- Deep Clean Planned -The week commencing 5th April there will be a series of deep cleaning sessions in the city centre. Over the last 12 months Gloucester City Council have been working hard with Amey to increase the level and frequency of cleaning in the city centre. This will continue and in the week prior to Step 2 of the road-map two deep cleans with the 'scrub deck' are planned. If there are places that you think need a bit more of a scrub, please let us know and we can arrange for another clean. RESTART GRANTS - announced by the Government recently as an additional support grant to assist businesses with re-opening in April. If your business is in the rating list and is non essential retail, a restart grant may be due as follows: If the Rateable Value of the business premises is exactly, or less than, £15k, a restart grant of £2,667 may be paid If the Rateable Value of the business premises is between £15k and £51k, a restart grant of £4,000 may be paid If the Rateable Value of the business premises is more than £51k, a restart grant of £6,000 may be paid Make your workplace COVID secureThe guidance provided by Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is for employers, but workers and the self-employed may also find it useful. It gives an overview of the things you should do to help make your work and workplace COVID-secure. Post Corona HIGH STREET SURVEYLooking ahead to when social distancing rules relax and trips to the High Street are more common, we want to know how the lock down has affected your perceptions of your High Street. This survey asks you what roles and core services the High Street and local shopping centres should be concentrating on. |