From Friday 24 July you must wear them in all shops and continue to wear them on public transport to protect yourself and others from coronavirus.

It is now the law and the Government says measures can be taken if people do not comply. Transport operators can deny service and shops and supermarkets can refuse entry. The police can issue fines of £100.

The government guidance also strongly encourages people to wear a face covering in other enclosed public spaces where social distancing may be difficult and where you come into contact with people you do not normally meet.

When wearing a face covering:

• It should cover your mouth and nose at all times.
• Avoid touching your face covering once it's on as contact with your face can help spread the virus.
• Keep on washing your hands regularly.
• Continue social distancing - a face covering isn't a replacement for other hygiene measures.

You can always make your own face coverings instead of buying them. See our guide to making one out of a t-shirt.

From Monday Chelson Meadow recycling centre will be accepting all types of waste except soil, rubble, tiles and ceramics.

Trailers will be allowed in from Tuesday. Like vans, they will need a permit and the same exclusions and restrictions will apply as before.

Mornings tend to be busier so to help reduce waiting times vans and trailers will only be allowed between midday and 6pm.

If you don’t already have a permit you can apply online. Please check all the information before setting out and be prepared for longer waiting times.

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No Mow May was a big hit with insects, who were positively buzzing about it.

There was also lots positive feedback from residents and from nature charities and organisations.

We let a number of verges and banks grow wild, which led to some wonderful flashes of colour across Plymouth.

Naturally wildflowers don't last all year round and some areas are beginning to wilt so we are starting a new grass cutting schedule.

This programme will see most areas cut as before but it will leave some areas to let nature do its thing – places like steep banks, or verges that are more use to insects and wildlife than people.

We cut grass on a four weekly schedule. Our teams are still a little depleted but we are doing our best to get round the whole city as quickly as we can.

Twelve more litter louts have been fined after hearings at Plymouth Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The court heard how the offenders were all given fixed penalty notices by our environmental enforcement officers, who witnessed them dropping litter on the city’s streets.

However, despite several reminders, the fixed penalty notices remained unpaid, resulting in a summons to court.

The court found 11 of the defendants guilty in their absence and ordered them each to pay a fine of £220, legal costs of £200 and a victim surcharge of £32. The other defendant submitted a guilty plea by post and was fined £100, ordered to pay £50 costs and a £32 victim surcharge.

The original fixed penalty notice was for just £100.

These fines came in the same week that we upped the ante on littering with a number of humorous posters and signs asking people not to toss their litter.

These are strange times – lockdown, social distancing and home working have become part of our daily lives.

The Box wants to capture the feelings and experiences of Plymouth residents during the COVID-19 pandemic to create a record to help future generations to understand how and why our lives changed in 2020.

It is looking for creative responses that reflect the experiences and voices of Plymouth residents and workers of all ages. These could be diary entries, video blogs, video footage, poems, songs or creative writing pieces.

It could be about the way different communities have pulled together, the experiences of key workers on the frontline or the challenges or joys of home schooling. It's up to you.

Submissions will be gathered for the COVID-19 memory box and will form part of the city’s archive collections.

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