News in Shotley Peninsula

A new Covid-19 rapid testing centre will open in Holbrook as from next Thursday.

Those who do not currently show any symptoms will be able to get tested at Holbrook Village Hall in the Street between 12.30-19.00 on Thursday and then between 07.00 to 13.30 on Friday, and the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

First reading

Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 'As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.'

Sunday Thought

Alexander Dumas

A prominent healthcare provider has cautiously welcomed reports that Covid restrictions regarding families visiting residents are to be relaxed.

Kingsley Healthcare, which operates a number of care homes in Suffolk including Spring Lodge in Woolverstone, is waiting for the Government to confirm to all care home providers of their plans, but is among those keen to allow residents to receive visits from more family members.

On This Day

Today's Peninsula sunrise: 06:57

Covid Ode by Jan Beaumont.

I'm normally a social girl

Friday Flower Facts:

We have two flowers with the name celandine, the greater and lesser, though they are neither closely related nor strikingly similar in appearance – save the yellow of their flowers. Wordsworth's inspiration was the earlier-flowering lesser celandine, whose heart-shaped leaves are among the first greens to slip between the tired pastels of late winter.

As we approach the February half term, a time when many of us would usually have been looking forward to a short-break away, the impact on the industry and the economy from the loss of tourism again comes into sharp focus.

Millions of jobs and local economies depend on tourism right across the country and businesses have lost many months of vital trading.

Dog walkers have been warned to be careful of letting their pets roam freely on beaches after starfish containing dangerous toxins have been washed up along the east coast.

Anyone who fears they, or their dogs, have come into contact with any dead starfish should get them to a vet and show them the following IFCA advice.

Former primary school teacher Oli Ryan of education resources experts PlanBee says that while adults tend to focus on romantic expressions of love, February 14 is an ideal opportunity to show children how to demonstrate compassionate love and kindness to friends and family.

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