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Dudley Together Spring 2010 Pic
 
 
Dudley Together magazine gets delivered to every household in the Borough. There is loads of interesting information in Dudley Together including news on new services available to residents and stories about some of the Borough’s residents.
 
Click here to go to the Dudley Together page.


 
Energy Heroes
 
Dudley Climate Change Group has been on the look out for the borough’s energy heroes with the launch of a brand new award.
 
Submissions for the award have now been received and decisions are being made to choice the winners. The award winners will be announced here in due course so watch this space!
 
Click here to find out more information on the Energy Hero Awards


 
Recession Support
 
Dudley MBC has put together a 10 point action plan on how to tackle the recession, Please see 10 point action plan below.
 
  • Council invoices from local businesses to be paid within 10 days as opposed to the current 28 days.
  • Working with local businesses to develop an employment plan to ensure contractors in the borough take advantage of public sector contracts on offer to them
  • Rent freeze approved on industrial units at Lye Business Centre for this financial year. This will help lighten the burden of the economic downturn, and help businesses remain competitive following the recent rises in energy costs, raw material, water charges and business rates.
  • Roadshows to be held in town centres and industrial estates across the borough to offer support and advice to individuals and businesses.
  • Launch of ‘Dudley means business’ web pages from links below to signpost individuals and businesses for support.
  • In partnership with Prince’s Trust, a series of new two day workshops will be held throughout the year for people looking to start their own business. The workshops will be for people aged between 18 and 30 who may need financial help in order to set up their business.  Loans ranging from £500 to £4000 are available.
  • Encourage council tax and housing benefit take-up for borough residents.
  • Promote support on offer from Castle and Crystal Credit Union to discourage people from resorting to loan sharks.
  • Dudley Council has signed up to a Local Employment Partnership (LEP) with Job Centre Plus to secure employment opportunities for local people.
  • Support and promote work of New Heritage Regeneration Ltd, an arms length company, launched to deliver borough regeneration projects that will create jobs for local people.
  
The following links are intended to help you identify organisations able to provide help and advice during the current global economic downturn. By clicking on any of the links below you will be taken to the appropriate organisation’s website where you should find information and contact numbers to assist you.
    

 
CarbonFree TV
 
Dudley Community Partnership has teamed up with CarbonFree TV to promote environmental messages.

The free channel provides regular, easy-to-understand content on reducing energy consumption, carbon emissions and global warming.

CarbonFreeTV is an independent web based television channel and not all the views expressed on it are necessarily those of Dudley Community Partnership or Dudley MBC.
 
:: more on carbonfree tv
 


 
Young Advisors Logo
 
Young Advisors is a nationally run charity spread over 9 areas in England. As well as working directly with the government through the charity, Dudley Young Advisors also works in partnership with Connexions and the council, alongside working with other members of the partnership as and when Young Advisors are needed.
 
Click on the link to view the Young Advisors Page
 
Also, to find out more about Young Advisors go to:


 
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