Mayor of Grantham Dean Ward recovering after suffering stroke
| Updated: 10:06, 11 January 2021
The Mayor of Grantham, Councillor Dean Ward, is in hospital after suffering a stroke.
Coun Ward is believed to have suffered the stroke over the weekend and was taken to the Queen s Medical Centre in Nottingham where he was treated for a blood clot on the brain.
Coun Ward posted about his ordeal on his Facebook page over the weekend.
Mayor of Grantham Dean Ward. (42718208)
He said: Wasn t expecting this. Massive stroke. Blood clot on the brain. They sorted it quick so no long-term side effects. They gave the clogged up arteries a good clean and fitted a stent. I should be out soon.
How I managed to get a leftover Covid jab
Some Covid vaccine doses past their use-by date are having to be thrown away. But these resourceful people have been able to take advantage
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Sue Hill from Peckham at St Thomas Hospital in London. She is only 70 years old but has booked to receive the dose due to extra capacity
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I called the hospital 54 times until they put me on the vaccine waiting list
Sue Hill called her local hospital more than 50 times before she eventually got through to their Covid vaccination appointment booking service. She heard Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital was giving the vaccine to people over-70 who lived in south London if they called the dedicated number.
Scientists are concerned the coronavirus could cause long-term damage to the brain and central nervous system, potentially leading to Alzheimer s in later life.
US and UK-based academics are planning a large-scale global study to investigate the possibility SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, could lead to cognitive decline, Alzheimer s, Parkinson s and other forms of dementia years after infection.
The full repercussions of brain-related problems caused by the coronavirus will not be fully understood for decades as survivors age but autopsies, mouse studies and data from other respiratory viruses are cause for concern, researchers warn.
There is currently no evidence the coronavirus does cause Alzheimer s but it has been found the virus is able to invade the brain and scientists hope their global study can shed light on the issue.
Carpet of flowers and tributes left to young man killed in Whitwick car crash
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Flowers and tributes left at the scene of a fatal RTC in Leicester Road Whitwick. Dozens of bouquets and written tributes to the peroson who died (Image: Leicester Mercury)
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Man killed in car crash in Whitwick in the early hours
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