Unfortunately the Mobile Coronavirus Testing Unit was not able to visit Shaw on Tuesday.

This was due to a clerical error by the national agency responsible for arranging the temporary mobile unit at short notice.

However it will be in place today (Wednesday) and Thursday at the Marketplace/Westway car park

It is available for booking on the national portal (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/get-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/ ) or by calling 111.

We know a number of residents have been unable so far to book a test locally and we would like to apologise to them for this.

Local Liberal Democrat Councillor Howard Sykes has already asked if it can stay longer and also if it can come again. As of now still no response on either matter – will keep people posted as best I can.

National track and trace appears to be a bit of a shambles to me.