Although the latest 48-hour data shows a slight reduction in infections from the new Tier 5, with a 14-day lag between infection and hospitalisations, and some NHS hospitals already at breaking point, Ministers may have to consider measures such as:

•  mandatory face masks or a short sharp two-week total lockdown  
•  a short sharp two week total lockdown

to avoid a longer drawn out crisis.

Sugar Beet plays a key part in our British farming industry.

As we,  a society, look to get the country going again and beat Coronavirus, it is vital that we get our key workers and services back up and running for us all.

Thousands of Mid Norfolk residents were devastated this Christmas by:

• Flooding
• Sewerage outflows
• Accompanying power cuts
• Poor response from UK Power Networks, Anglian Water and the Environment Agency

This isn’t good enough.

With the arrival of the new Covid mutant strain (70% more virulent), the massive surge in hospitalisations back at March 2020 levels and a serious threat of the NHS being overwhelmed, the Prime Minister really had no choice but to impose another lockdown.

Throughout this crisis, our economic priority remains the same: to protect jobs.

In this year’s Report Back I’ve tried to highlight some of the many positives about living here in Mid Norfolk. 

As part of my ongoing work to help communities in Mid Norfolk create their own Neighbourhood Plans, I was delighted to speak with members of Mileham Parish Council over Zoom this last week – as they explore the pros and cons of possibly creating a Neighbourhood Plan for themselves.

How we take care of, and educate, some of our most vulnerable people is a measure of us as a society. EVERYONE has the right to a good education.