Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week John returns to Farlington Marshes and muses not on the natural environment, but on the concrete that [… read more ]
By Christine Lawrence Exactly when did this happen? We ask ourselves today when we wake up to each morning, the year has slipped away. The good times passed us by and still outside the birds [… read more ]
How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Citizens Advice Portsmouth’s Chief Officer, Sandy O’Neill to find out how the pandemic and lockdown has affected [… read more ]
Between 2010 and 2012, S&C photo essayist and local resident, John Callaway, lived in Nepal. In a new series, John looks back at his time there in the context of the pandemic and lockdown. This [… read more ]
By Cathryn McCarthy This strange April, we watch the daisies rise on ragged lawns, ignored till it began; lost traffic jam orphans, bereft of plan, we jolt awake at solitary cries: bumblebee’s zip, rattled laugh [… read more ]
Covid 19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, interviews Laura Rook, who works for Portsmouth City Council’s Mediation Service, about her personal experiences of the pandemic. In the second part of this interview, Laura explores how her [… read more ]
Paris Ali-Pilling reports on the upcoming PONToon project symposium, which will see Star and Crescent’s Editor-in-Chief, Sarah Cheverton, talk about S&C‘s Covid-19 Reporting Project. On Tuesday 1st December, the University of Portsmouth will be hosting [… read more ]
How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a two part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Allison Udy, Centre Manager for Milton Village Community Association. In part one, Allison explains how Covid-19 has [… read more ]
In the second of a three part interview Dianna Djokey interviews German migrant and doctor Lisa about the pandemic, becoming a British citizen, and working in the NHS. Lisa’s name was changed at her request. [… read more ]
Almost every decision Keir Starmer has made since becoming Labour leader has earned the ire of leftist pundits and politicians. But what if the left itself were to change its approach to him and his [… read more ]
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