Emergency weather protocol activated by Doncaster Council as temperatures set to reach freezing

Doncaster Council has activated its Severe Weather Emergency Protocol as temperatures have begun to decline.

According to the Met Office, Wednesday night will see a drop to minus one degrees.

Thursday night will see a further decline to minus two degrees, with a high of only two during the day.

Doncaster Council tweeted yesterday that its Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) has been activated due to the rapid drop.

It means that more beds have been put in place to support homeless people struggling with the cold weather.

If you see someone on the streets who you are concerned about there are several options:

Contact the council’s Home Options team on 01302 736000 (or out of hours on 01302 323444).

Use the Streetlink app to connect people to support: Streetlink

Contact the Doncaster Homeless Outreach Service on 01302 558014 or [email protected].

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