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Coronavirus: How Portsmouth council’s ‘safe space’ for rough sleepers caused controversy with anti-social behaviour – Lockdown News

24 June 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Coronavirus: How Portsmouth council’s ‘safe space’ for rough sleepers caused controversy with anti-social behaviour: AS LIFE began to change for everyone at the start of the coronavirus lockdown, fears were raised about how some of the area’s most vulnerable people would stay safe.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Violent Paulsgrove man did 10 years for biting rival’s ear then jumped from bridge after prison release: A VIOLENT man who spent 10 years in jail after being sentenced to 12 months for biting a man’s ear leapt from a bridge in an attempted suicide in the months after being released, a court heard.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

West Midland Safari Park confirms full opening date and here’s how to book: The Worcestershire park will soon fully open having been allowed to welcome visitors from June 15, but just opening its drive-through part of the venue …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook: Amidst all the panic over the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic we need to also plan for what happens AFTERWARDS. This group is a platform to share some positive suggestions about what we personally, as business, community leaders and politicians can do to ensure a better life for all ONCE this pandemic has ended. Post your suggestions and advice freely and with a better, faster recovery in mind.
Source: AFTER COVID-19

Bullring evacuated: Man, 28, ‘armed with machete’ arrested at shopping centre: The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham was evacuated as a man allegedly carrying a machete and a suspicious bag – later found to contain toiletries – was arrested at about 8.30am …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Isles of Scilly untouched by coronavirus but fears of outbreak as tourists prepare to return: Few places have been cocooned from Covid-19 like the Isles of Scilly. Fortunate not to have had a single recorded case, the 2,000 or so residents here have isolated by virtue of their remote location …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

‘Apocalyptic’ London captured on film as capital nears end of unprecedented lockdown: London has felt like a city on pause. A hush had fallen over normally bustling streets, pierced only by the forbidding sound of ambulance sirens. Now, with the end of the coronavirus lockdown in sight …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Illegal ravers in Shropshire will be ‘dealt with robustly’, police warn: Organisers of illegal raves throughout Shropshire will be “dealt with robustly by officers”, police have warned.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus latest news: Thousands ignore social distancing to pack beaches in heatwave: Thousands of sun-seeking Britons have descended on the coast to enjoy the highest temperatures of the year so far, despite warnings that social distancing is still in place in the UK.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Nicola Sturgeon unveils timetable for mass unlocking of Scotland: In the biggest return of freedoms since lockdown began, the First Minister said on July 3 the five-mile travel limit will be lifted.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

CLICK HERE to join the AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook and tell us what you have planned for AFTER the Coronavirus Lockdown.

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Port Elizabethan

This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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