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Bristol Futsal are looking to bridge the gap to league leaders Reading Royals this weekend as they head to playoff hopefuls Northampton Lions, who currently sit in fourth. A win for Bristol would see them go level on points a the top of the league, but manager Liam Andrews says it will be far from […]
By Kiera Neal All care home staff in the UK must now be double vaccinated in order to keep their jobs, so they can keep the number of Covid cases in care homes as low as possible. According to a press release that was released yesterday, by the National Care Forum, the government consulted the policy earlier in the year. However, the majority of the general public and patients in care did not support the mandation of compulsory vaccinations for carers. […]
“Most days I come home and feel absolutely exhausted, trying to support people who have no idea what’s going on in the world and then trying to support myself is just heartbreaking’ says health care support worker Chantelle Court. “Sometimes I wish I could just be at home doing Chloe Ting workouts and making iced […]
“I’ve stood with people before, where they have confronted people and people are just like, ‘F*** off’, I don’t want to do that”. The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted how important essential supermarket workers are to households across the UK. Every day they’re putting their lives at risk to maintain some sort of normality. Supermarket employees […]
‘When we first went into Lockdown and we recruited a large number of staff, I think my parents were proud of me.’ Rebecca Duglan, is 21 years old and works as a recruitment officer at Yeovil Hospital, working harder than ever before to provide more HCA’s, Pharmacists, and oversees occupational therapists to help the country […]
Ella Saunders, rotational pharmaceutical assistant- Great Western Hospital, Wiltshire. As she grabbed her Emma Bridgewater mug of chamomile and peppermint tea, Ella sat down in the corner of her room, surrounded by plants, vines and candles. ‘Welcome to my zen space’, she laughed. ‘It’s been a long day.’ When starting her first full time job […]
“The hardest part has definitely been that I can’t see people I used to see or just do simple things like having coffee with my friends or anything. I just feel as if I do the same s**t everyday and I’m so so tired of it.” Exhausted after another strenuous working day, Victoria Tomkins is […]
Phoebe Nott explores some of the best takeaway options in Cheltenham. I like to think of myself as a takeaway specialist in the worst possible way (I eat way too much of it). And what makes me such an expert- I love food a bit too much. My life revolves around what my next meal […]
Bath Rugby Club have been forced to shut down their training ground at Farleigh House following a number positive COVID-19 cases just 10 days out from their derby game with Bristol Bears. The number of cases is undisclosed, and both Bath players and staff have returned positive results following the weekly PCR COVID-19 testing programme […]
Scientists have warned of more lockdown rule-breakers as the Covid 19 vaccination rate increases. The news comes after a group of eight were arrested at Stonehenge yesterday, after they travelled to the tourist hotspot from London. The Government advisory body SAGE has warned that if people start abandoning the rules early, positive effects of the […]