The investment will ensure that the whole community has the use of a top-class sporting facility
Tuesday, 27th April 2021, 3:23 pm
Creasey Park Community Football Centre has opened a new full-size artificial turf pitch (ATP) after investing £1.1m of funding from the Housing Infrastructure Fund. The installation was initiated and managed by Central Bedfordshire Council in partnership with Dunstable Town Council.
The new pitch has been built primarily for activities such as football and hockey. It is also in the process of becoming fully FIFA (Federation of International Football Association) and FIH (International Hockey Federation) accredited. The new pitch is the latest in third generation design and features a new Intelligent Play System as well as environmental improvements such as LED floodlights.
The council also prosecuted the establishment for failing to train its staff in proper food hygiene practices. Councillor Andrew McHugh, Lead Member for Health and Wellbeing, said: “Local people want to know that if they order food for takeaway or home delivery, it has been safely and hygienically prepared. “To provide that confidence, we need to be making sure businesses have the information they need to follow the law and to be carrying out enforcement if they fall short. The gravity of these offences and the sheer level of pest activity meant that it was vital for us to take this case to court.
Fareham College to be Covid testing centre A COLLEGE in Hampshire is set to be made a community testing centre for coronavirus, as early as next week. From February 22, Fareham College will be one of 11 community testing sites to open in the county. The scheme by Hampshire County Council will test people with no coronavirus symptoms but who need to leave home for work. Executive Leader Cllr Sean Woodward said: The introduction of free rapid community testing is a significant step in our fight against COVID-19. I encourage anyone who is eligible for the scheme to get tested regularly to ensure that we identify positive cases more quickly. We are working closely with Hampshire County Council to plan the roll out and ensure that stringent safety measures are in place at the Fareham College site to prevent any possible spread of the virus.
Kevin Quinn (06 February, 2021)
In a career that would epitomise helping others in pain and distress, she administered aid to troops caught up in some of the most brutal theatres of war this country has seen in the last 30 years
A nurse who fought to save countless lives in the borough at Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital as well as on the front lines in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, lost her own battle with cancer last week, passing away aged only 56.
Major Denise Capstick, a former Mayor of Southwark and councillor in Bermondsey, died in her hometown of Wigan last Friday, February 5, supported by her partner Andy and her sister Jann.
Posted: Fri 29th Jan 2021
Wrexham’s local vaccination centre to move to six day a week operation – by appointment only
Wrexham’s Member of the Senedd and Wrexham Council have welcomed the opening of the first Local Vaccination Centre (LVC) in North Wales.
Vaccinations are available by appointment only / The LVC does not offer drop-in services / Please don’t just turn-up without an appointment – you won’t be offered vaccination.
The LVC is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and will play a key role in the local vaccination programme – alongside GP practices and the Mass Vaccination Centre (MVC) in Deeside.