Two sections of the Thames Path in Greenwich have been closed to make sure people keep more than two metres apart during the coronavirus emergency. Walkers are banned from using the narrow sections of path in front of the Old Royal Naval College, between Cutty Sark Gardens and Park Row, and on the west side […]
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Beware of coronavirus charity scams, Erith & Thamesmead MP warns
The Erith & Thamesmead MP Abena Oppong-Asare has warned her constituents about charity scammers trying to cash in on worries over the coronavirus emergency. Oppong-Asare’s concerns come after Greenwich Council warned of shops selling dodgy masks and sanitisers, while there have been widespread reports of crooks knocking on people’s doors claiming to be testing for […]
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Coronavirus: Greenwich Council given £36m to help small businesses
Greenwich Council has been given more than £36m to help small businesses through the coronavirus pandemic – with more than £5m of it already given away. The government announced grant allocations for local authorities across England on Thursday, as part of the Small Business Grant Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant announced by the […]
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Covid-19 appeal: Help us raise £5,000 for staff and patients at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Just across the river, the new NHS Nightingale Hospital created inside the Excel centre will take its first coronavirus patients this week. But in Woolwich and Lewisham, the fight goes on to treat people who have been laid low by the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, 853 is launching an appeal to help the staff at Queen […]
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Coronavirus: Care staff shouldn’t be depending on donations, Greenwich Council leader says
The leader of Greenwich Council has warned that London’s boroughs need proper protective equipment to deal with the coronavirus outbreak – and cannot keep depending on the public to donate items such as masks and sanitisers. Danny Thorpe made a public appeal on social media on Thursday evening after a promised delivery of PPE equipment […]
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Can you help? Greenwich Council leader issues urgent appeal for PPE equipment
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has made an urgent appeal for PPE equipment to help its social care staff in care homes across the borough after being let down by a supplier. Thorpe used Twitter on Thursday evening to ask for supplies, which he said would help free up at least one bed at Queen […]
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Coronavirus: Greenwich Council warns of mask and sanitiser rip-offs
Greenwich Council has warned of rogue traders selling face masks and hand sanitisers during the coronavirus crisis – and reminded residents that there is no evidence that masks will protect from Covid-19. Trading standards officers visited two shops last week selling disposable face masks which had been split into separate packages, interfering with the product’s integrity, according to […]
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Coronavirus: Greenwich Council scraps street sweeping after staff reductions
Residential streets in the borough of Greenwich will not be swept because of a “reduction in staff” during the coronavirus epidemic, it told residents today. Only the borough’s four town centres – Woolwich, Greenwich, Eltham and Plumstead – will be swept by council staff until further notice. “If you are outdoors for essential reasons only, […]
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