Due to the anticipated hot weather and our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of our collection crews, all waste and recycling collections will commence earlier, from 6:00am; tomorrow (Friday 20th). Please can all residents with scheduled collections please leave their bins out the night before or by no later than 6am. We will not be able to return for any bins which are not presented for collection. We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
We have also received our first Amber Heat Health Alert this year:
AMBER Heat-Health Alert has been issued
The amber heat health alert is in effect from 12PM on 19/06/2025 until 9AM on 23/06/2025 across the South East including Buckinghamshire. The amber alert has a matrix score of 12
Very low impacts | Low impacts | Medium impacts | High impacts | |
| High likelihood | 4 (green) | 8 (yellow) | 13 (amber) | 16 (red) |
| Medium likelihood | 3 (green) | 7 (yellow) | 12 (amber) | 15 (amber) |
| Low likelihood | 2 (green) | 6 (green) | 10 (yellow) | 14 (amber) |
| Very low likelihood | 1 (green) | 5 (green) | 9 (yellow) | 11 (yellow) |
This means:
Significant impacts are Likely across the health and social care sector,
- a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. There may also be impacts on younger age groups
- likely increased demand on all health and social care services
- internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed the recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment
- the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services
- indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings
- issues managing medicines
- staffing issues due to external factors (for example, affecting transport)
- increased demand for power exceeding capacity
- other sectors starting to observe impacts (for example, travel delays)
