Coronavirus: The 20 areas of Somerset which have the fewest new Covid cases
The virus is continuing to spread across the county but some areas have been less affected
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The start of 2021 will see more people across the county eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine as more sites open in Wiltshire and the surroundings. Areas of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire that have seen a coronavirus vaccine site open this week include Trowbridge, Calne, Batheaston, Wilton, Tidworth, Malmesbury and Midsomer Norton. More new vaccination sites are expected to open between today (January 8) and Friday, January 15. Some of these will be offering the newly-approved Oxford vaccine. These community vaccines come in addition to the many vaccinations being carried out each week by the teams at the Great Western Hospital.
The start of 2021 will see more people across the county eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine as more sites open in Wiltshire and the surroundings. Areas of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire that have seen a coronavirus vaccine site open this week include Trowbridge, Calne, Batheaston, Wilton, Tidworth, Malmesbury and Midsomer Norton. More new vaccination sites are expected to open between today (January 8) and Friday, January 15. Some of these will be offering the newly-approved Oxford vaccine. These community vaccines come in addition to the many vaccinations being carried out each week by the teams at the Great Western Hospital.
The holiday means that homes bought for under £500,000 are exempt from paying SDLT.
With the SDLT holiday due to end in March and the furlough scheme in April, both months will be extremely important for the property market and the UK economy.
Mr Franks added: “The Halifax is right that unemployment levels are a key threat to property values this year, but we believe demand will remain relatively strong as it still costs less to own than to rent and borrowing is extraordinarily cheap.
“During 2021, people will also continue to change their living arrangements as companies adapt their remote working policies on a more formal basis.
UK house price grew 6 per cent on a yearly basis in December 2020, shows new data from Halifax. This leaves the average house price at £253,374, little changed from November’s average price, due to a monthly rise of just 0.2 per cent. This is, in fact, the smallest monthly rise seen in the last six months, which have