Dumfries and Galloway holiday park boss allays fears over visitor influx as coronavirus lockdown eased

The government has postponed a planned easing of England’s lockdown on Saturday amid a rise in the prevalence of coronavirus in the community.The announcement was made after tightened lockdown measures were imposed on Greater Manchester and other areas in the north from midnight on Friday.But it appears the whole country wasn’t ready for the next stages of lockdown as the R rate - the average number of people that an infected person passes the virus on to - has crept up.The government's

He added: “Anything after four months of being shut is going to be positive but we are probably running at 55 to 58 per cent capacity in the industry.

Despite a positive outcome so far, Cassandra admits it has been a worrying time, saying: “We had a period where we were really worried.“There was no support for the self-employed and we had no idea what we were going to do, so if it hadn’t been for the grant scheme the council distributed I’m not sure what we would have done.”

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We told just weeks ago how benefits advisers fear a leap in the jobless total once the Westminster Government begins to wind down the furlough scheme from next month.Bill McCormack of Dumfries Welfare Rights has told how he fears an unemployment “time bomb”.

Ken worked as locum minister in the vacancy prior to the Rev Val Ott arriving, served as locum in Crossmichael and Penninghame and assisted Vale in Gatehouse and Borgue Parish.Yvonne is also actively involved in the church as an elder and the flower convener and she also served on the guild committee.

They have also funded tablets to support some young carers who lacked a device to access the internet in a bid to help maintain education services.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineProducer Mark Kassen’s morning routine looks very different than it did in a pre-coronavirus era.When he pulls up to work — in this case, a music soundstage in Pasadena, Calif. — Kassen clocks in so building staff can account for the number of people present.

With travel restrictions easing after what seems like forever in lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, people are starting to dream of holidays abroad. However, as celebrities are both trendsetters and jet-setters, some of them have already travelled off to exotic locations to enjoy a well-deserved break after spending months confined to four walls.

The Scottish SPCA’s Ayrshire Animal Rescue Centre is back finding animals their forever home after lockdown saw rehoming completely suspended for almost two months.After trialling a limited rehoming service in May, the centre is now rehoming animals using a combination of an online-only application system, carefully controlled appointments and ‘virtual home checks’ where prospective owners and their homes are vetted via Zoom calls.Now the charity have this lovely girl (pictured above) in their

Dumfries and Galloway will be lifted today.Travel curbs were retained in parts of the region last Friday after a "cluster" of Covid-19 cases was discovered.Twelve people were confirmed to have been infected.