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What Are the Local Tech Solutions to the COVID Lockdown and After?

26th May 2020

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 ]

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Lockdown With My Family in Southsea: Days 46-49, What Day is it Again?

4th 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 49, but who can even [… read more ]

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89 Not Out: Day 46, A Nocturnal Son and A Sleepless Night

1st May 2020

S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the lockdown, as someone with diabetes. It’s Day 46 and while Ian is early to bed, one of his son’s has gone [… read more ]

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89 Not Out: Day 35, It’s Just Not Cricket, Or Is It?

20th April 2020

S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the lockdown, as someone with diabetes. It’s Day 35 and Ian tries something he always vowed he’d never go near – but life [… read more ]

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Red Dead Redemption 2: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Aspects of A Gaming Phenomenon

17th April 2020

As millions under Coronavirus lockdown turn to their consoles to pass the time and Rockstar Games releases a major update to its bestselling Red Dead Redemption 2, Aaron Morton assesses the game’s strengths and weaknesses.  [… read more ]

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Online Abuse: A Pompey Writer Speaks Out

17th October 2018

As a writer it’s important to be able to take criticism. Constructive criticism can help you improve. But what about when criticism turns into personal attacks and cruel abuse? Portsmouth writer Maddie Wallace reports. In [… read more ]

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Footprint: The Pompey Game that’s Going Global

19th June 2018

Portsmouth resident Owen Devine designed Footprint, a board game to teach people about the environment, after a family game of Monopoly went wrong. Almost ten years later, he’s successfully crowdfunded for a ‘World Edition’ of [… read more ]

Culture

Fortnite Sucks: A Portsmouth Mum Versus Online Gaming

16th May 2018

Maddie Wallace has had to put restrictions on her sons’ playing of the multiplayer shoot ’em up game Fortnite. Here she explains why. In our house, Fortnite was causing excessive levels of shouting, whining, arguing, swearing, [… read more ]

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Achievement Unlocked: How to Speak Pompey

4th November 2016

Anyone can spell something correctly, but it takes real skillz to spell things in Pomponian, our mother tongue. Mike Gumbrell levels up with this unique take on a North End street.

Culture

INSIDE: A Pompey Gamer’s Walkthrough

21st July 2016

Portsmouth gamer Toxic Buddha takes on a thrilling new animated game, INSIDE, named “Best Independent Game” in the Game Critics Awards. INSIDE follows the journey of a small boy running from a series of mysterious [… 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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