Hodnet Medical Centre requires volunteers to help at the local Covid vaccination hub at Prees. If you are able to help in any way please contact the surgery.
– by leaving your name and contact details at Reception, saying you’d like to volunteer
– or by emailing these to: hodnet.practice@nhs.net
– or by phoning this info through to the surgery (01630 685230), though please be aware that they are struggling with a huge volume of incoming calls.
Thank you.
Between the Wrekin District Boundary and the A53 Espley Roundabout.
Airband Community Internet will be clearing blockages at multiple locations. There will be two-way signals and delays are possible.
Severn Trent will be digging up the road outside The Bear and The Hundred House.
Multi-way signals are likely to cause delays.
During the 7-day period from 15-21 January 2021 in Shropshire:
For local advice and support during the pandemic (especially if you are self-isolating), call Shropshire Council’s COVID-19 Helpline on 0345 678 9028 – option 0 (lines open on the weekend on Saturday from 9am-4pm and Sunday 9am-12pm) or visit our website at www.shropshire.gov.uk/coronavirus.
Shropshire Council has launched a new grant scheme to support the county’s businesses which have been affected by the current coronavirus lockdown.
This is a discretionary fund aimed at those who are not eligible to apply for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG). It includes organisations which:
Applicants who were successful in the first round of funding made available in November 2020 are being asked not to apply again, as these applications will be reassessed and businesses will be awarded any grant money as appropriate. However, those who think that they are eligible for this new round of funding are being encouraged to apply.
The grant fund will be open for applications until Sunday 21 February 2021, but this closing date will depend on the end of the current lockdown and is subject to available funding remaining available.
For further information, and how to apply people should visit the council’s website https://shropshire.gov.uk/covid19darg
Important message sent on behalf of the local health and care system
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford are both dealing with high numbers of patients right now – anyone in need of urgent medical care in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin should contact NHS 111 first online, or by phone.
Health advisers can help find the best place for treatment and give a time to come in if a face-to-face assessment is needed. The service, staffed by trained health advisers, will book the caller a time slot for the most appropriate service, such as our urgent treatment centres or minor injuries units, or, if needed, A&E (Emergency Department) at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) or the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford.
By calling NHS 111 first, it will help the NHS manage the flow of patients when capacity in waiting rooms is much smaller than before, to maintain safe distancing and reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection.
If the situation is serious or life-threatening please call 999 immediately. Likewise, if the condition is not serious, seek advice from a pharmacy or make an appointment with a GP.
Shropshire residents who are without access to transport are now able to get FREE transport to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
In order to get help, you must have had a letter inviting you for vaccination in Shropshire, and you must be unable to get there any other way. Subject to availability, Shropshire Council will be able to provide transport to help you get to your appointment and back.
All vehicles will have appropriate ventilation, with strict infection control measures in place to ensure they are operated with the highest levels of public health safeguards.
Transport can be booked by calling the council’s COVID-19 Helpline on 0345 678 9028 (option 0).
Regrettably, due to the Covid Lockdown restrictions, there will be no February edition of the Parish Magazine.
The editors hope that the March edition will be possible and welcome all contributions of material.
A couple of sets early this week:
On the A442 between Radmoor crossroads and the Espley roundabout poles are being installed. There will be two-way signals and delays are possible.
Mickley Lane will be shut so that Severn Trent can put in a new water pipe outside Oak Tree Farm. There is a lengthy diversion.
During the 7-day period from 8-14 January 2021 in Shropshire:
Despite a slight decrease this week, cases in Shropshire remain worryingly high. Compared with the same week in December, Shropshire had only 293 cases – this is an increase of 359% in positive cases in a month.
For local advice and support during the pandemic (especially if you are self-isolating or shielding), call Shropshire Council’s COVID-19 Helpline on 0345 678 9028 (lines open on the weekend on Saturday from 9am-4pm and Sunday 9am-12pm) or visit our website at www.shropshire.gov.uk/coronavirus.