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‘I have to figure out a way to make it work,’ – New Portsmouth restaurant owner reflects on challenges, hopes and ambitions

9th April 2026

Owning a restaurant may seem exciting, but in the current economic climate, you would be forgiven for opting out. This vegan pizzeria owner, however, did not, as Emil Hallqvist reports.  In March 2026, George Coleman [… read more ]

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We’re Back! Reports of S&C’s Death Have Been Exaggerated…

2nd August 2021

Regular readers might have noticed that the pages of S&C and our social media feeds have been unusually quiet recently. So, where did we go and what are we up to next? Paris Ali-Pilling and [… 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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‘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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Pompey Politics Podcast: Disruptive Starts

22nd September 2020

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. In this week’s episode, Ian & Simon welcome entrepreneur Becky Lodge – founder of Startup Disruptors and Little Kanga to talk about starting your own business [… 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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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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‘People Are Starting to Talk About M.E/C.F.S More’: An Interview with Sally Callow, Pt 2

9th September 2020

Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling talks to Sally Callow in a two part series. In part two, Sally talks about the impact of the pandemic on her social enterprise, and how she is trying to [… read more ]

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‘Lockdown is Basically What Having M.E/C.F.S is Like’: An Interview with Sally Callow, Pt 1

8th September 2020

Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling talks to Sally Callow in a two part series. In part one, Sally explains about the impact of the pandemic on her social enterprise. Sally is the founder of Stripy Lightbulb [… 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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Green Open Homes Week: How Portsmouth Residents are Taking on the Energy Crisis

26th June 2026

Energy prices are a growing concern – but for some, getting ahead of the crisis has paid off. Local residents have been opening their doors to Nicholas Sebley of Portsmouth Climate Action to reveal how they [… read more ]

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Portsmouth UCU Branch Condemns Iran War and Calls for University Ethics Review

27th May 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion condemning the US and Israel’s illegal wars against Iran and Lebanon, and calling for an ethical review of the University of [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Science Fiction Special

11th May 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus reminisces about science fiction (SF) conventions over the years and his friendship with SF icon Brian Aldiss. During Easter I was in Birmingham Exhibition Centre at a science fiction convention. [… read more ]

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The People’s Emergency Briefing: How to Combat Climate Change in Portsmouth

8th May 2026

Climate change is undeniably one of the biggest, if not the biggest, existential threat facing humanity. It is, however, quite difficult to grasp, and understand the impacts it currently has, and will have, not only [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Space and Time Projects

9th April 2026

  Writer and planetary modeller David Angus details his latest projects, including Time Travel (and Dinosaurs) in Gosport. I’ve worked a lot on Jupiter’s moons, as you do. Callisto has already been mentioned in earlier [… read more ]

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