Peterborough Coronavirus (COVID-19) News

Cinemas have reopened as indoor hospitality resumed in the UK after months of lockdown. 

The box office team at The Cresset in Bretton, Peterborough is gearing up for the resumption of shows as lockdown restrictions eased further from May 17, allowing indoor hospitality to re-open. 

Text messages are being sent from Tuesday, May 18, asking people to book a vaccine appointment – to be followed from Wednesday by 36-year-olds – as the rollout moves down the age groups.

In just over a week, yet another sign of lockdown easing will take place when Peterborough City Council will meet for the first time – other than online – in more than fifteen months. 

People in Peterborough are now able to travel overseas on holiday to a limited number of destinations. 

A rise in the number of Covid-19 infections in those aged 0-17 has prompted new urging of parents to remain cautious as restrictions are lifted today, May 17.

As indoor social and physical contact resumes, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a “heavy dose of caution”, against the backdrop of concerns over the Indian coronavirus variant. 

B&Q will reopen tomorrow after it closed today, May 16, for a deep cleaning, a spokesperson has confirmed.

2020 World Buffet owner Paul Sharma has said they were one of the hardest hit restaurants in Peterborough after opening just two days before the first national lockdown in March last year.

May 17 will allow more Peterborough businesses to open as households can start mixing indoors, but still with limited numbers.