 Two new community testing centres for people who don’t have coronavirus symptoms have opened.
The two centres – in Erewash and Derbyshire Dales – will mean there are testing centres in each district and borough across Derbyshire.
In Erewash the new centre is at West Park Leisure Centre, Wilsthorpe Road, Long Eaton.
Testing takes place from 9am to 7pm, seven days a week. However there will be no community testing available on March 4, 22 and 30 as the centre hosts regular blood donor sessions which will be going ahead as normal on these days.
The testing centre in Derbyshire Dales is in the Members’ Room at County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock and is open from 9am to 7pm, seven days a week.
Meanwhile, testing in Heanor is moving to the Wilmot Street Centre, Wilmot Street. Testing takes place from 9am to 7pm, seven days a week.
And a new centre opening at Hillstown Village Hall, Nesbit Street, Hills Town, will offer community testing from 9am on Monday 1 March at 9am. It will open from 9am to 7pm, seven days a week.
This will replace the current sites at the Post Mill Centre and Shirebrook Village Hall which will continue to offer community testing up to 4pm on Sunday 28 February.
Around one in three people with coronavirus don’t have symptoms.
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Helen’s Dog Grooming Salon in Church Gresley is the 300th Derbyshire business to sign up to ShopAppy, the scheme which is boosting trade for local shops and services as well as benefiting local residents.
ShopAppy is a website which allows shops, cafes, restaurants and other local businesses and community organisations to display their goods and services to sell online. Shoppers can browse, book and buy – helping to support businesses in towns and villages across the county.
Information about the scheme and the benefits it offers to businesses and residents can be found at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/shopappy This includes details about the five free ShopAppy webinars which are held each week for businesses to find out more.
Helen’s business – like all those in the ShopAppy scheme – adheres to the current Covid restrictions.
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Parents of year 6 children across the county are due to hear about their child’s secondary school place next week.
Offers of places to around 8,810 Derbyshire children will be made on National Offer Day on Monday (1 March 2021).
Of those parents who applied by the closing date 91.2% are due to be offered their first choice school. Overall, 95% have been offered a place at one of their three preferred schools.
Parents who provided an email address are due to receive an email about their child’s place after 9.30am on Monday 1 March 2021. Or parents can log on to the council’s website after 9.30am with their user ID.
Letters will be posted out on Monday 1 March 2021 to parents who didn’t provide an email address.
Parents who have applied for places at infant, primary or junior schools for their child will be notified on 16 April 2021.
Anyone who hasn’t already made an application should do so urgently by using the late application facility or Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190 between 8am and 6pm on weekdays (9.30am and 4pm on Saturday).
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Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire’s Annual Tourism Conference takes place online on Thursday 1 April 2021.
Tourism, hospitality and leisure businesses across the Peak District and Derbyshire are being invited to attend.
The virtual event will help businesses prepare to bounce back as they prepare for the reopening of the tourism sector.
Speakers include Council Leader Councillor Barry Lewis, Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston MP, travel journalist and broadcaster Simon Calder, Jo Dilley Managing Director of Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire and Lyndsey Swift of national tourist body Visit England.
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