A little over a year ago, the government announced the Eat Out to Help Out scheme to encourage the British public to spend more money in restaurants after the first pandemic lockdown. Unfortunately, the programme [… read more ]
In the latest of his weekly columns, Ian Morris gives his take on anti-vaxxers, the Government guidance for Christmas and his family’s plans for the festive season. They say a week is a long time [… read more ]
Community Reporter for Covid 19, Dianna Djokey, interviews Roni Edwards, the creative director of Pamodzi Creatives, mother, and person of colour, about her work in the arts sector and how she navigated the pandemic when [… read more ]
Award-winning Filipino author, journalist and photographer Karl R De Mesa reports further on the Covid lockdown in Metro Manila, a megacity of at least 12 million people. In this latest piece, originally published in Transit Dialogue [… read more ]
Covid-19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, speaks to Elektra, a mother, wife and person of colour, about her experience of contracting Covid-19 and home-schooling her children, and what it has taught her. Elektra asked to be [… read more ]
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 ]
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 ]
Ian Morris reflects on the recent impasse between the Government and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, over moving the region into a tier 3 lockdown. The pandemic has been a massive strain on [… read more ]
Becky Lodge Founder of Little Kanga Ltd and StartUp Disruptors (a business club and community for start-ups and small business owners) interviews Claire Odd, the business owner of ‘Restoring Balance’ a wellness and rehabilitation specialist, [… read more ]
Local resident and film enthusiast Paul Toomer reviews Christopher Nolan’s new film, Tenet, after returning to the cinema for the first time since lockdown. Ever since his debut in 2000 with Memento, Christopher Nolan has [… read more ]
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