Minister hints postcode lockdowns to be used when national curbs eased

Prepare for ‘postcode lockdowns’: Minister Helen Whately hints there WILL be rules imposed on localised areas to stop spread of Covid variants when national curbs are eased – but care homes could be back open for visits in WEEKS thanks to vaccine drive Government considering using postcode lockdowns when national curbs eased Would see localised … Read more

Covid UK: End vaccine postcode lottery NOW

Ministers are pressurising their own Government to end the vaccine postcode lottery amid fears the most vulnerable in some areas are being left behind. Matt Hancock revealed yesterday that more than 4million people in the UK have now received a vaccine, including more than half of over-80s and care home residents. The Health Secretary said … Read more

Covid UK: Boris Johnson criticised amid ‘vaccine postcode lottery’

Boris Johnson is facing a backlash over a ‘postcode lottery’ in vaccinations today as millions of 70-somethings are offered jabs – but only in areas where most older people have already had them. Nearly five million people aged between 70 and 80 are being invited to receive their first dose, with some in Whitehall suggesting … Read more

England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery: Midlands has vaccinated the most people

British officials must try harder to get Covid vaccines to ethnic minority people because more than half of black people could turn them down, SAGE has warned. In a paper published today by the Government Office for Science, scientists told ministers that vaccine uptake in the past has been lower in non-white communities. And they … Read more

Lost truck drivers clogging up village in Kent after given wrong postcode for Brexit lorry park

Lost truckers are clogging up a small village because the government is giving them the wrong postcode for their new Brexit lorry park. Frustrated residents living in Mersham near Ashford, Kent, have seen their narrow country lanes blocked by HGVs that have been given incorrect directions. Around 30 lorries arrived in the village since the … Read more

Angry villagers slam National Trust after postcode blunder led motorists to flood village

Angry residents have slammed the National Trust after a post code blunder caused hundreds of motorists to flood into their upmarket village during the Coronavirus pandemic. Villagers next to historic Belton House say visitors to a lights trail at the Grade I listed Georgian estate drove up their driveways and were even knocking on doors … Read more

Care home visit postcode lottery

A woman desperate to see her mother face-to-face for the first time since March has been offered a Christmas Day Zoom call instead as councils and care home managers were today accused of acting like ‘dictators’ by refusing to let Covid-tested visitors in. The woman from southern England has been in contact with pressure group Rights for Residents who … Read more

Pair face life in jail for murdering ‘cheeky’ 16-year-old in postcode war

Two men are facing life in prison for the murder of a ‘cheeky’ and ‘charming’ 16-year-old, after one of his killers was spotted on CCTV supposedly carrying the knife used in the fatal ‘postcode war’ attack. Jaydon James died of a single knife wound after being stabbed in the Wood End area of Coventry. The … Read more

Postcodes with biggest house price increase according to Barclays Mortgages Postcode Property Index

House prices in Oldham are increasing the most across UK towns and cities and at DOUBLE the national average, Barclays Mortgages’ Postcode Property Index reveals – and Croydon is seeing the biggest growth in London House prices in 0L8, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, have seen the biggest rise Property value increased by an average of … Read more

How many people have died of Covid-19 in YOUR area? Interactive map shows victims by postcode

Seventy-one areas in England and Wales didn’t suffer a single death from Covid-19 in July, according to an interactive map of official data. The map adds to growing evidence that Britain’s Covid-19 outbreak is fading out and shows a postcode-by-postcode breakdown of where the most people have died.  Crabtree and Fir Vale in Sheffield had the … Read more