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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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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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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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I Was Scared When I Tested Positive for Covid But the NHS ‘Really Helped’

4th November 2020

Covid-19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, speaks to Elektra, a mother, wife and person of colour, about her experience of contracting Covid-19 and home-schooling her children, and what it has taught her. Elektra asked to be [… read more ]

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Home-Schooling, Shielding and Looking for Work During Covid-19

28th October 2020

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 ]

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‘Trying to do Everything’: A Female Entrepreneur and Covid-19

8th October 2020

Becky Lodge Founder of Little Kanga Ltd and StartUp Disruptors (a business club and community for start-ups and small business owners) interviews Ali Schillemore, owner of Ali Schillemore Graphic Design. This is the fifth article [… read more ]

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‘We Knew There Would be an Influx of Referrals’: Covid-19 and the Voluntary Sector

28th September 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Aurora New Dawn’s CEO, Shonagh Dillon to find out about the impact on the charity, which works with [… read more ]

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Being Online Has Helped My Business Grow During the Pandemic

1st September 2020

Becky Lodge Founder of Little Kanga Ltd and StartUp Disruptors (a business club and community for start-ups and small business owners) interviews Rachel Okiy, start-up business owner of Bright Bookkeeping Services in Portsmouth. This is [… read more ]

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Lockdown With My Family in Southsea: Day 122, Where Do We Go From Here?

16th July 2020

Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, closes her daily diary as she reflects on her own experience of lockdown with her children in Southsea, including illness, home-schooling, and thinking critically about the government’s response to [… read more ]

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Express FM: Interview with Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson #7

12th June 2020

Every week, Express FM runs a live show dedicated to news about the Coronavirus in Portsmouth, as Robbie James interviews a range of local people, including politicians, experts, residents and businesses. On 10th June, Robbie [… 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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