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Self-Isolating My Family in Southsea: Day 5, Imagine All The People

20th March 2020

Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience of self-isolating with her children in Southsea. It’s Day 5, Maddie is worried about Z’s mental health, Z is worried about not [… read more ]

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89 Not Out: Days 4 & 5, Dog-Walking, Supermarkets and Toilet Roll

20th March 2020

S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of self-isolation as someone with diabetes, following government advice on 16th March. Day 4 of Ian’s ’12 week club’ diary, and Ian walks his guide [… read more ]

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Self-Isolating My Family in Southsea: Day 4, Numbers, Dilemmas and Birthdays

19th March 2020

Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience of self-isolating with her children in Southsea. It’s Day 4, and the highs and lows of self-isolation are becoming more familiar, but [… read more ]

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89 Not Out: A ’12 Week Club’ Pompey Diary

19th March 2020

S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the first 2 days of self-isolation as someone with diabetes, following government advice on 16th March that ‘those who are at increased [… read more ]

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Self-Isolating My Family in Southsea: Day 3, Comfort Over Fashion

18th March 2020

Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience of self-isolating with her children in Southsea. It’s Day 3, and Maddie and the children are feeling the strain of being [… read more ]

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Self-Isolating My Family in Southsea: Day 2, Lord of the Flies

17th March 2020

Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience of self-isolating with her children in Southsea. It’s Day 2, and Maddie is reminded of Lord of the Flies…Read the first [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: This Wasn’t the Week We Planned

17th March 2020

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. In this week’s episode, with so many things changing, a budget that barely anyone can remember, their guest pulling out, and with the country [… read more ]

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Self-Isolating My Family in Southsea: Day 1

16th March 2020

Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, shares her experience of self-isolation in Southsea, after her son develops a dry cough. ‘Mum, I have a cough.’  There I was, enjoying a lazy Sunday morning in [… read more ]

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Portsmouth-based Palestinian Student and Family in Need of Financial Help

2nd February 2026

Abedelraheem Hamad is a talented Chevening scholar who was evacuated from Gaza by the British government to study for a Masters in Crisis and Disaster Management at the University of Portsmouth in September 2025. Over [… read more ]

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‘We Were Having None of It!’ Activists Voice Concerns at Southern Water Meeting

2nd February 2026

David Langley was one of a quintet activists who attended a meeting with Southern Water in Waterlooville on 30th January. Here he tells us what happened. I am pleased to report that we were well [… read more ]

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Together is Stronger: Portsmouth Climate Choir at the Green Forum

2nd February 2026

Portsmouth Climate Choir is part of a national movement called the Climate Choir Movement, which was founded with the intention of using the power of music to draw attention to critical environmental issues and mobilise [… read more ]

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Man Arrested At Protest Outside Stephen Morgan’s Office and Released Without Charge

2nd January 2026

A Portsmouth man was arrested yesterday outside the office of local MP and Labour Friends of Israel member, Stephen Morgan, under the Terrorism Act 2000. The man was holding a sign reading ‘Palestine Action are [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Palestine Hunger Strike Protestors Step Up Pressure on Local MP

30th December 2025

For the second day this week, Portsmouth South constituents have demonstrated outside their MP Stephen Morgan’s office. George Hibberd reports. The protestors are demanding that Morgan, a member of Labour Friends of Israel and a recipient [… read more ]

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