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Traders in London town with low Covid vaccine rate fear Omicron variant could hurt Christmas sales

Tower Hamlets traders fearing Christmas trading could be hit by the spread of Covid as local vaccine uptake remains poor. The East London borough has some of the lowest take up of... Read more »
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DWP claimants could get one-off £10 bonus this Christmas

There could be a Christmas present from the Department of Work and Pensions this year as people who claim benefits and pensions could recieve an additional £10. Known as the ‘Christmas Bonus’,... Read more »
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Trafalgar Square Christmas tree could be REPLACED with new one from Norway

The famous Trafalgar Square Christmas tree could be replaced with a new one after it was branded “flea-bitten”. Norway’s Oslo Council is set to vote on whether to send London a new... Read more »
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‘Covid factory’ restaurant in bid for late Christmas hours

A venue accused of running a “Covid factory” during last year’s lockdowns is hoping to hold 11 late-night parties over the festive period. Restaurant and bar Melin Chigwell, in Woodford Green, made... Read more »
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Answers sought over Christmas tree business in Wanstead park

Last week I wrote to the editor of this newspaper about the sale of Christmas trees on Christ Church Green in Wanstead. A scheme that, by and large, has not been received... Read more »
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South Western Railway launches this year’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal

South Western Railway (SWR) has launched the company’s 2021 Christmas Shoebox Appeal. As in previous years, stations across South Western Railway’s network will take part in the appeal. The company is aiming... Read more »
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Croydon’s Christmas Advent Competition is back, bigger and better than ever before

The decorations are coming out, the lights are going up, festive cheer is beginning to spread but above all, Croydon BID’s Christmas Advent competition has returned and its bigger and better than... Read more »
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£5.7m of emergency funding awarded to arts organisations in South West London as challenging Christmas period expected

£5,706,954 of emergency funding has been awarded to 47 organisations across South West London with the third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The Culture Recovery Fund was first established in... Read more »
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Emily Atack gets into the festive spirit as she puts up her Christmas tree

Emily Atack gets into the festive spirit as she puts up her Christmas tree and enjoys a glass of Champagne… after ‘Jack Grealish fling’ By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 19:43 EST,... Read more »

Boris Johnson urged to apologise over reports of ‘sickening’ lockdown breaking Christmas parties in No 10

Relatives of people who have died from Covid-19 have condemned as “sickening” allegations that Downing Street staff attended lockdown-breaking Christmas gatherings last year. Boris Johnson is under pressure to apologise after he,... Read more »