Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

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Over the bank holiday, we reached a massive milestone with over 50 million vaccine doses administered across the UK, including 15 million second jabs. This is a huge achievement, given we only began the rollout a few months ago.

Since the beginning of the year, there has been a massive national effort to get the vaccine rolled out. One of the first sites to come online locally was at Tangmere where the fantastic staff and volunteers, led by Jenna, have vaccinated over 17,000 people.

Gillian visited the Tangmere Vaccination Centre on Friday last week, to thank staff and volunteers and see first hand how the operations were going at the centre.

UK announces more than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment will be sent to India to support the country in its fight against COVID-19.

I hope all of you had a lovely Easter weekend, enjoying the sunshine, seeing loved ones in the garden, and of course, overindulging in chocolate eggs.

As the High Street readies to reopen, people across the Chichester District are being encouraged to ‘Shop Local, Spend Local, Support Local’ and help support their local businesses back onto their feet following lockdown.

More than 5 million people in the UK have received their second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

More than 5 million people in the UK have received their second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

After over a year of restrictions and three lockdowns, this week we took another step closer to normal. This move is only possible thanks to the sacrifices we’ve all made and the incredible efforts of everyone involved in the vaccination programme.

The Government’s Welcome Back Fund will be felt across the Chichester District with £173,161 being allocated to District Council. The money will support the reopening of our highstreets as lockdown restrictions are lifted.