Steven Broomhead is chief executive of Warrington Borough Council and writes a regular column for the Warrington Guardian
We are carefully moving through the “release turnstiles” and the pathway to Boris’ irreversible pint (s) and our return to the promised freedoms and summer of sun and fun.
I would guess that none of us a year ago would have believed that there would have been 126,000 deaths nationally and very sadly over 550 deaths in our town.
It’s really important in the short term that our mind-set remains cautious and realistic as the bug will be with us for many months to come. Booster jabs in the autumn and learning to adapt to live safely with the bug are the priority issues to be managed in the short term.
We will need to make these psychological and behavioural adjustments rather than get caught up in the frenzy of the freedom and euphoria optimism. I say this as not a fun buster but as this last year has demonstrated it’s always better to be cautious and realistic. It is very likely that there will be continued disruption to prevention,…
