Rent holiday for Bury Market traders
Traders on the famous Bury Market will be given a two-month rent holiday to help them cope with loss of trade during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Traders on the famous Bury Market will be given a two-month rent holiday to help them cope with loss of trade during the Covid-19 outbreak.
All charges for council car parking in Bury town centre have been suspended with immediate effect as a consequence of dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak.
Residents are being urged to apply for a range of jobs in social care to ensure there are enough staff to look after people during the coronavirus outbreak.
Residents are being urged not to open their doors to bogus healthcare workers offering home testing for the coronavirus.
Environmental health, trading standards and licensing officers have been given new powers to close businesses or venues which ignore the Government’s orders to close.
Five Community Hubs are being set up across Bury to target help and support to the most vulnerable and needy during the Covid-19 crisis.
The coronavirus outbreak is having an impact on household waste collections, which means we are unable to carry out as many bin collections as usual.
Bury’s four libraries will be closing to the public from today (Monday 23 March) to reduce social contact and combat the spread of Covid-19.
Bury’s trading standards officers are playing their part in cracking down on loan sharks taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Parents have been urged to keep their children at home as school gates close across the borough this afternoon for an indefinite period.
Bury Council is taking measures to reduce social contact and therefore reduce the transmission of the coronavirus.
Education leaders have worked closely with all Bury’s schools to ensure that they remain open to children in need and those whose parents are in key jobs.