We have had numerous discussions with council officers about Coronavirus and continue to receive updates.

The most important message we would like to pass on to all residents is to follow published advice from the government.

If there are specific localised messages we will post them here.

For the best current advice please visit http://Www.gov.uk/coronavirus

The most important thing to do is to follow the advice, not just for our own safety but for the safety of everyone in our community.

The County Council has a page which is also being updated:

https://www.durham.gov.uk/coronavirus

All Council staff are working hard to ensure that council services can continue and management are making sure staff are able to work from home in the event that they have to.

Clearly things are changing on a daily, even hourly basis at the moment, so please keep checking for updates on the government and council sites and keep abreast of the news.

Making sure our elderly and vulnerable residents are safe and have the help they need is going to be critical in the coming weeks, but in doing so, please make sure that you follow the government advice which is being updated all the time.