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Derbyshire man banned from the roads after his friend crashed the car he had let him borrow and he drove to the scene – Lockdown News

11 August 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Derbyshire man banned from the roads after his friend crashed the car he had let him borrow and he drove to the scene: A Derbyshire man ended up with a driving ban after he lent a friend his car who crashed it into a ditch and he drove to the scene to make sure it was secure.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

‘As long as the country continues to open up, it shouldn’t be difficult to find work’: The fear is pervasive – we’re scared about our friends, relatives, and a wave of redundancies, but the jobcentre has stayed open for the most vulnerable.  The Leeds Jobcentre, where I am a senior …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Hibs’ Daryl Horgan knows he’s playing for his future: Daryl Horgan turned 28 ?yesterday, his other half giving the Hibs attacker a pair of football boots for his birthday. But it was his two gifts from the left wing that helped striker Kevin Nisbet score …
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

Menstrual health and mentoring in Nepal lockdown: In rural areas of Nepal where menstruation is widely stigmatised, volunteers have been helping women and girls overcome the additional barriers of lockdown, so that they can maintain their period in a …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Chesterfield College cookery student named South African Young Chef of the Year: A Chesterfield College cookery student has won a national competition and has been named South African Young Chef of the Year.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Sarah Cooper skewers Trump on TikTok. Now Boris is in her sights: Sarah Cooper is on a mission – to turn the President of the United States’ own words into a weapon of mass hysterics …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

A third of Brits are shopping more online now than during lockdown: The boom in online shopping in the UK during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown looks set to continue, new figures reveal. A third (33%) of consumers said they are shopping more online now than they …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus: Thousands of contact tracers let go and exam result apology: We’ll have another update for you tomorrow morning. The NHS test and trace system in England is letting 6,000 staff go by the end of August, the government has announced. The 12,000 remaining contact …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

UFC fighter turned coronavirus denier attacks Daniel Andrews: Vik Grujic, an anti-masker who has claimed the coronavirus pandemic is a ‘hoax’, labelled Mr Andrews ‘evil’ in a scathing attack on Monday evening.
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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