Dundee City Council Leader Cllr Mark Flynn has today thanked and praised workers for their response and continued efforts as the city recovers following Storm Éowyn.
Cllr Flynn is thanking all council staff, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS, Health & Social Care Partnership staff and all others involved in supporting Dundee communities.
The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for the area on Friday in which very strongwinds caused a day of disruption across the city.
Council Leader Mark Flynn said: “I would like to send a big message of thanks on behalf of the city to all of the workers and emergency responders who were involved in the immediate wake of Storm Éowyn and the subsequent clean-up and response following Friday’s weather events.
“Working in such environments will have been tremendously challenging and I want to express the city’s gratitude for their efforts in supporting our communities throughout this extreme weather period.”
Council services responded to a number of issues caused by the storm.
- Over Friday and Saturday, the council’s Building Standards service responded to 26 calls about dangerous buildings.
- Seventy-five tree incidents have been recorded, with the vast majority inspected and made safe over the weekend.
- Over 200 calls were received by the council housing line and construction services responded all reports including storm-related repairs
- Thousands of meals distributed across the city on behalf of the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership
- Involvement in multi-agency response to Gourlay Yard incident
Cllr Flynn added: “The city’s support services have worked jointly and incredibly well in order to continue providing vital services as well as maintain the safety of Dundee’s residents.
“Workers from the Council, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS, Health & Social Care Partnership, as well as volunteers, community groups and many more individuals help to make a real difference to the city’s resilience in the face of events such as Friday’s storm.
“I can’t speak highly enough of their efforts.”
For the latest updates on Council services following the storm, please visit our Storm Éowyn webpage.
Any further updates will also be posted on our social media channels, including Facebook and X.
Dundee City Council
Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.
