News in Swadlincote

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service will be supporting vulnerable members of the community by delivering prescriptions and contacting people as part of a telephone befriending service.

This will include Swadlincote and the South Derbyshire area.

A Moira woman who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker has been released by police.

The woman was taken into custody after reports of a party being held which breached Coronavirus social distancing rules.

A Moira woman was arrested after assaulting police officers and being suspected of an assault on an emergency worker - following reports of a party that breached Coronavirus social distancing rules.

Police were called out to Elms Grove in Moira on Sunday evening.

The increasing threat of Coronavirus was brought home to the Swadlincote area with the news that a doctor who worked at a hospital in Burton has died after testing positive for coronavirus - becoming the first hospital frontline worker to lose their life to the disease.

Amged El-Hawrani, who was 55, worked at Queen's Hospital in Burton and died at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester on Saturday evening.

Swadlincote Police say they have dismantled a shelter in Church Gresley used by youths for smoking and drinking.

The town's Safer Network Team have posted photos on their Facebook page of them taking it apart at Tunnel Woods.

The Government has issued advice for pet owners and livestock keepers about caring for their animals during the coronavirus pandemic.

There is no evidence of the virus circulating in pets or other animals in the UK and there is nothing to suggest animals may transmit the disease to humans.

A Swadlincote company has urged tattoo parlours and beauty salons to donate equipment - after realising their specialist face-masks can be used by frontline NHS staff.

Firefly Tattoo Parlour in Alexandra Road has closed its doors due to the Coronavirus crisis.

Like all other forces throughout the UK and Northern Ireland, Derbyshire Police now has dispersal powers to help ensure everyone adheres to the social distancing guidance laid out by the Government and Public Health England.

These powers have been granted under the Health Regulations 2020 and came into effect on Thursday.

A Netherseal-raised man suffering from Coronavirus is offering his company's services for free - after being inspired by personal reasons in more ways than one.

Stephen Brown runs Euro Projects Recruitment - Executive, Professional & Technical Recruitment Specialists in Coalville - and is making the gesture in an attempt to find people to speed up the production of life-saving ventilators for the NHS.

Sainsbury's is urging Swadlincote residents to shop for their elderly, disabled and vulnerable relatives and neighbours in a bid to ease the pressure on delivery services.

The supermarket's CEO Mike Coupe has written to all customers today (Thurs) to make the request as the company tries 'to manage a very difficult situation'.