Fiction
The Empty Road
By Margaret Jennings Madie dressed in slouchy trousers and an old tee shirt. No work today. No work for an unknown amount of her future and she was determined to stay healthy. A walk with [… read more ]
Exercise
Memoir
In the Shadow of the Oak
Wendy Metcalfe finds an oasis of peace just off the beaten track. One of the things I decided to do during lockdown was extend the amount of walking I did every day. Before lockdown that would [… read more ]
Fiction
Dowdy Street
By Sue Shipp Dowdy – that’s what they call me. Dowdy! They can’t be bothered to give me my full name – James Dowdy Street. No. All I hear is: cut through Dowdy, turn left [… read more ]
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 ]
News
Changing Careers and Delivering a Business Online During Covid-19
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 ]
Culture
Movement is Medicine for Your Mental Health
Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, reports on the benefits of exercise and movement for mental health. ‘Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional [… read more ]
News
‘Lockdown is Basically What Having M.E/C.F.S is Like’: An Interview with Sally Callow, Pt 1
Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling talks to Sally Callow in a two part series. In part one, Sally explains about the impact of the pandemic on her social enterprise. Sally is the founder of Stripy Lightbulb [… read more ]
Social Issues
Something for the Weekend: The Struggle (to Lose Weight) Is Real
This week Ian Morris celebrates his return to the gym as local facilities re-open, and muses on his experience of trying to lose weight as the government launches ‘Better Health’, a new obesity strategy. The [… read more ]
Social Issues
‘Facing Uncertainty Together’: A More Radical Approach to Mental Health
Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, shares advice and resources on how to manage your mental health in lockdown. The Coop is running a mental wealth programme [… read more ]
Culture
Essential Series: Pictures Taken in Lockdown
Tom Benjamin captures the empty local high streets and carparks during lockdown. With things the way they are, it has affected everything about our lives. It dictated the places you could go, the things you [… read more ]