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North Warwickshire Borough Council and partners win at 2021 Public Service Excellence Awards

There was a great reason to celebrate for teams from North Warwickshire Borough Council at the recent Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards, following a challenging year.

Published on Tuesday, 14th September 2021

• North Warwickshire Borough Council asks residents to be proactive and ‘stay negative’ ahead of a likely increase in COVID cases as schools go back

  North Warwickshire Borough Council is advising residents to remain proactive as the country prepares itself for the tricky autumn period.

  Published on Monday, 6th September 2021

• Council launches small grants to support Warwickshire’s youth work organisations

  Warwickshire County Council grants are available for small community and voluntary sector groups that provide youth work services for 11-18 year olds across the county.

  Published on Friday, 23rd July 2021
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  Council Leader welcomes easing of restrictions this week

  North Warwickshire Borough Council Leader Councillor David Wright has welcomed the lifting of most of the COVID 19 legal restrictions from 19th July

  Published on Wednesday, 21st July 2021

• Roll up! Roll up! Come and get your Covid vaccination at this weekend’s walk-in clinics

  Local health and care leaders are asking people across Coventry and Warwickshire to roll up at a pop-up vaccination clinics to get their vital first or second doses of the vaccine.

  Published on Wednesday, 30th June 2021

• Residents are urged to do the right thing to reduce COVID cases

  With 130 new COVID cases in the last 7 days, residents in north Warwickshire are being urged to continue do the right thing to help to reduce the spread of the virus.

  Published on Wednesday, 30th June 2021

• COVID-19 testing is coming home!

  Residents across Warwickshire are being urged to continue to test twice a week at home, now there is a well-established distribution network of testing kits across the county.

  Published on Friday, 25th June 2021

• COVID-19 Mobile Testing in Atherstone this week

  The COVID-19 Mobile Testing Unit will be in Atherstone on Thursday 10 June between 9.00am - 3.00pm.

  Published on Tuesday, 8th June 2021

• Community testing is changing in Warwickshire

  With increased access to testing, especially at home and in the workplace, vaccinations, reducing Covid cases and the reduction in people using community test sites, now is the time to reshape the offer for testing (for those without symptoms of Covid-19) to meet the changing needs of Warwickshire communities.

  Published on Wednesday, 12th May 2021

• LKQ Euro Car Parts working with Public Health to tackle COVID-19 cases 

  Warwickshire County Council’s Public Health team and Public Health England (PHE) in the West Midlands are working with LKQ Euro Car Parts in Dordon, North Warwickshire 

  Published on Friday, 30th April 2021

• Polesworth Pub issued notice for COVID breach on first week of reopening

  North Warwickshire Borough Council has issued The Royal Oak in Polesworth with a Coronavirus Improvement Notice following a visit from Warwickshire Police to the premises on 12th April, in response to call from a concerned member of the public.

  Published on Wednesday, 21st April 2021

• Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire COVID Business Pledge goes live

  Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire councils have gone live with an initiative to support businesses to show they’re doing the right things to be COVID safe for customers and staff.

  Published on Thursday, 15th April 2021

• FREE home testing kits at Polesworth Fire Station

  Pick a supply of FREE COVID-19 home testing kits at Polesworth Fire Station.

  Published on Monday, 12th April 2021
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  Reopening North Warwickshire’s High Streets Safely

  North Warwickshire Borough Council has been working very hard with local businesses and retailers to produce an action plan in respect of safely reopening the high streets on Monday 12th April as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown.

  Published on Wednesday, 7th April 2021
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  Further easing of Covid restrictions from 12th April

  Outdoor pubs, shops, gyms and hairdressers to reopen

  Published on Tuesday, 6th April 2021

• Daily lab confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Warwickshire - 30/03/21

  We need to do what's #RightForNorthWarks to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

  Published on Tuesday, 30th March 2021

• Families urged to test twice weekly as cases rise in North Warwickshire

  Families of school-aged children are being urged to get tests for COVID-19 as cases have risen steeply in and around the area in the last week.

  Published on Thursday, 25th March 2021
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  National Day of Reflection

  Tuesday 23 March 2021

  Published on Tuesday, 23rd March 2021

• Daily lab confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Warwickshire - 16/03/21

  We need to continue doing what's #RightForNorthWarks to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

  Published on Tuesday, 16th March 2021
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  Death of Captain Sir Tom Moore

  Captain Sir Tom Moore has died in hospital after testing positive for Coronavirus while battling pneumonia.

  Published on Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

• Grants available to support small businesses

  Warwickshire County Council is inviting small businesses in the retail, hospitality, tourism and leisure sectors and their supply chains to apply for a range of grants from its new Adapt and Diversify grant scheme.

