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Greenwich’s Advent Windows brings more “Christmassy” feeling

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 by Mio Matsui

The Advent Windows event in Greenwich has become an annual Christmas tradition for locals and in its 14th year it has returned to light up the streets during the pandemic. The event run by St. Alfege Church sees schools, shops,...Read More

Christmas tree sales soar as public hungers for a traditional Christmas

Posted on Dec 11, 2020Dec 14, 2020 by Mio Matsui

UK Christmas tree growers report a booming trade this year, compared to Christmases past. UK farmers usually sell between six and eight million real Christmas trees every year, according to the British Christmas Tree Growers Association(BCTGA). But this year, they...Read More

Sales associates selling to a customer at a store register.

Lewisham Council offers discount to newly accredited Living Wage employers

Posted on Dec 4, 2020Feb 24, 2021 by Victoria Rosenthal

Lewisham Council will give local companies a rent discount of up to £6,000 if they register for the Living Wage programme between April 2020 and March 2021. The council made the announcement during its joint Living Wage Week celebration with the boroughs...Read More

Over 500 schools have signed up for Hackney’s Black History curriculum

Posted on Dec 3, 2020Dec 11, 2020 by Mio Matsui

More than 500 schools across the UK have signed up for Hackney's Diverse Curriculum in just one month. “Hackney's Diverse Curriculum - the Black Contribution” was developed by local teachers and Hackney Council. It consists of a nine-week lesson plan...Read More

Historic pub in Greenwich protests against fine for breaching lockdown restrictions

Posted on Nov 30, 2020Dec 3, 2020 by Mio Matsui

The Trafalgar Tavern pub on the Thames in Greenwich voiced their outrage after being fined £1000 by the Metropolitan Police over a breach of the lockdown restrictions . The tavern shut their doors and tape was wrapped around the terrace...Read More

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