In the second part of her interview with S&C Founding Editor Tom Sykes, Cllr Claire Udy, Leader of the Progressive Portsmouth People Group on Portsmouth City Council, discusses workplace safety, police enforcement of the lockdown [… read more ]
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 20th May, Robbie [… read more ]
Claire Udy, Leader of the Progressive Portsmouth People Group on Portsmouth City Council, speaks to S&C Founding Editor Tom Sykes about local authorities’ responses to COVID-19 and the need for a full inquiry into care [… read more ]
Matt Hancock has ‘forbidden’ use of blanket Do Not Resuscitate orders for the elderly, following reports of such DNRs being sent to elderly residents and care homes across the UK for over two weeks. We [… read more ]
We’re collating support, resources and grants available to small businesses in Portsmouth. If you know of a resource that we’ve missed, let us know and we’ll add it to the list (contact details at the [… read more ]
Ahead of the general election, Paris Ali-Pilling and Sarah Cheverton take a critical look at MP for Portsmouth North, Penny Mordaunt’s voting record across a range of issues since her election in 2010, using the [… read more ]
Rob Dellow of the Hampshire Fire Brigade Union (FBU) speaks about the impact of austerity on public sector workers and services at Saturday’s rally and march in Portsmouth calling for the removal of the public [… read more ]
Local writer and commentator Matt Wingett captured many S&C readers’ attention when he changed his mind about tactically voting for the Liberal Democrats in Portsmouth South and voted Labour. Here he outlines just some of [… read more ]
Deputy Leader of the Council, Cllr Luke Stubbs, explains why he believes Portsmouth’s social divisions are between the east and west – rather than the north and south – of the city. In politics at [… read more ]
Ahead of Thursday’s election, Sarah Cheverton talks exclusively to Simon Hayes about his three and a half years in the new role of Police & Crime Commissioner for Hampshire & Isle of Wight, and why [… read more ]
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