Are you worried about winter, concerned about your energy bills or in fuel debt? Is there damp or mould in your home? Are you anxious about falling ill from being cold? Warm & Well North Yorkshire can help. Warm & Well in North Yorkshire raises awareness of the impact of cold homes on our health and […]
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As many people are realising, the restrictions in this lockdown, versus the earlier lockdown this year, are quite different. Please use this summary, contained in this poster, so that you are up to date with the changes.
Covid Lockdown II: National restrictions summarised in useful poster Read More »
The new National Lockdown began today, and with it, some of our services and facilities have had to be temporarily suspended. Here is what we are still offering: —Computer bookings in the library–phone us to book —Click and collect “library by appointment” service. See here for more info and to fill out a book preference
Lockdown Mark 2: Services available at Nidd Plus or through our website Read More »
From 12th November 2020, Nidderdale Plus is launching a new Citizens Advice service in Nidderdale. This will operate during lockdown. Owing to COVID, the service will be delivered via a live video-link using a dedicated Chromebook. If residents have issues concerning the following areas: debt; housing costs; employment rights; benefits; consumer issues; immigration, etc, please
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As I am sure you are aware, the Prime Minister has announced a second national lockdown for England. You can view the full speech here. In summary, this lockdown comes into effect on 00.01 Thursday for 4 weeks (following a Commons vote on Wednesday and regulations published on Tuesday), so until 2 December 2020. After the four weeks, the Government
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Quite a few residents have been in touch with Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) about a letter which has been landing on door mats across our area in the last month. The letter concerns a ‘green homes grant’ and features a logo which looks suspiciously like the Harrogate Borough Council logo–shown above. An 01423 number to
Confusion over “official” Green Energy letter: Have you received one? Read More »
Royal Mail postal workers are now collecting parcels from customers’ doorsteps for the first time through a new service called Parcel Collect. The service will cost 72p on top of standard postage costs for every parcel, while pre-paid return items will cost 60p each. To find out how to use the service visit the Parcel
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North Yorkshire could move into tier two coronavirus restrictions by the end of the week, according to the county council’s director of health and adult services. Richard Webb said this morning (28 October) the situation in the county was “hanging by a thread” due to rising infection rates. The Selby and Harrogate districts are particular
North Yorkshire: Heading for tier 2 by this weekend? Read More »
With different areas of Yorkshire in different Covid-19 tier areas, residents, community groups, village halls and community buildings will need to to check with their local authority about how it affects them. To find out what level our area (North Yorkshire) is in view . The restrictions change depending on the level and you can find
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We are aware that owing to COVID 19, and difficulties that people are facing with reduced employment, or sometimes losing their job, that some people are struggling to pay their rent. Discretionary housing payments can give you extra financial help if you’re already getting housing benefit or the housing element of universal credit but you’re
Help at hand for those struggling to pay rent, etc Read More »
