Joan Farnell – Star & Crescent

Elephants and Cockroaches: Travels in Pakistan

10th March 2020

In this period of fickle weather, Portsmouth resident Joan Farnell reflects on the heat, rain and creepy crawlies of Pakistan, where she used to live. The figurine of a little painted elephant took my thoughts [… read more ]

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‘We Knew of Vulnerable Portsmouth Migrants Without Cash Walking up the M275 to Report to Fareham Police Station’: An Interview with Malcolm Little Pt II

17th September 2020

Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Malcolm Little, Refugee Support Service Manager for the British Red Cross Portsmouth based Hants & Surrey service. In part two of a two-part series, Malcolm explains the financial impact to refugees and asylum [… read more ]

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How I Used Lockdown to Expand My Doggy Daycare Business

16th 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 Jarvis Clothier owner of local startup Jarvis Dog Boarding and Training providing luxury [… read more ]

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‘Asylum Seekers are Welcome in Portsmouth’: An Interview with Malcolm Little Pt I

16th September 2020

Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Malcolm Little, Refugee Support Service Manager for the British Red Cross (BRC) Portsmouth based Hants & Surrey service. In part one of a two-part series, Malcolm explains what the British Red Cross does, what [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Start-Ups: ‘For Women Funding is Still a Barrier’

10th 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 Sarah Jane Black, a business to business management consultant who owns and runs [… read more ]

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‘I’m Shielding in the Extreme’: Neurodiversity, Diabetes and Covid-19

9th September 2020

How has the pandemic affected working, social and political life for people with increased vulnerability to Covid-19 because of disabilities or long term health conditions? Our Covid-19 Community Reporter, Rosy Bremer talks to local resident [… read more ]