Coronavirus

Pubs are installing a number of new outdoor offerings in preparation for Monday, but remain concerned over how the weather will affect their business.

Heather Richards has been selling ceramics with a 'smiling eyes' design on them to stress the importance of smiling during the pandemic.

After a long wait, residents in Diss have been given a date for when a vaccination centre will open in the town.

Tributes were paid this week to the thousands of people to have died during the coronavirus pandemic – including almost 450 in the Diss Express area.

Teachers in the Diss Express area have praised the “calm and joyful” return of children to classrooms after months of home-schooling.

Business owners from different sectors in Diss are split on the Government’s proposed plan to ease lockdown measures.

Almost 7,500 samples were collected during surge testing in Diss and Roydon, returning 51 positive results.

Fixed penalty notices for breaking lockdown rules were handed out by police after they were called out to a birthday party last week.

Public Health England have revealed how many tested positive for the virus after thousands of residents in both parishes were tested last month.

Officials have praised the response to the testing roll-out in Diss and Roydon last month, which saw eight out of ten people turn up to get tested.

The NHS has launched a new large scale Covid-19 vaccination centre in Harleston today

Home testing collection points are to close this week and testing centre operating hours have been reduced.

Councillor Minshull also praised the "incredible" success of the rollout so far.

More than 5,000 people arrived for testing on Friday, following the emergence of the South African coronavirus strain in the region earlier this week.

Staff at Diss and Long Stratton leisure centres have joined the front line in the battle against coronavirus by volunteering at a nearby hospital.

Dates and locations have been announced for testing centres in a number of towns and villages in Suffolk.

Who should get tested, how do you get tested, and everything else you need to know as surge testing in Diss and Roydon begins tomorrow.

Three testing centres are to be opened in Diss and Roydon as all residents are urged to get tested.

All residents will be asked to come for a test on Friday, irrespective of whether they are showing symptoms or not.

Figures have shown there were more businesses in Diss at the end of 2020 than there were at the beginning.