GMB LONDON CALL ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS TO SPELL OUT HOW REFUSE SERVICES STAFF CAN SAFELY PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE WHILE MEETING SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS Despite yesterday’s new social distancing and the lock down measures members in refuse crews are been instructed to carry on
Each night this week, Wembley Park will pay tribute to the NHS workers who are tirelessly working on the front line during the Coronavirus pandemic with a special message of support on the display of Bobby Moore Bridge, the length of Olympic Way, and other
The super funny Covid-19 R&B playlist by R-Cue is going viral on Facebook and is what everyone’s talking about, and probably, what most of you need at the moment. Covid-19 and the whole quarantine thing has at first got all of us worried and now
Borough Market, London’s world-renowned historic food market, is remaining open for business – selling essential supplies of fresh produce and store cupboard ingredients for those working and living in the local community. It has now completely closed all restaurants and its hot food provision area, The Borough Market Kitchen, to focus purely on produce provision. The Green Market
Social distancing has been identified as a crucial method in order to help slow the spread and rate of infection during the current coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. As the UK continues to wind down, with schools, transport and more businesses scheduled to close and work from
SocialBox.Biz, a London-based community interest technology venture is hosting a “laptops for the homeless and refugee initiative” aimed at hitting a 1000th laptop handover milestone this spring, this week celebrated the news that London Borough of Camden is to come on board to support the initiative.
The summer of 2019 has provided a welcome boost to butterfly population levels, according to the latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) led by Butterfly Conservation, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Joint
The East End Community Foundation (EECF) has launched an emergency appeal for funds to help local, vulnerable communities in London’s East End through the coronavirus pandemic. The Foundation covers Hackney and the City of London where there have been 29 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Tower
London Councils has welcomed the government announcement that Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates will be increased to 30% of local market rents as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic. A London Councils spokesperson said: “The government has made the right call. Raising Local
A new initiative which aims to be the world’s largest collaborative resource for survivors of sexual assault has been announced as the winner of Tech to Connect – a prize funded by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and run by Nesta Challenges.