Met Office issues a heatwave health alert – please check on your vulnerable neighbours
andybodders We knew it was coming. It is here. A searing heatwave that is set to last until the weather breaks on Friday when rain and temperatures are expected to fall,…
Covid Watch 153: Rates of Covid infection in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin rising faster than nationally
Just as it looked like the rates of infection in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin were slowing a little, they are now soaring up. Cases of Covid-19 are growing by…
Covid Watch 152: Fewer than one third of local people want all covid restrictions to end on 19 July
The results of my straw poll are in. Just three in ten people want all restrictions lifted next Monday. Sajid Javid and Boris Johnson yesterday announced they are sticking to…
Covid Watch 150: Vaxxers – The Inside Story of the Oxford Vaccine
Having published 150 blog posts on coronavirus since March 2020, and as a recipient of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, I was eagerly looking forward to the publication of this book.…
Covid Watch 149: Vote now. Is Boris Johnson right to lift coronavirus restrictions on 19 July?
“Freedom Day” has already delayed from mid-June. Last night, Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid set out plans for Step 4, England’s exit from almost all restrictions. There will be no…