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NHS and charity urge public to get second covid booster jab
NHS London and Age UK are working together to promote the covid-19 spring booster vaccine for those most at risk, including the over-75s, older care home residents and those who are immunosuppressed aged 12 and over. So far more than … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged Age UK, coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, London NHS
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Council cuts mean homeless are losing lorry loads of food
This week it was announced that Croydon Nightwatch, the homelessness charity, has received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Here, Nightwatch chair JAD ADAMS looks back on the organisation’s work over the two years of covid and suggests there’s much … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, CVA, Jad Adams
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon Voluntary Action, Jad Adams
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London’s top doctor issues health reminder ahead of Jubilee
London’s NHS medical director has issued a reminder to the capital’s residents to be prepared with all their medication needs ahead of the four-day Jubilee bank holiday weekend. Dr Chris Streather recommends Londoners get ahead of their healthcare needs early, … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Croydon NHS, Jubilee, Mayday Hospital, Platinum Jubilee
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Covid claims life of 20,000th Londoner since start of pandemic
The latest data from the NHS shows that 20,000 Londoners have died within 28 days of a positive covid-19 test since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. In Croydon alone, 1,030 people have died from covid within the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Krupesh Hirani
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BRIT School stages charity premiere from the covid Frontline
The BRIT School has partnered with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust to support its dedicated charity by staging a world premiere of an original new play about the impact of covid-19. On April 27 and 28 around two dozen Year … Continue reading
Charity call to restore free covid tests for care home visits
Two-thirds of Londoners oppose the scrapping of free covid tests for visitors to care homes, a survey conducted on behalf of Alzheimer’s Society has found. More than a thousand people have written to their MPs to echo calls from Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's Society, coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, lateral flow tests
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NHS now begins roll-out of covid jabs for 5-to-11-year-olds
Nearly 1million under-11s in London are being offered covid-19 vaccines from this week. Parents and carers of children aged from five to 11 are able to book a jab for their children from today, as the biggest and most successful … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, NHS
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Covid cases surging, as virus claims 1,200th Croydon victim
Just weeks since party-goer Boris Johnson tried to con the nation (again) by making out that covid was somehow “over”, and started removing all government restrictions on mask-wearing and dropping the need for people to self-isolate if testing positive, and … Continue reading
Street dancer shows its hip to be jabbed to help your family
A street dancer from Croydon said his fear of needles prevented him from coming forward to get his first covid-19 jab. Shandy South, 54, who has worked across the world as a hip hop dancer, said he got his first … Continue reading
Health director warns on covid: ‘Let’s not ease off too quickly’
Boris Johnson and the Russian-funded Tories and sycophants in and around his cabinet might think that covid has been “dealt with”, but that seems to be far from the opinion of the people who really deserve the public’s trust: scientists … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Council, Rachel Flowers
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Hospital ancillary staff in strike ballot over G4S covid pay
Porters and cleaners at Mayday Hospital are to be balloted by their union, the GMB, over whether to take strike action over pay rates and access to sick pay. The workers, who are employed by outsourcing giants G4S, voted overwhelmingly … Continue reading
Covid positive after first full Town Hall meeting for two years
WALTER CRONXITE, our fully masked and vaccinated political editor, reports on how many of the borough’s politicians went canvassing at the weekend despite having been warned that there had been a virus positive case at a meeting they attended on … Continue reading
Council’s covid offer for businesses: £177 FSB membership fee
Businesses in the borough can now benefit from a free one-year membership with the Federation of Small Businesses. The memberships will provide local firms with access to resources and advice on topics such as law, finance and staffing, networking opportunities, … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Federation of Small Businesses, FSB
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What a waste! Tory billions could pay to freeze your Council Tax
The Conservative government is punishing the people of Croydon by refusing to write off any of the council’s debts – but they are happy to write off £13billion from their own cock-ups in Whitehall. By ANDREW FISHER Croydon Council has … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Report in the Public Interest, RIPI II: Fairfield Halls, Section 114 notice
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Conservative, coronavirus, Council Tax, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, John McDonnell MP, Labour, Tony Newman, Tory
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Businesses encouraged to pitch for part of £2m Omicron fund
The council is distributing more than £2million in government grants as financial support to local businesses which face uncertainty due to covid-19. Unlike the borough’s hard-pressed food banks and voluntary groups, the council is at least giving owners of hospitality … Continue reading
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‘Do the right thing’ as Mayor asks Londoners to keep masked
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has set himself on a collision course with anti-vaxxers and right-wing self-proclaimed “libertarians” by insisting that bus, Tube and tram passengers will still be expected to wear masks, even after the government relaxes its so-called “Plan … Continue reading
Posted in London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Labour, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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South Croydon one of 56 postcodes hit by covid mail delays
Households in the CR2, South Croydon, postcode, West Norwood (SE27) and West Wickham (BR4) are among 56 postal areas warned that their mail deliveries could face delays because of covid-related staff shortages. Royal Mail issued the urgent warning yesterday. Delivery … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon South, Royal Mail, South Croydon, South Croydon DO
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Mayday! Hospital workers protest against lack of covid sick pay
Porters and cleaners at Croydon’s Mayday Hospital are to stage a protest later this month after their employer – private NHS contractor G4S – stopped paying covid positive hospital workers’ occupational sick pay. The employers refusing to pay staff for … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon NHS Trust, GMB, Mayday Hospital
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Christmas presence: local NHS delivered 250,000 covid jabs
NHS staff and volunteers across the South West London Clinical Commissioning Group area worked long hours through the festive period, including on Christmas Day, administering nearly 250,000 jabs to help protect the public from covid-19 – the biggest vaccination programme … Continue reading
Care provider to recruit 50 assistants to meet covid demand
Bluebird Care, the home care provider with an office on Brighton Road, is to recruit another 50 care assistants in 2022, in part, at least, to meet the additional demand for the company’s services created by the covid-19 pandemic. Bluebird … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluebird Care, Bluebird Care Croydon, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon
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Here was the news: Inside Croydon’s most-read articles of 2021
All the numbers are in, counted and verified… Here’s the top 10 most-read Inside Croydon articles of 2021. In reverse order…
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Tagged 2021, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon
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Croydon 2021: voter apathy, petrol queues and dodgy deals
DID WE HAVE NEWS FOR YOU: In our final instalment of our annual review of the stories that attracted the most attention in 2021, we reach the season of missed opportunities and not much fruitfulness, as far as Croydon Labour … Continue reading
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