News in Shotley Peninsula

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.

Scores of Japanese cars went on parade on the Shotley peninsula today.

Datsuns, Nissans, Hondas, Toyotas, Subarus and Mazdas were among the dozens of vehicles strutting their stuff at the Shotley marina.

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Shotley Kidzone will not open tomorrow morning after one of their children showed signs of contracting Covid-19.

The 'Outstanding' pre and after school wrap around child care facility, took the action not to open and undergo a deep clean after parents of the child advised managers their child had been to the doctors with symptoms and had been told it was a probable case of Coronavirus.