In the latest of his weekly columns, Ian Morris gives his take on anti-vaxxers, the Government guidance for Christmas and his family’s plans for the festive season. They say a week is a long time [… read more ]
Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. In the latest part of his series exploring [… read more ]
By Diana Ashman Pandemic, a crisis planet lockdown, no autonomy or freedom of choice, people frown, authorities put rules into place, isolation, social distancing, life slows to a pace. As the weeks pass by, [… read more ]
Covid-19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, speaks to Elektra, a mother, wife and person of colour, about her experience of contracting Covid-19 and home-schooling her children, and what it has taught her. Elektra asked to be [… read more ]
S&C Community Reporter Rosy Bremer interviews Jo Jennings, Centre Manager at Portsmouth’s MS Solent Therapy Centre about how lockdown and Covid-19 has affected the Centre and its community. Rosy Bremer: What does the MS Solent [… read more ]
In the second of a two-part series, Dianna Djokey interviews local resident Adam about his experience of being a migrant, and supply teaching, during the pandemic. Adam’s real name was changed at his request. Dianna [… read more ]
Portsmouth University student Jessica De Lord shares her hopes and concerns about returning to study in the ‘new normal’ of online learning, distanced classrooms and a somewhat restricted social life. It feels like a million [… read more ]
How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In the second of a two part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Sandra Hall, Chair of Chat Over Chai. Read part one here. Transcribed by Angela [… read more ]
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 ]
In this week’s column, Ian Morris is bemused by people’s confusion on social media as the government’s new ‘Rule of Six’ guidance to address the pandemic took effect last week, and suggests a novel musical [… read more ]
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