The Guardian: Concerns raised at Weston hospital where coronavirus spike led to admissions being halted
This article was written by Ben Quinn of The Guardian. You can read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/28/nhs-staff-not-told-when-colleagues-test-positive-for-covid-19 NHS staff at a hospital that has stopped taking new patients amid a Covid-19 spike have lodged a series of concerns, including that they are not routinely being informed of when colleagues test positive…
Read MoreThe Mail: Hospital in Weston that shut to new patients over spike in Covid-19 cases ‘sees 40% of staff test positive for the infection’
This article was written by Vanessa Chalmers and James Fielding for The Mail Online. It can be found here. Forty per cent of staff at a hospital in Weston-super-Mare closed to new admissions because of a spike in Covid-19 patients have symptoms of the infection, it has been claimed. A memo leaked…
Read MoreUphill Views: Wildlife has been taking advantage of all the extra space it’s been given
One of lockdown’s winners has been nature. While most of us humans have spent the last couple of months indoors or, at most, in the garden, wildlife has been taking advantage of all the extra space it’s been given. Some it is just what’s normal in spring, of course, but…
Read MoreWeston Mercury Article: Time to make tax rates fairer
A few months ago, most of us would have guessed Zoom was a high-caffeine macchiato coffee. Since lockdown, we’ve all become experts in using it for pub quizzes, virtual drinks with friends and work meetings too. But Parliament? The stuffy, tradition-bound place with processions and men wearing swords and tights?…
Read MoreHelp in Weston during Coronavirus
Weston is rallying round to help people who need help during Coronavirus. This is the latest, most up-to-date list of all the different groups and organisations offering help who’ve contacted me so far, but if you aren’t on it and would like to be, please e-mail me on John@JohnPenrose.org with the link…
Read MoreCovid-19 and Corruption: Tracking the trillions
In this digital panel, John says that the opportunity if you're an organised criminal is greater than it…Read More
Weston Mercury: MP backs villagers campaigning against housing development
Weston’s MP has given his backing to villagers campaigning against a planning application. John Penrose has written to…Read More
The Express: UK faces unexpected threat as ‘coronaphobia’ risks economic recovery
THE coronavirus lockdown has left more than two-thirds of Britons frightened to go to football matches, live shows,…Read More
Mercury Article: Weston Hospital debt write-off and looking towards a lockdown-lite
This week saw one big problem solved, but another that kept going. The victory was the hospital, where…Read More