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Matt Talks to Julie from PenLife about Inheritance Tax YO1 Radio
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Out of School learning – Laptops Appeal for Haxby & Wigginton
Technology needed for local school children, currently unable to attend their school, to continue to receive the level of education they are entitled to. There are, unfortunately, a number of youngsters who are having difficulty in this regard due entirely to their lack of access to suitable laptops or similar devices. Our local schools are finding it difficult to satisfy this need. Discussions which have been had with an administrator […]
Milly’s Marathon SASH Cycle
A York schoolgirl is cycling the distance of a marathon to raise money to help young homeless people in the historic city. Milly Trueman, age 11, in Year 7 at The Mount School York, took the initiative after hearing that the school would return to online learning from the start of term. She decided to use her time during the current lockdown and online school to make a difference. “I will be cycling a marathon to try to raise money for Safe and Sound Homes […]
JORVIK Viking Centre boosts its lockdown educational offer
That JORVIK Viking Thing for Schools, 8-12 February 2021 The world-famous JORVIK Viking Centre – which has been integral to studies of the Viking period in schools since it opened in 1984 – has announced extra measures to support schools even whilst the attraction is closed, including a free week of online activities and livestreams from 8 – 12 February 2021. “We took the decision in the autumn not to […]
Andy Murray Australian Open appearance in doubt after positive test for Covid
Andy Murray’s participation at the Australian Open is in doubt after he tested positive for coronavirus. The former world number one was due to travel to Australia on one of the 18 charter flights laid on by tournament organisers but is still isolating at home. Its understood that Murray, who is said to be in good health, is hoping to be able to arrive in Australia at a later […]
Halfords enjoys lockdown cycle boom but motoring sales fall
Halfords continued to enjoy impressive rises in sales as the nation turned to cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic in the run up to Christmas. Bosses said sales jumped 11.7% in the 13 weeks to January 1 – with cycling particularly strong, up 35.4% compared with the same period a year ago. This was partly due to cyclists who bought bikes during the spring lockdown turning to Halfords for repairs […]
China sees new coronavirus case spike ahead of WHO research visit
China is experiencing a new surge in coronavirus cases and has reported its first Covid-related death in months. It comes as a World Health Organisation (WHO) team has arrived in the country to probe the origins of the pandemic. The latest death raises the toll to 4,635 among 87,844 cases, and China’s relatively low case figures are a testimony to the effectiveness of strict containment, tracing and quarantine measures. However, […]
High street pharmacies to start vaccines as UK records worst day of Covid deaths
High street pharmacies are to begin rolling out Covid vaccines, as the virus death toll across the UK climbed above 100,000. Boots and Superdrug branches will be among the six stores across England which will be able to administer the jabs from Thursday while the Government aims to hit its target of vaccinating all people in the four most vulnerable groups by the middle of next month. Andrews Pharmacy in […]
