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

21st December 2020 UK deaths: 215. Current Market Harborough infections: 183, DOWN from last week’s 111 (for once, a downward trend we actually like). Meanwhile, France has thrown up the barriers, banning lorries carrying freight from the UK, and countries worldwide have slammed their doors shut faster than you can say “mutant strain.” Eurotunnel has… Continue Reading

14th December 2020 UK deaths: 144. Current Market Harborough infections: 293. UP from last week: 67. A “new variant” of the coronavirus has been identified in the UK, believed to be causing the spread in the South East. I hope that this new strain won’t affect the efficacy of the vaccine!!! The Newbold Verdons went… Continue Reading

7th December 2020 7th December 2020: UK deaths: 189. Current Market Harborough infections: 226. Down from last week: 222. Hospitals in the UK are getting ready to begin vaccinating those over 80, front-line health staff, and care home workers tomorrow. A bitterly cold day with temperatures hovering around 0°C. I spent my morning delivering Christmas… Continue Reading

30th November 2020 UK deaths: 205. Current Market Harborough infections: 448, down from last week’s 237. Officially, Santa is off the hook regarding masks in grottoes this Christmas, provided he’s running a ‘Covid-secure’ operation, Downing Street announced today. However, I have it on excellent authority (from Mrs Claus herself) that Mr Coronavirus is on the… Continue Reading

23rd November 2020 UK deaths: 206.  Current Market Harborough infections: 685.  Down from last week: 18. The first hard frost of the year made for an invigorating morning bike ride, clear skies, crisp air, and frost on the grass; a perfect start to the day. The rest of my morning was taken up with buying… Continue Reading

16th November 2020 After testing positive for coronavirus, 168 people have died in the UK. There are 703 active cases in the Harborough area, an increase of 325 from last week. British scientists have hailed the news that the US firm Moderna’s jab may be 94.5% effective against COVID-19. Five million doses of the new… Continue Reading

8th November 2020 After testing positive for coronavirus, 156 people have died in the UK. There are 408 active cases in the Harborough area, up 36 from last week. The UK has banned all lorry drivers, flights, and ships from Denmark after a mutant coronavirus outbreak at mink fur farms. Today in the UK is… Continue Reading