In case of bad weather, stay informed

Bromsgrove District Council has put measures in place to make sure residents are informed about its service updates during bad weather.

As the winter weather worsens the District Council is urging residents to follow it on Facebook, Twitter, its website and via local news sources to keep abreast of the latest news.

Last year staff kept residents up to date on bin collections and gritting via all these methods of communication, which saw calls to the customer service centres decrease and led to compliments from users of both of the social networking websites.

Head of Environmental Services Guy Revans said: “If we have a similar amount of snow as we did last year, then having our waste vehicles out on the roads is often unsafe for both our staff and our residents.

“If we can’t collect bins due to bad weather, we would ask residents to keep their bins out in a safe location because we will get around to collecting them. If our staff are unable to collect waste and recycling, then like last year we will be helping to clear the snow and grit where we can.”

Bromsgrove District Council has a Facebook page, its Twitter account is @BromsgroveDC and http://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/ is updated regularly.

Information on how to stay safe in the snow is also available on the website.