Coronavirus - business advice and support

We are under national lockdown restrictions. To reduce social contact, some businesses will have to close and there will be restrictions on how some businesses provide goods and services. Businesses providing essential goods and services can stay open.

The government has issued guidance setting out the restrictions that certain businesses and venues in England are required to follow.

Read the guidance

Accommodation

Government guidance on hotels and other guest accommodation

Car parking

NHS staff can park free of charge in any council owned car parks (with the exception of Regent Arcade car park). NHS staff wishing to use our car parks should display their permit available from their employer. Staff working in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been allocated designated parking.

We are working quickly alongside multiple partners and stakeholders to support the borough’s economic recovery.

• Visit our coronavirus recovery page for our recovery strategy and other information.
• Read more detail about how we are working with partners to safely reopen our town centre
• Read the proposals we have put forward to support sustainable travel to aid social distancing and economic recovery