Dad rollerskates back to health after battle with the coronavirus
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Lying in intensive care, Clayton Jean-Charles had a vision of rollerskating in the park. Two weeks
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Theatrical COVID recovery will come sooner for some
To suggest that this is a tough time for theatres would be like suggesting that the depletion of the ozone layer isn’t really ideal for icebergs. However, there is a tendency in the media to report the boldest, most sensational aspect of a story, and the risk is that the headlines then become self-fulfilling prophesies.
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Croydon supremo vows: ‘We will not go bust’ as it freezes vacancies and pins back non-essential costs amid massive Covid-19 overspend
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter ‘We will not go bankrupt’ Croydon’s council leader has assured – but there
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Lambeth offers £4million more to firms hit by coronavirus
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter A town hall has made £4.2 million more available to businesses and organisations hardest
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Norwood Foodbank usage surges by more than one third in a year due to coronavirus pandemic
A food bank’s need for meals has surged by more than a third compared to a year ago, because of
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Coronavirus latest: National and international news
Future flare-ups of coronavirus infections could lead to localised lockdown measures, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock revealed stricter social
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Boxing champion Amir Khan pays visit to homeless people at Crystal Palace Best Western during coronavirus pandemic
Homeless people got a surprise visit from former world boxing champion Amir Khan who handed out care parcels at their
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Grandmother who survived persecution by General Pinochet in Chile dies with coronavirus
A grandmother who survived persecution by a dictator in her homeland has died after a fight against coronavirus. Orita Godoy,
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Lambeth council faces £39m black hole after coronavirus spending
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter A town hall fears it may have to slash crucial projects and staff because
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GPs urge people not to ignore possible signs of cancer during coronavirus pandemic
Doctors are urging people with signs and symptoms that could indicate cancer to seek medical advice as usual during the
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Extinction Rebellion calls for cycling and walking rates to be continued once coronavirus pandemic ends
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Bromley’s small band of Extinction Rebellion members joined in a national protest over the
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Wandsworth prisoners with coronavirus “locked up without a shower or exercise” for two weeks
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter Prisoners in Wandsworth with coronavirus symptoms were kept locked up in their cells and
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Coronavirus latest: National and international news
The first results from human trials of a vaccine against the coronavirus have given a glimmer of hope after a
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Greenwich council warns cash to rehouse homeless during coronavirus crisis will run out by July
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter A town hall’s emergency funding for coronavirus measures – and especially housing the homeless
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Road closures, pavement widening and one-way walking among measures being considered by Wandsworth council during coronavirus pandemic
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter Road closures, pavement widening and one-way walking systems are all being considered by Wandsworth
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Soviet tank deployed to fight coronavirus
By Rafi Mauro-Benady A new weapon has been enrolled in the fight against the coronavirus – and nobody would mind
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Tenants join union to demand rent reductions from housing association during coronavirus pandemic
Nearly 100 tenants on an historic housing estate hit in the pocket by the coronavirus pandemic have joined a union
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Devastated family of Covid-19 just too late to say goodbye before she died
By Tara O’Connor, BBC Local Democracy Reporter The heartbroken family of a grandmother who died from coronavirus have told how
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Coronavirus has blown £25million hole in Lewisham’s finances
By Grainne Cuff, BBC Local Government Reporter Concerns were raised about the state of Lewisham council’s finances in the wake of
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