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‘I went from a comfortable salary to absolutely zero’ – Lockdown News

20 June 2020 By Port Elizabethan

‘I went from a comfortable salary to absolutely zero’: After weeks of hope and anxiety as she went back and forth with the airline, she was ultimately told she wouldn’t qualify for the furlough scheme. She didn’t qualify for self-employment support either …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus: Prince William and Kate visit bakery and garden centre in first public engagements since lockdown: The duchess met the owners of a garden centre, while her husband was given a birthday cake at a bakery in King’s Lynn.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus: Reopening of DIY stores helps deliver sales rebound: A return to trading of hardware businesses bolsters consumer growth, but it still remains down on pre-pandemic levels.
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

First-time buyers hit by a mortgage crunch but family deals may help: There are currently several niche mortgage deals on the market that may help a first-time buyer struggling to find the right 90 per cent loan-to-value deal.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Friends and lovers reunite as Singapore lifts coronavirus lockdown: Friends and lovers reunited in Singapore on Friday as the city-state lifted strict curbs on socialising, shopping and dining out after more than two months of coronavirus lockdown. Jerry, 22, and his …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Queen, Prince William and Kate back businesses after lockdown: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, her grandson Prince William and his wife Kate have shown their support for businesses as they emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, with the monarch praising firms for their …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to hit one million cases: Brazil has become the second country in the world to confirm more than one million cases of Covid-19, as the disease continues to spread. The figure, however, is believed to be higher because of …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Prince Charles news: The sad reason Prince William will miss Charles on his birthday: PRINCE CHARLES has recently completed his first in-person royal engagements since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. But according to a royal expert, Prince Charles will be absent for Prince …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

We’ll Meet Again movie: How to watch Dame Vera Lynn movie in tribute: WE’LL MEET AGAIN is a song which spoke to our nation in a time of crisis – and now fans can watch the film of the same name in tribute to Dame Vera Lynn.
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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