An information video aimed at helping to prevent deaths and illness from living in cold homes has been launched by Dudley Council. Last winter across England, one person died every seven minutes from the cold. Thousands more suffer serious illness because they are living in cold homes. Dudley Council is calling on residents to take advantage of the help on offer from its Winter Warmth Support Service. People can call 01384 817086 or email winterwarmth@dudley.gov.uk. You can also visit www.dudley.gov.uk and search ’winter warmth’ for more details. You can watch the video...

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Dudley adultsafeguarding board works to keep vulnerable adults safe and free from harm or abuse of any kind. The board has produced it’s draft business plan for 2014/15 and is seeking comments and feedback from individuals, groups and carers who live in Dudley borough. The consultation process runs from 19 August to 16 September. See the business plan here...

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Local people and organisations can help shape the future of Dudley Council’s local account.  Earlier this year the council published its adult social care local account for 2012-13.  The local account tells local people and partners how well the council has delivered its adult social care services. The council will soon begin its preparation for the 2013-14 local account.  However, before we begin this process, the council would like to gain some feedback about what people think works well and not so well in the current edition.  This will help us improve the document in the future. People can complete a short survey online, it will only take a few moments.  People are asked to complete the survey by June...

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Making it Real in Dudley’s weekly update is now live and provides a round-up of all activity including local and national news. View the recent update: 7 – 13 April...

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The most recent edition of The Echo, a newsletter produced by Dudley Council for Voluntary Services, is now available online.  Read online...

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