Lucy Wightman

All restrictions on socialising and mask-wearing were lifted last month. Library picture

'Covid's not gone away' warning as deaths and hospital cases rise in county

Children from Abington Vale Primary School helped with the unveiling at Northampton Central Library

Artwork with 20,000 feelings from youngsters promotes mental health awareness

Health chiefs say more than half Northamptonshire youngsters have experienced depression

Survey shows more than half county's youngsters experienced depression

Northamptonshire's interim health chief says the PM's plan to axe Covid quarantine rules relies on people taking 'personal responsibility'

PM scrapping Covid isolation rules was 'bit of a surprise,' says health chief

Local hospitals are seeing a rise in the number of Covid patients

Doctors urge 'be mindful' as NGH admits 22 extra Covid patients in a single day

People are taking fewer PCR tests following a change in government guidance in January

10,000 Covid cases a week in county could be 'tip of the iceberg'

Restrictions limiting care home visits are lifted from Monday

No limits on care home visits is good news but health chief warns of extra risks

Northampton and Corby are both among the areas with highest Covid case rates

Northampton Covid cases among highest in England as Plan B restrictions end

NHS figures show NGH had no free beds for new patients on at least one day last week

County Covid cases are rising despite PM Boris Johnson saying they're falling

Health chief Lucy Wightman is warning people to be wary over new isolation rules

Carry on testing! Health chief's plea as county Covid cases fall

Northamptonshire's two local authorities will each get their own Director of Public Health when Lucy Wightman leaves in April

County will get TWO £100,000-a-year public health directors in latest shake-up

Lucy Wightman

Northamptonshire's director of public health quits to take new job

Demand for booster jabs has risen sharply during the last week

Rush for boosters as NHS fears rise in Covid cases leading to staff shortages

Lucy Wightman, director of public health for North and West Northamptonshire Councils.

‘Restrictions could be avoided if get boosters and wear masks’, says health boss

Christmas shoppers must wear face coverings under new rules in force from Friday

More Covid patients in county hospitals as Omicron fears see alert level raised

Parts of the county had Covid rates three times the county average even before the Omicron variant was identified

Covid cases surged in south Northamptonshire even before Omicron was identified
Health chiefs confirm up to 80 tested positive for the variant in less than five days
Kevin Nicholls

A mobile PCR testing unit will set up at Brackley Leisure Centre from today — but you MUST book an appointment

Testers rolling into south Northamptonshire as more Omicron cases are confirmed

Any of these sumtoms mean you could have Covid — and could pass it on to someone more vulnerable

640 days since Covid hit and people STILL go to work and school with symptoms

Health officials' advice is to wear face coverings everywhere it's crowded

Investigations under way to discover how Omicron variant arrived in county

Around a third fewer lateral flow test results are being reported in Northamptonshire compared to last month

'Test, test, test' plea with Covid-19 cases doubling and more younger people in ...

Areas in and around Wollaston, Irchester and Bozeat have seen sharp rises in Covid cases this month

Health chiefs monitoring sharp rise in new Covid-19 cases in villages

Students aged 12 to 15 are being offered one dose of Pfizer vaccine in Northamptonshire's schools

Safety net plans revealed for students who miss out on Covid jabs in schools

How the county's Covid map has changed since July 1 with rates rocketing

Northamptonshire neighbourhoods with Covid case rates THREE TIMES the UK average

Public Health Director Lucy Wightman admits she is concerned by the number of people testing positive for Covid-19

Health chief feels "slightly helpless" as Covid cases carry on rising in schools

Public Health officials have confirmed new Covid outbreaks in more Northamptonshire care homes

More Northamptonshire care homes hit by Covid outbreaks

Covid cases are rising sharply among the county's school-age population

Covid cases quadruple among Northamptonshire students but health chief says viru...

Health chiefs are seeing warning signs of a rise in Covid cases in the county

Eight Covid deaths in four days in Northamptonshire hospitals as cases rise
Health chiefs' warning as admissions increase and experts predict return to school fuelling third wave
Kevin Nicholls

Lucy Wightman.

