25th January 2021 UK deaths: 592. Current Market Harborough infections: 281, down 243 from last week   Moderna has announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the new and more infectious variants of the coronavirus found in the UK and South Africa. Meanwhile, López Obrador, who has faced criticism for his handling of Mexico’s… Continue Reading

18th January 2021 UK deaths: 599. Current infections in Market Harborough: 525, up 49 from last week. Across UK hospitals, someone is admitted with coronavirus every 30 seconds. Exercise was never something I considered a luxury to be anticipated; in the past, it was simply necessary to stay fit and support my enjoyment of sport.… Continue Reading

11th January 2021 UK deaths: 529. Current Market Harborough infections: 476. DOWN from last week 51. So far, 2.4 million jabs have been administered across the UK. On a slightly warmer day than of late, Sue and I met Sarah, Alice, and Mia at Fosse Meadows Country Park. Taking advantage of the current Covid restrictions, which… Continue Reading

1st January 2021 (New Year’s Day) UK deaths: 613. Current Market Harborough infections: 448 (up 152 from last week). An eight-year-old child in England tragically died after testing positive for coronavirus. A sobering start to the year, and not the fresh beginning we were hoping for. A dull and frosty morning saw Sue and me… Continue Reading

28th December 2020 UK deaths: 357. Current Market Harborough infections: 519. UP from last week: 335. The total number of deaths in the UK is  71,109. The temperature barely crawled above 2°C today, a proper toe-numbing, breath-clouding, stay-by-the-fire sort of day. Jamie, however, took a rather more heroic approach to the cold, deciding to fix his broken… Continue Reading