News for: Coronavirus

UK NEWS & HEADLINES:    Business Rates Review UpdateThe final report of the government’s fundamental review of business rates will now be published in the Autumn, it was announced today, 19 February. The fundamental review of business rates was announced by the Chancellor at last … [Read more...]

UK NEWS & HEADLINES:    Study reveals strong decline in coronavirus across England in JanuaryImperial College London's React study found infections have dropped by two-thirds across England since lockdown began, with an 80% fall in London. But virus levels are still high, with one in 200 … [Read more...]

UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,047,843 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 9,765 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 23,341, 1,027 fewer than on previous dayNew deaths across UK: 230Total UK deaths: 117,396England Cases per 100,000: 130R number in UK: 0.7 – 0.9 Vaccine data: Total 1st doses … [Read more...]

While businesses are doing all that they can to keep their employees safe and prevent transmission of infection, one in three people who get coronavirus don’t show any symptoms but can still infect others; this has the potential to present a problem for businesses. To help combat any potential … [Read more...]

A Stockport Council support scheme for large (over 50 employees) employers in Stockport remains open to applications until the end of the month. Grants of up to £150,000 per business are available, with applications required by 28th February 2021. Businesses will be considered if they are based … [Read more...]

Stockport's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly, has highlighted the continued need to adhere to ongoing restrictions in light of new, more transmissible virus variants, despite falling infection rates in the borough. The new strain of the virus, which emerged in South-East England last … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, has announced that the ten leaders of the city-region’s local authorities are unanimous in supporting a phased national release from lockdown. Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Wednesday, Andy Burnham said he had been invited to feed opinions into … [Read more...]

Applications are now open to access Stockport Council’s new Micro-business grant support scheme. The new Micro-business support scheme will see businesses outside of the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors become eligible for both the Stockport Additional Restrictions Grant scheme and the … [Read more...]