Coronavirus: Tuesday’s Local Updates

Market Harborough’s Jubilee Foodbank has received a big boost as it continues to help people during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Items donated by B&M in Market Harborough

The town’s B&M store has donated over £500 worth of food and toiletry items to the voluntary service, as well as over £950 in cash.

It’s after the national discount retailer made money available to all its stores nationwide to support their local foodbanks.

The Market Harborough Rotary Club has also made an emergency donation of £350 to the service.

Firefighters from Leicestershire and Northamptonshire are to support East Midlands Ambulance Service as it continues to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Around 12 from each of the fire and rescue service’s are being trained to drive urgent care vehicles and safely move and handle patients in a bid to relieve some pressure on front-line EMAS crews.

Firefighters training to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service

The firefighters have all volunteered to assist – many from on-call crews across both counties.

Rick Taylor, Chief Fire Officer at Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Earlier this week, 12 of our colleagues received training, enabling them to use their professional knowledge and skills to support EMAS in the response to COVID-19. This is an exceptional example of effective partnership working, and we are really proud to be able to assist our colleagues across the blue light services.”

People across Harborough are being urged to apply for 1,600 vacant roles within adult social care teams.

Leicestershire County Council has launched a recruitment campaign in a bid to fill permanent and temporary positions within its Inspired to Care team during the Coronavirus outbreak, in particular to support people discharged from hospital back home, helping to free-up beds.

Richard Blunt is the Cabinet Member for adults social care:

For more information and to apply visit www.Inspiredtocare.co.uk/jobs or call 0116 305 5186