Councils carry out local lockdown exercise to prepare for possible second spike
Preparations are underway to tackle a potential second spike in Covid-19 infections as councils, police and health authorities took part
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Rave team assembled by council to break up illegal gatherings in Barking and Dagenham
Traffic wardens are being used by an east London council as the latest weapon in the battle against illegal raves.
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New statistics show East of England’s lockdown ‘relationship realisations’
New research released by Relate, the leading relationships charity, paints a divided picture of relationships in the East of England
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Southend Council document outlines measures for local lockdown in case of second coronavirus spike
TAXI drivers could be asked to take customers’ contact details and “drive-by” patrols would be carried out to check restaurants
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Tanning salons reopen against lockdown rules before Waltham Forest Council acts
A chain of east London tanning salons has been shut down after reopening on July 4 against lockdown guidelines. Sun
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Local lockdown claim denied by Redbridge Council
Redbridge Council has called claims the borough is facing the threat of a local lockdown “wholly inaccurate and misleading”. The
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Havering food banks deliver 3,000 food parcels during lockdown
Food banks in Havering have provided more than 3,000 essential food parcels since the start of the pandemic. As concerns
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Cummings around again
The hipocrisy, as Val Kilmer’s Doc Holiday said in Tombstone, knows no bounds. On Tuesday I watched an uncomfortable press
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Waltham cracks down on Covid-iots
Waltham Forest Council enforcement officers found more than 1,300 people breaking lockdown over the bank holiday weekend. A total of
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Waltham schools will open only when safe to do so says council leader
Waltham Forest’s council leader said today some of the borough’s schools are ready to reopen on June 1 but that
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