Memoir
A Borrowed Arboretum
Novelist and short story writer Wendy Metcalfe finds an unexpected haven in which to get some work done. One of my quests during lockdown has been to find beautiful quiet places to sit and write [… read more ]
Year: 2020
News
Age UK and the National Lockdown: ‘The Community Were Fantastic’
How has the pandemic affected working, social and political life for people with increased vulnerability to Covid-19 because of disabilities or long term health conditions? Our Covid-19 Community Reporter, Rosy Bremer talks to Alex Massey [… read more ]
Memoir
Something for the Weekend: A Twist in the Tail
Ian Morris returns with his weekly column and this week shares a unique musical game the Morris’ have invented. It would be fair to say that the banter levels in our house are considerable, particularly [… read more ]
Culture
Hidden Places Around Portsmouth: Sturnus Vulgaris
Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week, he heads down to The Hard and despite his best intentions, can’t help but find deeper meaning in [… read more ]
Culture
Portsmouth DarkFest 2020: Covid-safe Chills and Thrills
Portsmouth DarkFest has returned for a Covid-safe Halloween celebration of the supernatural, the macabre and the weird. Since 2016 the organisers have delighted in staging a festival that celebrates the rich and diverse local creative [… read more ]
News
‘There’s a Community Feel to the Place’: The MS Solent Therapy Centre and Covid-19
S&C Community Reporter Rosy Bremer interviews Jo Jennings, Centre Manager at Portsmouth’s MS Solent Therapy Centre about how lockdown and Covid-19 has affected the Centre and its community. Rosy Bremer: What does the MS Solent [… read more ]
News
Home-Schooling, Shielding and Looking for Work During Covid-19
Dianna Djokey interviews Jolene, a Black NHS worker, about her experiences of shielding, lockdown and the pandemic, and the challenges facing people of colour in the UK. Jolene’s name has been changed at her request. [… read more ]
Poetry
What Next?
by Majid Dhana. In these times as we sit back and see the reality of the world changing before our teary eyes, emotions, reactions, mixed with so much uncertainty – Doubt-indecision-insecurity in the air. [… read more ]
Politics
Pompey Politics Podcast: Power to the People?
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. In this week’s episode, Viola Langley & Paula Savage from Let’s Stop Aquind talk about the struggle to fight against the imposition of an electricity interconnector [… read more ]
Culture
We Need Community: Covid-19 and Isolation
Dianna Djokey interviews Majid Dhana about his experience as a migrant and a person of colour dealing with isolation during Covid-19, and the creative opportunities he’s created to speak up for other people through his [… read more ]