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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘I Call it the Power of Portsmouth’

27th November 2020

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 ]

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‘We Are A Lot More Isolated’: Covid and Portsmouth’s Bangladeshi Community

27th November 2020

Covid-19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, interviews father and local restaurant business owner, Mohammad Miah, on how Covid has affected the Bangladeshi community and local businesses, alongside the impact of isolation and home-schooling.  Dianna Djokey: How [… read more ]

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Milton Community Centre and Covid-19: ‘Most of Our Customers Are Older People’

26th November 2020

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 two, Allison talks about the challenging [… read more ]

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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘People Trust Citizens Advice, and They Should’

25th November 2020

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 ]

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‘My Faith Lightens the Load’: How Religion Supports Me and My Community

25th November 2020

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 ]

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Milton Community Centre and Covid-19: ‘No Income at All For Six Months’

24th November 2020

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 ]

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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘We’re Constantly Looking For Ways to Support People’

23rd November 2020

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 ]

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Mother, Teacher, Employee and Neighbour: Balancing Home and Work in Lockdown

23rd November 2020

Covid 19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, interviews local resident Laura Rook, who works for Portsmouth City Council’s Mediation Service, about her personal experiences of the pandemic, including managing home schooling while working from home, and [… read more ]

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Language Barriers and Access to Health Services in the Community

18th November 2020

In part two of a three-part interview, Dianna Djokey interviews local Mental Health Community Development Worker and co-ordinator of Portsmouth’s Cross Cultural Women’s Group, Shipa Ahmed Khan, about her work with vulnerable women from minority [… read more ]

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Working with Vulnerable Women from Minority Communities During Covid-19

16th November 2020

In part one of a three part interview Dianna Djokey interviews community development worker and person of colour Shipa Ahmed Khan about how the pandemic has impacted on her work supporting vulnerable women from minority [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: Sowing the Seeds of Love and Tiers for Fears

4th December 2020

Hosts Ian Morris and Simon Sansbury return this week after a technical glitch at the weekend. This week Revd Amy Webb talks about a new community food initiative for Cosham, Wymering and Paulsgrove and our [… read more ]

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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘I Call it the Power of Portsmouth’

27th November 2020

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 ]

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‘We Are A Lot More Isolated’: Covid and Portsmouth’s Bangladeshi Community

27th November 2020

Covid-19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, interviews father and local restaurant business owner, Mohammad Miah, on how Covid has affected the Bangladeshi community and local businesses, alongside the impact of isolation and home-schooling.  Dianna Djokey: How [… read more ]

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Milton Community Centre and Covid-19: ‘Most of Our Customers Are Older People’

26th November 2020

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 two, Allison talks about the challenging [… read more ]

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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘People Trust Citizens Advice, and They Should’

25th November 2020

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 ]

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