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New Research Study into M.E/CFS is Looking for Participants

28th August 2020

Sally Callow reports on the DecodeME study using DNA to try to find out more about M.E/CFS. Sally suffers from M.E herself, is participating in the study, and is also the founder of Stripy Lightbulb [… read more ]

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My Experience of ‘Long Covid-19’ as Someone Living with M.E

5th August 2020

Local resident and founder of Stripy Lightbulb CIC, Sally Callow, shares her experience of ‘long Covid’ as someone living with M.E and explains growing concerns that for many, Covid-19 may trigger M.E. As a M.E [… read more ]

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Lockdown With My Family in Southsea: Day 66, The Dramas of Deafness

21st May 2020

Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience first, of self-isolating, and now of being in lockdown with her children in Southsea. We’re at Day 66, and Maddie decides to [… read more ]

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Global M.E Community Anticipating New Cases After Covid-19

12th May 2020

Sally Callow, Portsmouth resident, M.E patient and M.E patient advocate reports on the growing concerns about the implications of Covid-19 as a potential cause of M.E, as expressed by the ME Association and others. Sally [… read more ]

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‘Look After Yourself, Stay at Home’: My ‘Suspected’ COVID-19 Story

11th May 2020

Local resident and Founder of Startup Disruptors, Becky Lodge, writes about her experience of  Covid-19 – unconfirmed, as she was not tested, despite the severity and longevity of her illness. I have wanted to write [… read more ]

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Surviving Without Treatment: Portsmouth Women M.E. Sufferers Speak

3rd September 2018

An estimated 250,000 people in the UK suffer from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.), with roughly a quarter of these patients house- or bed-bound. But research into the condition is significantly underfunded as less than 1% of [… 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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