  Published on Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

• North Warwickshire Borough council offers support to residents in third national lockdown

  Cases in the borough and across Warwickshire continue to rise

  Published on Tuesday, 12th January 2021

• Frontline workers should get a regular Covid tests throughout lockdown

  Cases of Covid-19 continuing to rise across the county

  Published on Tuesday, 12th January 2021
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  North Warwickshire to go into Tier 4: Stay At Home

  North Warwickshire will be in Tier 4 Stay At Home from tomorrow, 31st December. You must not leave or be outside of your home except for specific purposes.

  Published on Wednesday, 30th December 2020
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  Donald McGarvey from Coleshill leads the way as North Warwickshire’s COVID vaccination gets underway

  The COVID vaccination programme started in North Warwickshire yesterday

  Published on Thursday, 17th December 2020

• Email and text messaging - Water Orton and Curdworth

  We are sending the following message via text and email to residents in Water Orton and Curdworth:

  Published on Wednesday, 9th December 2020

• Daily lab confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Warwickshire - 7/12/20

  We need to do what's #RightForNorthWarks to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

  Published on Monday, 7th December 2020

• Local rapid Covid-19 testing to be rolled out in Warwickshire 

  The first test centre in the county will be opening on Tuesday 8 December at Water Orton Community Hall

  Published on Sunday, 6th December 2020

• North Warwickshire aiming for Tier 2

  North Warwickshire Borough Council has welcomed the sharp reduction is rates of COVID 19 infection that has taken place since the recent lockdown but warns there is more to do before the pubs and other parts of the hospitality industry can reopen.

  Published on Tuesday, 1st December 2020

• North Warwickshire placed in Tier 3 - Very High Alert

  The tightest restrictions for North Warwickshire as Lockdown ends on 2nd December

  Published on Saturday, 28th November 2020

• North Warwickshire in Tier 3: very high alert

  North Warwickshire has been placed in Tier 3: very high alert when we come out of lockdown on 2nd December.

  Published on Thursday, 26th November 2020

• COVID cases still rising - email and text alerts

  We will be sending email and text alerts to areas of the borough that have particularly high rates of the Coronavirus.

  Published on Friday, 20th November 2020

• COVID Business Grants now available

  Following the National lockdown, the government has today provided North Warwickshire Borough Council with the funding to be able to provide support our local businesses.

  Published on Wednesday, 18th November 2020

• North Warwickshire COVID cases continue to rise despite lockdown

  North Warwickshire’s rate of COVID infection is continuing to rise steeply and the Borough has not yet seen any impact from the national lockdown measures brought in on 5th November.

  Published on Wednesday, 18th November 2020

• Council offers support to its most vulnerable residents

  The government advise clinically extremely vulnerable people to take extra lockdown measures

  Published on Wednesday, 18th November 2020

• Clinically Extremely Vulnerable - available help

  Get support if you’re clinically extremely vulnerable to coronavirus and have no family or friends to help with food shopping and essential supplies

  Published on Monday, 16th November 2020

• Clinically Extremely Vulnerable - shopping slots

  If you have been told you're clinically extremely vulnerable to COVID19, should avoid going out as much as possible and can't get essentials delivered, help is available.

  Published on Monday, 16th November 2020

• North Warwickshire residents encouraged to ‘do the right thing’ as we enter a second national lockdown today

  Residents to follow the national guidance of staying at home unless they need to leave for food, medical reasons, exercise, education or work (if that cannot be done from home).

  Published on Thursday, 5th November 2020
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  Update to 'North Warwickshire stays 'Medium' for time being'

  After an announcement by the Prime Minister this evening, England will be entering a second national lockdown on 5th November, if passed by parliament on 4th November.

  Published on Friday, 30th October 2020

• Text and email messages sent to residents

  Text and email messages are being sent to residents in areas of North Warwickshire where new cases of Coronavirus are particularly high.

  Published on Thursday, 29th October 2020
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  COVID-19 on the increase across Warwickshire

  With cases continuing to rise across the county, Director of Public Health, Dr Shade Agboola is urging residents to play their part and do the right thing for Warwickshire.

  Published on Wednesday, 28th October 2020

• North Warwickshire residents urged to continue their efforts to avoid a local lockdown

  North Warwickshire has seen a worrying increase in cases over the last week with the infection rate currently 141 per 100,000 up from 81 earlier in the week

  Published on Thursday, 22nd October 2020

• Local Area COVID Alert Level Confusion

  There has been some confusion about what our Local Area COVID Alert is. North Warwickshire's level is currently 'Medium'.

  Published on Thursday, 15th October 2020

• Coronavirus restrictions in North Warwickshire

  North Warwickshire has been placed in the ‘Medium alert level’ as a result of the government’s three-tier system introduced on 12th October 2020.

  Published on Wednesday, 14th October 2020

• Test and Trace Self Isolation Support Payments

  North Warwickshire Borough Council will be providing Self Isolation Payment support to local residents who need financial assistance due to having to self-isolate because of Coronavirus.

  Published on Monday, 12th October 2020

• Financial support due to Coronavirus

  North Warwickshire Borough Council will be providing Self Isolation Payments

  Published on Friday, 2nd October 2020

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