The charity running Woolwich’s new creative district has been given nearly £1 million in emergency funding from the government after its plans to open this year were ripped up by the coronavirus pandemic. Woolwich Works had been due to open this autumn, providing a home for the immersive theatre company Punchdrunk, the National Youth Jazz […]
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‘There was a definite shift away from supermarkets’: The greengrocer who flourished in lockdown
The coronavirus lockdown turned life upside down for many small businesses. But the unusual circumstances gave the Village Greengrocers in Charlton a much-needed boost. LANCE BOHL found out more. Originally from Kathmandu, Bardan Pradhan gained an MA in business administration before taking jobs as diverse as a smartphone area development manager for a Japanese conglomerate […]
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It’s safe to go into hospital – my stay in Lewisham proves it, says Greenwich Council leader
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has urged south-east Londoners to start using their local hospitals again after a three-day stay in Lewisham Hospital. Thorpe took time off last week for an operation after an accident earlier in the year. Chairing a meeting of local healthcare leaders to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, he […]
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Walk-in coronavirus testing centre coming to Avery Hill
Greenwich Council has confirmed that a walk-in coronavirus testing centre will open at the University of Greenwich campus at Avery Hill next Tuesday. People with Covid-19 symptoms who want to use the centre will have to book via gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test – they will not be able to just turn up and get tested. The centre’s opening […]
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Ragtime to Grime: Olympic choreographer brings dance show to Greenwich doorsteps
Covid-19 has already brought singers and musicians to perform on the streets of SE London. Now Greenwich Dance is facing up to the challenge of social distancing by offering residents the chance to have a bite-sized dance-theatre show take place right on their doorstop. NIKKI SPENCER found out more. Starting this Saturday in Abbey Wood […]
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Local coronavirus testing sites could come to Greenwich borough
Local sites where residents can obtain coronavirus tests could be coming to Greenwich borough to help ease problems in getting appointments, councillors heard last night. Steve Whiteman, the borough’s director of public health, said the council was hoping to bring local testing sites in after residents were offered tests for Covid-19 as far away as […]
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Coronavirus as widespread in London as it is in the north, Greenwich Council leader says
Coronavirus is as widespread in the capital as it is in the north of England, Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has warned as fears grow of new lockdown measures in the capital. Thorpe lambasted the failure of the government’s privatised test-and-trace scheme to keep up with demand, saying Boris Johnson’s administration had lost control of […]
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‘I was going mad without it’: Men in Sheds returns to combat boredom
The Eltham-based Men In Sheds scheme has been a lifeline for older men – but its activities were brought to a halt by the pandemic. NIKKI SPENCER finds out more about its reopening, and how women are joining in too. It’s a hive of activity on a Wednesday morning in the large, well-equipped workshop in […]
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