details. We've developed a suite of premium Outlook features for people with advanced email and calendar needs. A Microsoft 365 subscription offers an ad-free interface, custom domains, enhanced security options, the full desktop version of Office, and 1 TB of cloud storage. With the glorious exception of three weeks in July, we've been labouring under some form of restrictions since March. One of my top priorities as Leader is to build on the strength of our council's relationship with businesses. Each discussion was led by Bury-born national journalist Philip Collins, with contributions from Adam Lent, chief executive of the national think tank 'New Local', and Ramsbottom-born Professor Diane Coyle. 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