by admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Covid-19 Update
The outbreak on a Herefordshire farm has reminded us that Coronavirus has not gone away. A very quick and effective response from Public Health was able to contain the situation, but we will inevitably get further outbreaks over time. The key workers on the farm have...
by admin | Jul 8, 2020 | News
Ross Good Neighbours has launched a campaign to encourage the wearing of face coverings in shops and other enclosed areas in Ross-on-Wye. We recommend using washable face coverings as these avoid wastage. There are a limited number of free washable face...
by admin | Jul 2, 2020 | Covid-19 Update
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, swab results for Covid-19 have been processed by different laboratories. We have always had access to the number of positive tests done for Herefordshire in NHS labs, known as pillar 1, but we have not previously had access to...
by admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Covid-19 Update
One of the difficulties throughout the Coronavirus pandemic has been trying to make sense of the varied sources of information, which sometimes can be confusing or conflicting. It is hard to stick within rules if they change frequently. Our best chance of opening up...
by admin | Jun 17, 2020 | News
Loneliness in the UK is on the rise – Age UK reported that the number of over-50s experiencing loneliness is set to reach two million by 2025/6. This compares to around 1.4 million in 2016/7, a 49% increase in 10 years. Locally, the last UK Census in 2011, noted that...