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      <title>Stoke-on-Trent residents urged to get boosted this winter</title>
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      <description>Stoke-on-Trent City Council is urging all residents eligible for a free flu vaccine and a COVID-19 booster to take up the offer. </description>
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      <title>Health experts warn of the continued dangers of COVID-19, as the impact of the virus in the city is revealed</title>
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      <description>Health experts are warning that COVID-19 is still with us, as a Directors of Public Health annual report reveals the impact of the virus in the city over 2020 and 2021.</description>
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      <title>Stoke-on-Trent Recovery and Growth Grant </title>
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      <description>Businesses across Stoke-on-Trent can apply for grants of up to £10,000 – giving them further support to get through the coronavirus pandemic.</description>
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      <title>More council services reopen as Stoke-on-Trent moves to Plan A restrictions</title>
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      <description>More council services are set to reopen as Stoke-on-Trent City Council moves cautiously back to Plan A restrictions. </description>
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      <title>Grant applications are now open for Stoke-on-Trent businesses impacted by Omicron in a £1.4m scheme  </title>
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      <description>Hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses in Stoke-on-Trent most impacted by the Omicron variant can apply for one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises depending on rateable value. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Keeping vital local services running, ready for a healthier and safer New Year</title>
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      <description>The surge of the Omicron variant across the UK has impacted heaviest in London, but we are now beginning to see the wave reach Stoke-on-Trent.</description>
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      <title>The Stoke-on-Trent City Council ticket to ride which will help tackle health inequality</title>
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      <title>Museum and leisure services reduce during Christmas, as Covid cases rise, and support for businesses and schools</title>
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      <description>Museums will temporarily close during the Christmas period and services at city council-run leisure centres will reduce in response to the increasing spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Residents reminded to ‘get thee sen a jab, duck’ to protect against the coronavirus, as case rates rise </title>
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      <description>Residents are being reminded to ‘get thee sen a jab, duck’ as the best way to protect themselves and their loved ones from the coronavirus.</description>
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      <title>Council leaders warn that the city is losing nearly 5,000 days at work every week from our businesses, schools and public services due to positive COVID-19 cases</title>
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      <description>Council leaders are warning that coronavirus case rates in the city remain too high, and are urging residents to keep getting tested and to get vaccinated.</description>
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