Updated 2 December 2021
Covid- 19 measures
The UK government have announced new COVID-19 guidance from Tuesday 30 November 2021 including:
• mandatory face coverings in all shops and on public transport
• all travellers returning to the UK will require PCR testing.
What you need to know about the guidance
Advice and support for businesses including latest grant
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, and throughout, businesses have been affected. Whether that’s the hard work involved in making workplaces Covid-secure, to the financial toll mandated closures have had on livelihoods.
Visit our ‘Support and advice for businesses’ pages for information, including details of grants you may be entitled to.
Business grants: information and how to apply
Visitors and tourists
Covid-19 advice for visitors and tourists
Latest news
Covid-19 Vaccinations
We thought it would be helpful to signpost residents to information about vaccinations and how to get to the Castle Quarter centre.
Test and Trace Support Payment extended
If you have been told by NHS Test and Trace to self-isolate and you cannot do your work at home, or you are the parent or guardian of a child who has been told to self-isolate, you may be able to claim a £500 support payment. Closing date is 31 March 2022. How to apply
NHS Test and Trace
The NHS Test and Trace service across England will help identify, contain and control coronavirus, reduce the spread of the virus and save lives.
More about test and trace