PLANS for £1.6million of improvements to visitor facilities at Pennington Flash Nature Reserve have been unveiled. The proposals include a new visitor centre and café with internal and external seating areas and a package of improvement works as part of the second phase of the £5m Believe in Leigh programme. Funding has also been earmarked for a woodland play area and improved toilet and parking facilities, following feedback from residents. Cllr Keith Cunliffe, Leigh East ward member and deputy leader at Wigan Council, said: “During the pandemic residents have relied on their local greenspace more than usual, which is why this investment is so important.
Number of Covid cases among over-60s fell by almost a third in Wigan last week
As of last week, 94 pc of over-70s in the borough have been vaccinated
12:40, 1 MAR 2021
Seven-day rolling rate of new cases by specimen date ending on February 21, 2021 (Image: gov.uk)
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THE number of Covid cases among people aged 60 and above across the borough fell by almost a third last week as the vaccine rollout continues to progress at pace. The coronavirus infection rate in the over-60s group was 71.1 per 100,000 in the week ending February 19, 32 pc lower than it had been the previous week. This was the lowest over-60s weekly incidence rate in Greater Manchester. It comes as 82,500 vaccine doses have been administered in Wigan with 94 pc of over-70s in the borough now vaccinated as of Sunday (February 21). The success of the vaccine rollout is recognised as one of the factors contributing to the lower infection rate within Wigan’s older population.
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