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Celebrating Greenwich’s award-winning parks!

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is delighted to announce that it has retained all 13 of its Green Flag awards. […]

Eltham Lights Up Cancelled

Eltham Lights Up has become the latest casualty in a number of high-profile local events to be cancelled. It follows […]

Thank you for listening

Local Radio Day returns for its fifth year on Monday 12th October 2020 to highlight the value of local radio […]

Local nurses are Rising Stars

Two local nurses have been named “Rising Stars” by the Royal College of Nursing. Deon Irozuru from Thamesmead, a staff […]

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Armed forces storm oil tanker and detain stowaways after hijacking 26th October 2020
Seven people have been detained after British armed forces stormed an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight following a suspected hijacking by stowaways. The raid, likely to have been carried out by members of the Special Boat Service (SBS), was authorised by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel on Sunday night […]
Boots to unveil in store rapid Covid 19 testing service 26th October 2020
Boots is set to unveil a new coronavirus testing service it says can return results from swab tests in just 12 minutes. The pharmacy chain said the LumiraDx devices, which are able to quickly process swab tests to give customers same-day results, will be rolled out in selected stores over the next few weeks..
Local lockdowns and home working take toll on jobs market report 26th October 2020
Deserted high streets and city centres are hampering Britainâ€™s jobs recovery, new research suggests. Urban areas in Scotland and south England are bearing the steepest declines in vacancies, the Centre for Cities found..
Paediatricians Childhood hunger is an issue that should transcend politics 25th October 2020
More than 2,000 paediatricians have signed a letter urging Boris Johnson to extend free school meals to vulnerable children during the holidays â€“ saying childhood hunger should â€œtranscend politicsâ€�..
Welsh Government to review how non essential item ban is going in supermarkets 25th October 2020
The Welsh Government will review how the ban on supermarkets selling non-essential items during Walesâ€™ firebreak lockdown is working, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said..

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