Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling (PARCS)

‘We All Have a Responsibility to Prevent Sexual Violence’: Combatting Rape Culture in Portsmouth with PARCS

7th February 2019

This week – from 4th to 10th February – is Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week and Portsmouth student and S&C reporter Maia Cook interviewed Gemma Green from PARCS (Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Services) [… read more ]

Stories from the City: Duncan Paterson

4th December 2018

S&C is proud to share Portsmouth City Council’s Stories from the City project, which aims to ‘celebrate the people behind Portsmouth’s vibrant voluntary and community sector – one story at a time.’ Duncan Paterson, Non-Executive [… read more ]

Portsmouth Film Screening Puts the Spotlight on Sexual Abuse

26th February 2018

A film screening of Spotlight by Portsmouth Film Society on 7th March will be introduced by Kim Hosier, Centre Director for Portsmouth Abuse & Rape Counselling Service, which provides vital services and counselling for local [… read more ]

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How has Covid-19 Affected Portsmouth’s Voluntary Sector?

3rd August 2020

S&C has recently launched a new project to capture the impact of Covid-19 on different communities and sectors in Portsmouth. Paris Ali-Pilling explains how his experience of working with S&C over the past year has [… read more ]

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Migrants, Refugees and Covid-19 in Portsmouth: Tell Us Your Stories

31st July 2020

S&C has recently launched a new project to capture the impact of Covid-19 on different communities and sectors in Portsmouth. Here Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling explains how experiencing the immigration system firsthand made him [… read more ]

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Tell Us About Shielding, Disabilities and Covid-19 in Portsmouth

30th July 2020

S&C has recently launched a new project to capture the impact of Covid-19 on different communities and sectors in Portsmouth. Here Covid-19 Community Reporter Rosy Bremer explains why, as a local resident living with a [… read more ]

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Does Your Homemade Mask Work?

27th July 2020

Simon Kolstoe, Senior Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare and University Ethics Advisor, at the University of Portsmouth shares two simple tests for your face covering, to help you check it will avoid breathing potential infection [… read more ]

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Why I Object to Drilling for Oil on the Isle of Wight

24th July 2020

Today is the final day for people to object to an application by UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) to drill an exploration borehole at Arreton, on the Isle of Wight. Local Green Party campaigner [… read more ]