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Coronavirus: Lockdown blows £2.3bn hole in Londoners’ spending – Lockdown News

4 August 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Coronavirus: Lockdown blows £2.3bn hole in Londoners’ spending: When the “new normal” emerges in 2021 it is likely that for London, 30% of employees will still be working at home on any one day.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Hobbycraft’s online sales triple in lockdown as pandemic inspires home crafting boom: Lockdown DIY boom saw sales of paint, wallpaper and plants soar; The retailer also announced that it is permanently moving its popular craft demonstrations and workshops online as …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Inside Politics: Rishi Sunak launches Eat Out to Help Out scheme: Britons, Your Country Needs You to Eat Out. Attempting to revitalise the struggling hospitality sector after the coronavirus lockdown, the government today launches its Eat Out to Help Out scheme – …
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

Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter thanks British public for ‘tremendous support’: Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter has thanked the British public for its “tremendous support” since the beloved singer’s death at the age of 103.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus and lockdown significantly raised mental health challenges – study: Coronavirus and the introduction of lockdown measures significantly raised mental health challenges, particularly for the most vulnerable groups, a study has found. The research, by the University of …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Schools are reopening in September – what does the guidance say?: Following new government plans, we ask: when schools reopen to all year groups, and are most families sending kids back?
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus: Greater Manchester to ‘maximise resources’ as it tries to ‘reverse the spike’ in infections: A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester amid a rise in coronavirus infection rates. Meetings of senior figures from the police, local authorities and other agencies to discuss the …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Government to pay half on restaurant bills as Eat Out to Help Out scheme launches: Anyone visiting a participating restaurant, café or pub on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August is eligible to receive 50% off.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus UK live updates as ‘Eat Out To help Out’ starts today and ‘major incident’ declared in Greater Manchester: As this site belongs to the Reach network, you have been automatically logged in to the site with your Reach account A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester due to increases in …
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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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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