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Winter services and advice

Gritting

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  • Gritting and snow clearance
  • Gritting route map
  • Winter highway maintenance
  • Frequently asked questions.

Bin collections

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  • When is my bin collected?
  • Bins and recycling information
  • Waste and recycling centres

Contact us

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  • Emergency contact information
  • Latest news on Facebook (external link)
  • Latest news on Twitter (external link)

School closures

School-closure
  • Schools should inform parents about any closures
  • Find school contact/website details

Travel and weather

weather
  • Met Office weather (external link)
  • Planet Radio - Traffic (external link)
  • Transport for Greater Manchester (external link) 
  • National Rail (external link)
  • Crossing a river at a ford (external link)
  • National Flood Resilience Review (external link)

Warmer homes

Warm-homes
  • Warm homes - help with your fuel bills
  • Energy Saving Trust (external link)
  • Keep Warm, Keep Well (external link)
  • Services for owner occupiers and private tenants

General winter advice

Winter-advice
  • Get winter ready - Met Office advice (external link)
  • How to get your home and property winter ready - Met Office (external link)
  • Help for rough sleepers
  • Sheltered housing
  • NHS Winter health advice (external link)
  • Age UK Spread the Warmth (external link)

Local radio

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  • Listen to local radio stations for updates on travel, weather and school closures:
  • BBC Radio Manchester (95.1) (external link)

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  • Winter services and advice
  • Winter highway maintenance

Related Documents

  • Highway winter services370 Kb
  • Severe weather deployment plan165 Kb
  • Winter Service Policy517 Kb
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