We are urging residents to take extra precautions during the hot weather. Key advice includes reporting any street homelessness to ensure vulnerable individuals get essential assistance, staying hydrated, checking on neighbours (especially older or vulnerable people), and not swimming in open water or rivers. Barbecues are also not permitted in our parks or open spaces during this dry spell - thank you for your understanding. Read our hints and tips from the community safety partnership about how to keep safe and well in the heat.

We are in contact with all known rough sleepers in the district to encourage them into accommodation during this warm spell as part of our severe weather emergency protocol. If you are concerned about a rough sleeper that you feel needs help, please call us on 01543 308000 or outside of office hours call 01527 406643.

Our severe weather emergency protocol is now active

Parish councils

There are 28 parishes in the district, which are each looked after by a parish council.

Your parish council is responsible for local services such as bus stops, town/village halls, allotments, some parks and other local facilities:

Some smaller parishes meet together in order to make decisions including:

Farewell, Chorley, Elmhurst and Curborough.
Clifton Campville and Thorpe Constantine.

There are eight warded parishes in the district. A warded parish is one that has been divided into wards for electoral purposes. This means:

The parish is split into smaller geographical areas (called wards).
Each ward elects one or more councillors to the parish council.
This structure is usually used in larger or more populous parishes, to ensure fair and local representation across different parts of the parish.

The eight warded parishes are:

Burntwood
Drayton Bassett
Fradley & Streethay
Hammerwich
Lichfield
Shenstone
Wigginton & Hopwas
Longdon

When voting you will only be able to vote for parish councillors in your parish/ward.