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vulnerable residents will be less likely to contract the virus, helping to keep them well in advance of a vaccine becoming widely available.” For information and support, phone the Hampshire Coronavirus Support and Helpline on 0333 370 4000. Testing capacity to be increased CORONAVIRUS testing capacity is being ramped up in Dorset in response to a rising number of cases in Bournemouth. On top of the existing facility at Creekmoor in Poole, a new facility is due to open in Lansdowne, Bournemouth, and the mobile unit which visits towns across Dorset will also now stop in Wallisdown in the town, writes Josh Wright of the Local Democracy Reporting Service .

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Contact-tracing with Public Health England determined it was safe, said executive headteacher Fiona Adams. The rise in cases prompted Hampshire County Council to urge vulnerable residents to take extra precautions. The county is still under Tier 1 restrictions with a ‘medium’ Covid risk level. Residents in the clinically extremely vulnerable group, with a long-term health condition, or aged over 60 are being encouraged to limit social contact, meet outdoors and avoid crowded places. Further advice includes working from home, avoiding unnecessary use of public transport, and shopping at a quieter time, asking friends and family to help, or using online delivery. Cllr Liz Fairhurst, HCC’s cabinet member for adult social care and health, said: “As we head into the winter, and with around £15.2m in this tranche of funding, but will now only be awarded just over half that amount.” Cllr Mans said the authority can manage the £83m cost of Covid-19 this year, thanks to its “strong financial position before the pandemic”. But he added: “However, in the medium term, the prognosis is not good.” A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said: “Hampshire County Council has received £70m in non- ringfenced emergency funding across all four tranches. “Additionally, their core spending power increased by over £55m in 2020/21 even before emergency funding was announced. “We recognise that there will be individual councils with unique circumstances, and we encourage them to approach MHCLG to discuss their future financial position. We will continue to work closely with Hampshire County Council as they support their community through the pandemic.”

THE rate of new coronavirus cases in the New Forest is continuing to accelerate as the pandemic total in the area passed 1,000, government figures show. There were 190 new cases in the district as of Tuesday, compared with 133 the previous week and 72 before that – bringing the combined number to 1,056 this year. The infection rate per 100,000 people was 84.4 in the New Forest on the same day – compared with 546.5 in Liverpool which is under the highest Tier 3 restrictions. In the BCP Council area, which includes Christchurch, the number of cases registered so far hit 3,357 on Tuesday – up by 845 on the week before, compared with a previous weekly rise of 578. The rate per 100,000 people stood at 181.9 and on Tuesday there was speculation the area • Double glaze your whole house

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might go into Tier 2, which bans households mingling indoors. Dorset’s director for public health, Sam Crowe, said a decision “would be made over the next few days”. The most recent week of separate fatality figures, compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showed there has been four further Covid-19 deaths in the conurbation, all in hospital, putting the total at 196.

For the fifth consecutive week, there were no deaths reported in the New Forest, leaving the pandemic death toll in the district at 133. The provisional figures from the ONS relate to cause of death for fatalities up to 16th October but which were registered up to 24th October. Two cases were reported last week at Ringwood School which said two separate bubbles of pupils had been affected, with

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2023 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week the government confirmed that the authority will receive £8.8m to provide vital services this winter. But Cllr Mans said this is not what civic chiefs expected. He said: “Government’s funding calculation has impacted county councils extremely badly this time round. We expected to receive

THE leader of Hampshire County Council is calling on the government to provide civic chiefs with more money to deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Cllr Keith Mans said that while the recently announced £8.8m from central government is welcome news, it “falls short of offering a sustainable solution to the major financial crisis”, writes Maria Zaccaro of the Local Democracy Reporting Service .

The government said it has provided unprecedented support to councils during the pandemic. New Forest District Council recently received £204,463 and BCP Council nearly £4m. But HCC said it will need at least an extra £33m to be viable in the future, according to Cllr Mans. Last month it was revealed that the authority is facing a £210m shortfall by

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CHRISTCHURCH MP Sir Chris Chope attacked his own party in the House of Commons when he branded the government’s regional lockdown policy as “the wrong strategy”. Slating the approach as “de- personalising” and “prevent- ing people from helping them- selves”, Sir Chris said he was aware of “terrible cases” of Christchurch constituents af- fected by the previous national lockdown. He pointed to businesses and workers on cruise ships, in the events industry and running luxury coaches. “As a Conservative, I have al- ways believed that the role of the state is to provide a safety net for those who cannot help themselves,” Sir Chris said. “Now we have a Conservative government who are preventing people from helping themselves by engaging in economic activi- ty and, having prevented those people from engaging in eco- nomic activity, the government are not providing a safety net to all of them.” Chope slams Covid strategy

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BCP Council forecasts £57m pandemic budget gap BUDGET pressures on BCP Council caused by the pan- demic have grown since June to a forecast £57.3m. tres and the reopening of its facilities post-lockdown have increased the estimated finan- cial impact by £5m this year, writes Josh Wright of the Local Democracy Reporting Service . Increasing costs in chil- dren’s social care, leisure cen-

But council leader Drew Mellor said he was “confident” the funding gap would be closed with continuing work on its merger, and welcomed government grants.

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