Police close off part of Hill Lane in Southampton Police have closed off Hill Lane in Southampton. Officers have placed a cordon from the Winston Hotel up to Atherley Bowling Club. Darwin Road, off Hill Lane, has also been closed, up to its junction with Thornbury Avenue. As of 12.15am, the reason for the cordon is unknown, but police cars, police vans, and an ambulance are on the scene.
The closure
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THE targeted coronavirus testing effort for residents in an area of Southampton has been completed. Public health and council chiefs have praised all those who came forward to get tested or used a home test kit as part of the programme for the SO15 5 postcode area. The mobile testing unit at Atherley Bowling Club in Hill Lane opened on Thursday morning and residents turned out in large numbers to use the facility before it closed at 5.30pm on Saturday, February 20. This programme was launched after a case of the South Afrian Covid varient was identified by health authorities. Any positive Covid-19 tests identified through the surge testing regime will be sent for genomic sequencing, which will help Public Health England understand the spread of Covid-19 variants locally.