Redhill sees boost in visitor numbers following The Rise opening Thursday, 14 March, 2024 Redhill is bucking the national trend with a significant increase in the number of visitors to the town centre since Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s new leisure development, The Rise opened in June 2023. Data shows that The Rise, which is welcoming thousands of people every day, is already delivering a range of economic and social benefits for the town, including: footfall is substantially up... Local News
Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to social housing residents 18th May 2020 Please see the attached letter from The Rt Hon, Christopher Pincher MP, Minister of Housing, setting out the measures that are in place to support social... Local News
Funding and manufacturing boost for UK vaccine programme 18th May 2020 UK’s top researchers rapidly working to find a coronavirus vaccine will benefit from £84 million of new government funding. Global licensing agreement signed... Local News
Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre to open 12 months ahead of schedule 18th May 2020 Race to manufacture millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine boosted with a multi-million-pound government investment. Up to £93 million government investment... Local News
Prime Minister's article in the Mail on Sunday: 17 May 2020 18th May 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson's piece in the Mail on Sunday. If 2020 has taught us anything, it is truly that the worst of times bring out the best in humanity... Local News
Government begins large scale study of coronavirus immunity 18th May 2020 Major long-term study will track spread of coronavirus in general population Antibody testing will help to understand levels of immunity and the role of... Local News
Education Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 16 May 18th May 2020 Education Secretary on the Government’s response to the outbreak of coronavirus and plans to begin returning to school safely First, I want to update you on the... Media
Coronavirus (COVID-19): care home support package 18th May 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for care homes 1. Introduction COVID-19 continues to present an unprecedented challenge for social care. Since this pandemic... Local News
Government publishes latest R number - 15 May 2020 18th May 2020 R number range for the UK 0.7-1.0 - The reproduction number (R) is the average number of secondary infections produced by 1 infected person. The Scientific... Local News
COVID-19 detection dogs trial launches 16th May 2020 Trials for specially-trained ‘COVID dogs’ that may be able to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) in humans, even before symptoms appear, are set to begin as part of... Local News