News in Shotley Peninsula

Fresh guidance has been given to homes by Suffolk's councils, including Babergh, about how people should dispose of their rubbish in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Although there were no plans to change bin collection days on the peninsula for now, all of Suffolk councils confirmed they were following national guidelines for bin collections, but there were additional measures for those with the virus or self-isolating.

Did you know? Today is St Patrick's Day but you don't have to be Irish to get down to your local and celebrate with a cold one – while you can

• Saint Patrick didn't wear green. His colour was 'Saint Patrick's blue.' The colour green became associated with St. Patrick's Day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.
• Despite his Irish notoriety, Saint Patrick was British. He was born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales in the late fourth century.
• According to Irish legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.
• Saint Patrick is credited for driving the snakes out of Ireland, but according to the fossil record, Ireland has never been home to snakes as it was too cold to host reptiles during the Ice Age. The surrounding seas have kept snakes out since.

Shotley Peninsula Nub News is sharing the Government's latest guidance on the coronavirus pandemic.

Our simple-to-understand guide includes advice on non-essential contact, avoiding catching coronavirus and what to do if you - or someone in your household - has coronavirus symptoms.

Preparations are underway across Suffolk's councils to axe gatherings for meetings, as two scheduled events are axed.

On Monday afternoon, council chief executives from Suffolk were among more than 300 briefed by Robert Jenrick, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, in which he pledged to give councils the support they need to tackle the situation.

No doubt to the disappointment of some pupils, and the relief of many parents, Kidzone and Shotley Community Primary school will reopen tomorrow, as planned.

Both educational establishments went through a deep clean today after a child that attends both, was deemed by a doctor t have a 'probable' case of Covid-19, and the closure was purely precautionary.

Shops and individuals on the peninsula are pulling together to help the more vulnerable in our community, who may be required to go into isolation due to the spread of Covid-19.

Prime minister Boris Johnson announced this afternoon those with underlying medical problems and the over 70s should be shielded from social contact for 12 weeks.

A headmaster has vigorously defended his school after a report claimed more than 5,600 Suffolk youngsters are being taught in 'inadequate' schools, including one on the Shotley peninsula.

Shotley primary school was named among a list of 19 rated Inadequate by Ofsted. However, since the inspection in 2017, the school in Shotley has been taken on by Asset Education trust and considered locally as having vastly improved.

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Shotley primary school will also be closed on Monday after it was revealed a pupil had been assessed by a local GP as probably contracting Covid-19.

The primary school will be going through a deep clean after a pupil, who also attends Shotley Kidzone has showed symptoms of the Coronavirus.

Co-op shops on the peninsula have joined a national plea for customers not to be greedy.

In a letter signed by a number of national stores, bosses are asking customers to think of other and not stockpile essential items.