A project called Kingston Outreach has been helping locals in need by providing a food bank and hot food service since lockdown began in March.
Category: Covid-19
Prime Minister faces backlash as MPs vote on new coronavirus measures
On Tuesday December 1, MPs will vote on prime minister Boris Johnson’s three Tier system which is to come in to force on Wednesday, after the current lockdown ends.
Covid-19: PM’s winter plan for coronavirus
Boris Johnson has put forward his plan to reduce the spread of coronavirus this winter, as England leaves national lockdown in early December. The latest
Covid-19 mass testing to take place in Kingston
Kingston is set to become one of the 67 areas chosen for mass testing of Covid-19 the health secretary Matt Hancock announced last week.
Can we trust a coronavirus vaccine?
It has been an exciting few weeks. First Pfizer announced a 90 per cent efficacy of its vaccine candidate, then Moderna one-upped it with 94 per cent. Then, in the early hours of Monday morning, November 23, the Oxford vaccine was shown to have 70 per cent effectiveness – increasing to 90 if people were given an initial half dose followed by a booster. The Oxford vaccine also has the advantage of being by far the cheapest and easiest to store of the three.
Care home to welcome visitors again with Covid-secure meeting room
A Surbiton care home has built an indoor covid-secure meeting room to allow residents to receive visits from relatives and loved ones during the winter months.
Homeless man found dead in Kingston town centre
A man believed to be homeless died outside a supermarket in Kingston town centre on the morning of November 11.
Evacuation style plan to get students home in time for Christmas
Universities will give out allocated dates to students travelling back home safely for Christmas.
Single parents feel forgotten amidst Covid pandemic
As we begin the second lockdown of 2020, which started on November 5, single parents are fearful of what challenges the winter will bring. The first lockdown made many individuals across the world feel isolated and helpless, but single parents, in particular, had a fountain of responsibilities to face alone.
#WeMakeEvents campaigns for government support for the live events industry
Voluntary group #WeMakeEvents staged a week of Covid-compliant demonstrations in Parliament Square to campaign for government support of the live events industry, which has been brought to its knees by Covid-19.
