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Friday 16 April
Thousands of symptom-free home testing kits have been handed out at our new pop-up stand in Plymouth city centre.
As one in three people with Coronavirus do not display any symptoms, the Government has announced that everyone who is going to work, or regularly going out and about, should take a rapid, lateral flow test twice a week. The tests are for people who are not displaying any symptoms of COVID-19.
To make it as easy as possible for local people to access these tests, there are a number of locations in Plymouth that tests can be conducted under supervision or collected to be taken home and carried out there.
- We have set up a temporary stall at the Place de Brest, near Barclays Bank. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, offering assisted testing, but also handing out home testing kits.
- FREE, rapid lateral flow COVID-19 tests are also available through the mobile testing van which visits locations around the city each week. Test numbers are limited each day. Visit our book a lateral flow test page to book your test or for further information.
- Other locations to collect the home tests are available here
- For people who are unable to access tests through their employer, one of the local test collection or supervised sites, you can order a box of home tests online or through 119, which will be delivered to your home.
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A panel of NHS and Council health and care experts from across Plymouth chaired an online question and answer session to help provide reassurance and the facts around the Coronavirus vaccine.
They discussed issues such as the concerns around Astra Zeneca, the rollout of Moderna, side effects and myths around fertility.
If you missed the event, you can watch it online.
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Plymouth businesses can now apply for grants of up to £18,000 to help them reopen safely as restrictions are lifted.
The grants are available to businesses if they are:
- rate-paying
- trading on 1 April 2021
- in the non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care or gym sectors.
We’re aiming to make grant payments to eligible businesses within two weeks of receiving their application.
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We're getting ready to re-open The Box on Tuesday 18 May and tickets went on general release yesterday.
Just head to www.theboxplymouth from 12pm for the all-important links and plenty of useful information to help you plan your visit.
When The Box re-opens next month it will include a new, symbolic exhibition as part of the city’s Mayflower 400 commemorations called ‘Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America’. It’s also planning to launch ‘The Little Box’ – a great new outdoor café in Tavistock Place!
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Thousands of Plymouth children found out today which primary school they will be going to in September.
Emails confirming school places for September 2021 were sent earlier today and parents now have two weeks to respond to the offer of the school place.
For those that applied for their place online, the easiest way to respond is through your online account. If you don’t make a response, the allocated place could be withdrawn and offered to someone else.
Unfortunately it is not always possible to offer your child a place at your preferred school, so if you are unhappy about the school place your child has been allocated please contact us.
You can find full details of admissions guidance and appeals information on our website.
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Late last year, teams working near Morlaix Drive came across a colony of bees in an old, decayed tree.
Native bees are really important to the environment, so last week we staged an operation to move the native colony, nest and all, from their old home near the hospital, just a few miles down the road to Poole Farm.
The bees will be used to teach and inspire children about pollination and the importance of wildlife.
We've made a short film about how the move was done.
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Got questions about recycling?
We've started a series of blogs to clear up some confusion about what can and can't be recycled here in Plymouth.
Recycling is important and we all want to play our part.
Did you know that including items that can’t be recycled in your household collection can contaminate a whole lorry’s full of otherwise good recycling?
The blogs are highlighting the top culprits that our team see far too regularly at the Materials Recycling Facility.
Follow the links below to read the latest blogs.
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Stay ‘in tune’ with the local elections
The fabulous a cappella group ‘Carousel Quartet’, have recorded a musical reminder for the upcoming local elections on Thursday 6 May.
If you are not already registered to vote, the deadline to register is midnight on Monday 19 April. You can also vote by post, but you must apply by 5pm on Tuesday 20 April.
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