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Looking Forward – What to Expect in 2021. By Hasan Zaidi, Whitgift School Looking Forward – What to Expect in 2021.  Our lives have been centred around the pandemic for ten months; COVID-19 has undoubtedly defined 2020. As the world welcomes the new year with muted celebrations, one cannot help but consider what they can expect to see in 2021. As COVID-19 continues to mutate, new strains have appeared in over 30 countries, one of which, titled ‘VUI-202012/01’, was first reported ...

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This story is over Council bosses mourn loss of trade for nearly 25% of businesses as £200m handed out in grants Will they be able to open the doors again? Photo: Ellis Karran for The Lincolnite Lincolnshire bosses have mourned the closure of nearly a quarter of the county’s businesses as nearly £200 million has been paid out to support the economy. Lincolnshire County Council’s executive portfolio holder for economy Councillor Colin Davie told the authority’s executive during a live v...

Updated: December 30, 2020, 11:16 am © EVENING EXPRESS Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeen City Council is among 10 finalists for an award recognising projects that responded to the Covid-19 crisis – putting them alongside vaccine researchers and NHS volunteers. The local authority’s Remote, Secure Collaborat...

County council braced for flurry of pavement seating extensions Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite County council bosses have vowed not to turn a blind eye to businesses which abuse new legislation allowing restaurants and pubs to set up on pavements easier. Five out of the seven district councils have so far agreed to let Lincolnshire County Council take the reins on new rules which attempt to streamline the ability of businesses to get licences to place furniture on the footpath outside ...

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust HQ. A hospital in Lincolnshire could be set aside to be “COVID-free” as part of plans to restore some essential services. Bosses at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust said they were still in the early stages of planning and waiting to confirm details. However, they confirmed they are exploring providing a “physical separation” between those patients who potentially have COVID-19 and patients requiring routine care in disease-free environments. Chief E...

First case of Coronavirus confirmed in North East Lincolnshire The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in North East Lincolnshire. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Grimsby and Scunthorpe hospitals, confirmed it was dealing with a “small number of patients” with COVID-19 across both its hospital sites. In a statement, NLaG said it was well prepared to treat patients with COVID-19. Dr Kate Wood, Medical Director at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT sa...

First Lincolnshire pub to close due to COVID-19 staff symptoms Photo: The Elm Cottage The Elm Cottage pub in Gainsborough has closed less than a week after reopening, due to a staff member displaying symptoms of coronavirus. The Elm Cottage on Church Street, Gainsborough, reopened on July 4 with strict table service and limited numbers. The member of staff went for a test on Friday morning, after developing “mild” symptoms of the virus. With the results due back in the next 48-72 hours, the...

2020: How Lincolnshire coped with COVID A rollercoaster year moving at high speed | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite 2020 has been a tumultuous year. What we expected to be another 12 months of droning on about Brexit turned out to be much worse. When leavers celebrated Brexit Day in Lincolnshire on January 31, all we knew about COVID-19 was a brief offer of support and guidance from the University of Lincoln to students and staff with connections to China and Wuhan, where the virus is b...

Pressure is mounting on the government amid rising coronavirus cases. - Credit: PA Another national coronavirus lockdown is "inevitable", according to a University of East Anglia expert in infectious diseases. And Prof Paul Hunter warned the country faces a "really difficult six months" because failures to combat the pandemic contributed to the emergence of the new Covid-19 variant. Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia. Picture: UEA - Credit: UEA With hospitals under incr...