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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 ]

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An Open Letter to Councillor Linda Symes

12th June 2020

This is a response from Portsmouth Green Party representative, Tamara Groen, on social media posts by Councillor Linda Symes, the Conservative councillor for Eastney and Craneswater, as reported in The News, on June 3rd 2020. [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: Time for Some Greens

19th May 2020

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. In this week’s episode, Ian and Simon speak to local Green Party member Tim Sheerman-Chase about environmental politics during the lockdown and what it [… read more ]

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Pompey’s Big Green Guide to Moving House

9th March 2020

Tamara Groen, co-editor of Portsmouth Green Party’s Shades of Green blog, shares her top tips for moving house in an environmentally-friendly way, and celebrates the role of her friends and family, local community groups and [… read more ]

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It’s Not (Always) Expensive Being Green in Pompey

24th February 2020

Emma Murphy, co-editor of Portsmouth Green Party’s Shades of Green blog, shares the challenges and opportunities of combining environmentally-friendly living with a tight budget. You may not know this about me, but I am really, [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for Lloyd Day

4th December 2019

Lloyd Day, Green Party candidate for Portsmouth North, gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social [… read more ]

Social Issues

Is Traffic Removal the Answer to Portsmouth’s Air Pollution?

17th June 2019

Ahead of Clean Air Day 2019 on Thursday 20th June, Tim Sheerman-Chase from the Let Pompey Breathe Campaign looks at the benefits of traffic removal in reducing air pollution in Portsmouth. Portsmouth is a congested [… read more ]

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Green Party Voters Urged to Support NHA Candidate in Cosham

26th April 2019

Portsmouth Green Party are urging their voters to support the National Health Action Party candidate Dr Veronika Wagner in the local elections in Cosham on 2nd May. Sarah Cheverton reports. The Portsmouth Green Party announced [… read more ]

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Portsmouth’s Air Quality: ‘A Track Record of Failure’

18th April 2019

Tim Sheerman-Chase, the Green Party candidate for Fratton ward, local air quality campaigner and author of the #LetPompeyBreathe blog, argues for the introduction of Clean Air Zones in Portsmouth. Clean air campaigners in Portsmouth welcome [… read more ]

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Unite Union: Stop Dumping Sewage into Langstone Harbour

26th September 2018

Portsmouth resident and Portsmouth Unite Community campaigner Alan Burgess reports on the union’s campaign calling on Southern Water to stop sewage overflows into Langstone Harbour. As reported extensively in the News, Southern Water has been [… 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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