Three Shropshire Councillors in South West Shropshire have volunteered to join the lateral flow testing programme for pupils at the Community College in Bishop's Castle.
Ruth Houghton (Bishop's Castle Division), Nigel Hartin (Clun Division) and Heather last week joined the team of volunteers that regularly test pupils for COVID after the opening of the school on 8th March.
Ringing residents during lockdown has been really rewarding and useful. But at times it has been shocking. Recently I found an 80-year-old lady had her Covid positive husband released to come home from hospital (and her daughter - a teacher - had then been forced to isolate). I was appalled. Talking to my fellow Councillors it became clear this was happening across South Shropshire. Positive cases are being released to homes with vulnerable people living there - diabetics, the elderly, and also NHS workers and other essential workers. Why?