Households with primary school, secondary school and college age children, including childcare and support bubbles can again collect two free rapid COVID-19 tests per person in East Leake on Friday April 9 and Friday April 16.A community collect station will be in place at Gotham Road car park … [Read more...]
Small businesses unite to thank QMC staff with care packages
A group of businesses in Beeston are delivering over 180 care packages to staff working with Covid patients at Queen’s Medical Centre.Business owners Philippa Dytham-Double (Double Image Photography) and Mary Noble (The Wedding Room) rallied fellow business people in Beeston and were amazed … [Read more...]
Vaccination service opens in Gamston
The Leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council has welcomed the news Rushcliffe’s first COVID-19 vaccination service in is now live in Gamston.Cllr Simon Robinson said the authority has been working with colleagues across the local health and care system to prepare for the opening of the first site at … [Read more...]
Reach Rushcliffe fund launched to tackle loneliness and isolation
Rushcliffe Borough Council has launched the Reach Rushcliffe fund, dedicated to supporting projects across the Borough that tackle loneliness and isolation. Being connected with other people matters for everyone’s health and COVID-19 has further highlighted how social isolation can be … [Read more...]
40 Days + 40 Items, Our Child Minder challenge
Local West Bridgford Child Minders Caroline and Katy held a collection over Lent (26th Feb - 9th April) supporting the challenge, 40 Days – 40 items, asking parents and their children for help collecting items to donate to The friary, a homeless charity in West Bridgford who’s aim to … [Read more...]
Traders to return to Bingham Market from April 30 with new social distancing measures
Traders are set to return to Bingham’s general market from Thursday, April 30 with new social distancing measures, following its closure in relation to COVID-19 last month. The town’s traditional market will reopen with a limited number of traders offering food and essential goods only, … [Read more...]
Guatemalan school’s COVID-19 emergency response supported by Randal Foundation
Loughborough based Randal Charitable Foundation has partnered with Nottingham based Education for the Children to support 385 Guatemalan families who have been left without access to basic food and medical supplies as the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold in … [Read more...]
Giant Set To ‘Protect The NHS’ With Innovative Visor
A leading provider of supermarket packaging has created an innovative protective visor in just 24 hours, which it says could be rolled out to medical staff on the Coronavirus frontline.Nottingham-based food packaging manufacturers The Wilkins Group have been working around the clock … [Read more...]
Broxtowe launches community appeal to raise £10,000
A community appeal has been launched in Broxtowe to raise funds to support community and mutual aid groups who are helping vulnerable local people get by during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a joint statement, Leader of the Council, Councillor Milan Radulovic MBE; Deputy Leader of the Council, … [Read more...]
The Local News launches online produce marketplace
The Local News has launched a new website www.localto.co.uk to support local retailers and suppliers through this difficult time. ‘LOCAL to YOU’ has been set up for local businesses to list their products for sale, that are then available for delivery across … [Read more...]