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Financial support for COVID hit hospitality sector with £6k grants for businesses

R sh Sunak has announced an add t onal £1bn n f nanc al support for the hosp tal ty and le sure sectors, w th every bus ness able to cla m a one-of cash grant of £6,000.The Treasury s also prov d ng a £30m top-up to the Cultural Recovery Fund - wh ch supports nst tut ons such as museums and theatres - and re ntroduc ng the Statutory S ck Pay Rebate Scheme wh ch allows small and med um-s zed compan es to cla m compensat on from the government for the cost of the r employees' s ck pay.The chancellor sa d he s tak ng the measures due to the current s tuat on be ng "very d f cult, espec ally for those n the hosp tal ty ndustry" as coronav rus cases cont nue to r se steeply.People dr nk ng outs de a bar n Soho, London, where new restr ct ons have come nto force to slow the spread of the Om cron var ant of coronav rus. P cture date: Wednesday December 15, 2021. Many pubs and restaurants have been h t hard by mass cancellat ons am d fears over the spread of the new Om cron var ant.Follow ng gu dance to work from home and to pr or t se soc al engagements, of ces n major c t es have empt ed out and Chr stmas part es have been cancelled, hurt ng hosp tal ty bus nesses.Last week, Mr Sunak came under f re for fa l ng to act sw ftly to ofer support to bus nesses h t hardest by th s new COVID slowdown.Mr Sunak cut short

h s tr p to the US to hold more talks w th a range of hosp tal ty and bus ness organ sat ons nclud ng per -per ch cken restaurant Nando's and brewery g ant Greene K ng n response to the fresh COVID cr s s on Fr day.

Turkey travel advice, Entry to Turkey Change made, Information on medical tourism, UPDATED

Entry rules n response to coronav rus (COVID-19). Entry to Turkey. All arr vals nto Turkey aged 6 and over, nclud ng Turk sh c t zens and res dence perm t holders, must complete an onl ne form (Form for Entry to Turkey) a max mum of 72 hours pr or to travel. You do not need to do th s f you’re trans t ng Turkey on the way to another country.All arr vals (aged 12 and over) - nclud ng those arr v ng from the UK - nto Turkey, from countr es other than those ment oned below, must have proof of one of the follow ng: A full course of COVID-19 vacc nat ons (completed at least 14 days pr or to arr val n Turkey) recent recovery from COVID-19 a negat ve PCR test (less than 72 hours of arr val) a rap d ant gen test (less than 48 hours of arr val). For ch ldren aged 11 and under, no PCR test or vacc nat on cert f cate s needed. English News

EnglishNews The Mayor of London has awarded an Angel Edmonton project £200,000 to help invigorate the local high street

The Fore Street For All commun ty project, supported by Enf eld Counc l s set to be the benef c ary of fund ng from the Mayor’s £4 m ll on H gh Streets for All Challenge.H gh Streets for All a ms to del ver enhanced publ c spaces and exc t ng new uses for underused h gh street bu ld ngs alongs de London's d verse commun t es. The announcement co nc ded w th an naugural even ng of cultural pop-up events (9 December) hosted at a number of venues along Fore Street nclud ng Steel Pan mus c, l ve car cature w th Amaech Emmanuel Anolu, an exh b t on by art st Tah ra Tofa, screen-pr nt ng sess ons, and more.The free cultural events were organ sed by Fore Street For All, a commun ty led approach to creat ve enterpr se and cultural programm ng. Th s local team s led by res dents, commun ty group REACT w th support from Art st H ve Stud os and F sher Cheng, and n close collaborat on w th Enf eld Counc l. Speak ng on behalf of the Fore Street For All team, Yut ng Cheng of F sher Cheng, sa d: "It was wonderful to see the naugural Thursday Lates event on Fore Street so well attended and enjoyed by the commun ty, follow ng the preparat on and hard work of the team over the past few months. The event was the f nal p ece of our b d for the Mayor of London H gh Streets for All Challenge, wh ch we recently found out was successful n rece v ng £200,000 n revenue fund ng. We are thr lled to be able to take th s to the next stage n develop ng a commun ty-led cultural programme as part of the v tal n ght-t me act vat on of Fore Street." The plans are for Fore Street For All to support current plans for the area that are already be ng act oned by Enf eld Counc l and the Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund, a £1.1 m ll on h gh street regenerat on project.

Anyone nterested n engag ng w th the Fore Street For All project or tak ng part n future events can contact the team at: forestreetforall@gma l.com . 24 December 2021 Friday | AVRUPA

Joyce Avenue and Snell’s Park residents vote for new homes and a safer estate

Res dents of two Enf eld estates have voted n favour of a regenerat on proposal wh ch w ll prov de around 2,000 susta nable and energy ef c ent new homes, mproved green spaces and play fac l t es, and a safer estate.More than three quarters (78.5 per cent) of the people tak ng part n the ballot on the future of the Joyce Avenue and Snell’s Park estate, n Edmonton, voted n favour of Enf eld Counc l’s proposals. Th s s a strong mandate for the proposed scheme w th a turnout rate of 85.5 per cent represent ng one of the strongest res dents’ ballot results n London. “Our scheme was also ntended to mprove the state of some of our res dents’ homes, tackle park ng ssues and address the lack of safe, access ble green space for res dents to relax n and allow your ch ldren to play. “I am del ghted that res dents of the two estates have voted n favour of the Counc l’s proposals wh ch are des gned to f x all these ssues. Res dents w ll move nto secure homes where there w ll be underground park ng. The new homes w ll also be larger and better to heat. In add t on all of the res dents who were el g ble to vote w ll be g ven the chance to stay on the estate and w ll only have to move once.”

UK based Turkish artists invited to the Turkish Community Art Exhibition

Turk sh Consulate General n London and Yunus Emre Enst tüsü organ sed Onl ne Art Exh b t on.Inv te members of the Turk sh commun ty n the Un ted K ngdom to part c pate n an Onl ne Art Exh b t on organ sed by Yunus Emre Enst tüsü - London and the Turk sh Consulate General n London. Th s year, the 4th Turk sh Commun ty Art Exh b t on w ll take place onl ne between 21st February – 21st March 2022 and w ll be exh b ted on yeelondon.org.uk. The exh b t on a ms to br ng together the artworks of UK based Turk sh art sts. Subm ss ons from all over the UK are welcome. The select on of works w ll be made by a jury.

DATES: Subm ss on Deadl ne: 31 January 2022 Select on announcement: 8 February 2022 Exh b t on dates: 21 February - 21 March 2022