Lucy Wightman: Everyone needs to help to ensure we can live with Covid among us

North and West Northamptonshire councils' joint director of public health, Lucy Wightman

Public asked to 'be kind and bear others in mind' as normality returns

Lucy Wightman

Lucy Wightman’s column: Fingers crossed for some sun and people staying safe in ...

Purple areas show where the Covid case rates are highest in and around Northampton

Ten Northampton neighbourhoods with Covid case rates of over 400

Cases are rising in the Town Centre & Semilong neighbourhood where only half of all adults are vaccinated

Covid cases multiply in Northampton neighbourhoods with lowest vaccine uptake

Plenty of music fans enjoyed the chance to dance at Friday's Jo Whiley gig at the County Ground

Lucy Wightman’s Column: We have freedom again - but with it comes responsibility

Olympians Tom Daley, Max Whitlock and Corby's Charlotte Worthington have helped lift the Covid gloom

Lucy Wightman’s column: Olympic golds are not the only good news for Northampton...

NHS England yesterday confirmed two more deaths among Covid-19 patients at Northamptonshire two main hosptials

Covid cases up again in hospitals as experts fear Freedom Day impact on NHS

Northamptonshire's Director of Public Health, Lucy Wightman

Lucy Wightman's column: Holidays are here but Covid is still a serious risk

Northamptonshire's vaccination centre at Moulton Park is offering walk-in jabs seven days a week

Here's where you can Grab a Jab in Northamptonshire TODAY

Three Covid-19 patients have died at Northamptonshire's two main hospitals since Thursday

Three more Covid deaths in hospitals as health chiefs carry on making jabs case

Lucy Wightman

Lucy Wightman’s column: Enjoy the freedom safely and with consideration

Hundreds of schoolkids are learning at home again as Covid-19 cases rise county-wide

Eight Covid outbreaks in schools as third of county positive tests are under-19s

Fans will be back at Silverstone to see their hero Lewis Hamilton chase his ninth Silverstone GP win on July 18

Covid cases rising as 350,000 F1 fans head to British GP at Silverstone

Sunday's death was the 495th at Kettering General Hospital linked to the virus

NHS confirms Covid death at county hospital, two days after PM's grim warning

More drop-in vaccination sessions are planned across Northamptonshire in the countdown to July 19

Last big push to get jabs into final 135,000 in countdown to Freedom Day

Boris Johnson makes his announcement at Downing Street on Monday

One in five Northamptonshire folk likely to NOT be vaccinated by Freedom Day

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Here's where Covid infections are rising fastest in Northamptonshire as ‘Freedom...

Covid cases are rising in Northamptonshire ahead of plans to lift all restrictions on July 19

Northamptonshire's new Covid cases have doubled in a week

The number of first-dose vaccines delivered has passed half-a-million in Northamptonshire

Biggest rise in Covid cases for three months in Northamptonshire

Around six in every ten people aged 30-and-under in Northamptonshire have had a first Covid jab

Another vaccine milestone passed yet county's new Covid cases continue to climb

Northampton and Kettering hospitals

Northamptonshire hospitals 'incredibly busy' with more than just Covid so don't ...

Health experts fear wind and rain will force more people indoors over the weekend, adding to the possible spread of Covid cases.

Weekend washout prompts health chiefs' reminder about keeping Covid safe indoors

Nearly 1,200 covid patients have died at Northamptonshire's two acute hospitals

First Covid death in nearly two months confirmed at Northamptonshire hospital

Boris Johnson delivered his disappointing news in a Downing Street news conference last night

"Disappointed, but not surprised" is health chief's view on 'Freedom Day' delay

Heath chiefs are confident the speed of Northamptonshire's vaccine rollout can control new Covid-19 cases

Health chiefs backing jabs and testing to beat rise in county Covid-19 cases

Covid testing

Indian Covid variant now 'dominant' strain in East Northants and South Northants

Officials are waiting on results from a few positive swabs in Towcester to see if they are the highly-transmissable Indian variant

Health chiefs still wait for results on Covid swabs following school outbreak