Primary schools in Greenwich and Lewisham are to remain closed until at least 18 January after councils across London threatened to take the education secretary Gavin Williamson to court. On Wednesday, Williamson announced that schools in 23 boroughs would remain closed after the Christmas holiday because of soaring coronavirus case rates in the capital. While […]
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New schools shambles as government leaves Greenwich and Lewisham primaries off closure list
Primary schools in Greenwich have been thrown into confusion for the second time this month after the borough became one of the few in London not to be told to keep its schools closed next week. Schools in 23 boroughs, including Bexley, Bromley and Southwark, have been told to close until 18 January by education […]
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Don’t call ambulances unless it’s an emergency, Londoners told as new coronavirus crisis deepens
Londoners are being urged not to call ambulances unless it is an emergency as the London Ambulance Service struggles to cope with the number of Covid-19 patients in the capital. The NHS last night sent a text to people living in areas of London encouraging them to ring their GP or 111 instead of calling […]
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Greenwich and Lewisham’s homeless shelters adapt to a Covid Christmas
Shelters for the homeless usually have a high profile at Christmas – but how are they coping amid the pandemic? LAURA DAY spoke to Deptford’s 999 Club and the Greenwich Winter Night Shelter to see how they have had to adapt. At this time of year, homeless shelters and charities would usually be taking in […]
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Fast, free Covid-19 tests now available for Greenwich borough residents without symptoms
Greenwich borough residents who are not showing coronavirus symptoms can now book fast, free tests to see if they have Covid-19. The community testing scheme is operating out of the borough’s two University of Greenwich campuses; in Greenwich town centre and at Avery Hill. People without symptoms can book a test at the Greenwich Council […]
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Woolwich’s WSUP has battled austerity – now it needs to survive coronavirus
They’ve suffered funding cuts, lost their home and been forced to limit their service. But the team behind Woolwich Service User Project — or WSUP — have kept going during the coronavirus crisis. Mark Osborn, one of its most dedicated volunteers, told SAM DAVIES how. When Mark Osborn first came to WSUP around 2013, it […]
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Schools saga ends as Greenwich Council leader asks heads to open up again
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has ducked a legal battle with the government and asked the borough’s schools to open their doors again. Thorpe’s announcement ends 42 hours of disruption which began on Sunday afternoon when he asked schools to close from today because of increasing coronavirus cases. Heads complained they had been taken by […]
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Shambles as government and Greenwich Council squabble over school closures
Tens of thousands of schoolchildren and their families are caught in the middle of a row between Greenwich Council and the government this morning after education secretary Gavin Williamson tried to overturn leader Danny Thorpe’s attempt to close the borough’s schools to stop an alarming rise in coronavirus cases. Williamson sent a legal threat to […]
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