A appeal by the elected mayor of Lewisham to help the borough’s food bank amid the coronavirus crisis has already raised £4,000, just one day after it was launched. The fundraiser was launched on Monday after the Covid-19 pandemic put London’s food banks under severe pressure. Stockpiling has meant the Lewisham food bank is short […]
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Coronavirus: Town Hall meetings off as Greenwich Council gets set to respond
Town hall meetings are being cancelled and councillors suspending surgeries as Greenwich Council joins other local authorities across London and the UK in preparing to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Only a couple of hours after Londoners in particular were advised to end non-essential travel, work from home if possible, and stay away from other […]
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Coronavirus: Greenwich and Lewisham residents mobilise to help neighbours
Hundreds people all over Greenwich and Lewisham boroughs are beginning to take action to make sure older neighbours and other vulnerable people are looked after during the coronavirus outbreak. “Mutual aid” Facebook groups have been set up across southeast London on Facebook to co-ordinate efforts, while Greenwich Council has also begun taking names of volunteers […]
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Coronavirus: Glyndon by-election stays on for now, elections boss says
The by-election to replace disgraced councillor Tonia Ashikodi remains on despite the coronavirus outbreak – and will need a court order or act of parliament to stop it, Greenwich Council’s elections boss said last night. James Pack, the borough’s head of electoral services, told councillors that as the writ for the Glyndon ward by-election, due […]
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