A 7-year-old boy whose life was saved by the NHS after he suffered six cardiac arrests has asked for the public's support to help get his film thanking the NHS entered into the British National Film Archives during the Coronavirus pandemic. Joshua Newman from Chelmsford was...
Over the past week Basildon Council staff have more than doubled the total number of business grant applications they have processed to help keep businesses going through the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total value to more than £13 million. Leader of the Basildon Council Cllr Gavin...
Childline can today reveal it has seen large numbers of children getting in touch due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), carrying out over 1,700 counselling sessions about the issue in the last three weeks alone – bringing the new total to over 2,200 since the end of...
Historic England has launched an emergency fund to help tackle the impact of Coronavirus on the heritage sector. The aim of the fund, which will be up to £2m, is to extend the safety net as far as possible for the sector by helping small heritage...
"We have just had our busiest ever day at the foodbank" Mike Beckett, the Chief Officer of Colchester Foodbank charity, explained: "March was our busiest month ever, at times with as much as a 300% increase in demand. With some foodbanks reporting up to 1000%...
Bromley and Lewisham based charity, The Brun Bear Foundation, is joining the efforts to support NHS Heroes by donating all pre-sales of its second children’s book, Trouble at the Zoo, to help protect healthcare workers in the community. Trouble At The Zoo is the second children's...
Mental health treatment specialists Smart TMS have launched a free mental health helpline to provide support for those struggling with mental health concerns brought about by Covid-19. The helpline has been launched amidst police reports that mental health incidents and attempted suicides have already increased since...
Ahead of the release of Sam Callahan’s new single, ‘Something to Prove’ we caught up with the star to chat all about all things Covid19, what he’s been up to and what life is really like for a PopStar in Isolation! Well, in answer to the...
Harlow Council has so far given out £3,790,000 in grants to support 295 local businesses during the coronavirus crisis. Last week the council contacted all 840 businesses in the town considered to be eligible for the government’s small business grant funding and the retail, hospitality...
Offering their support to the Government and NHS to help get the nation tested for coronavirus, a leading health and wellness company has made a breakthrough in its development of a COVID-19 IgG antibody test and is seeking more blood samples to expedite the validation...
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