This week Ian Morris describes his first virtual interview for a job, but it doesn’t go quite to plan when his pets get involved. ‘Can you tell us about a time…’ the classic opener to [… read more ]
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 ]
Contributing Editor and community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling reports on Portsmouth’s SME manufacturers being urged to take their share of a £6.5m funding boost as firms try to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Portsmouth’s small to [… read more ]
Express FM and professional DJ Robbie James speaks about the benefits of having unpaid roles, for community organisations and their volunteers. ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’ – a term I became familiar [… read more ]
In light of a new survey indicating that half of British employees will likely be working more remotely and flexibly after the COVID-19 lockdown ends, S&C Founding Editor Tom Sykes talks to Marc Cook about [… read more ]
Jill Farmer from Portsmouth’s Workwise Ergonomics – who work with employees to create ‘healthy, happy, and productive work environments’ – shares advice for employers on how to support staff who are now home-working, and a [… read more ]
In the final article in his three part series on PONToon, the University of Portsmouth’s digital training project for women aged 18 – 35 years, Community Reporter Andrew Larder interviews Joan Farrer, who leads the [… read more ]
In the second piece of his three part series on the University of Portsmouth’s local technology training project for women, PONToon, Community Reporter Andrew Larder speaks to the team about the project, its progress and [… read more ]
A University of Portsmouth project aiming to improve skills and employment opportunities for local women will be running a series of 12 workshops for 18-35 year old women in the city. S&C Community Reporter Andrew [… read more ]
The subject of Brexit comes up in the media every day, but there’s very little information on how it will affect the city. Community reporter Rosy Bremer decided to find out. Additional reporting by Sarah [… read more ]
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