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Digital poverty is the biggest threat to UK children’s education
The number of children living in poverty in the UK rises year after year, but the pandemic has revealed a whole new kind of modern day poverty. Digital poverty is where children are without access to appropriate hardware, software or reliable access to the internet. This creates a divide between kids with and without internet […]
Oscars 2021: Does anyone even watch the Oscars anymore?
“All in all, the worst Oscars ever, and that’s quite an accomplishment.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ scaled back pandemic version of the Oscars on Sunday, could be described as either incredibly refreshing or incredibly awkward; depending on what you thought of Glenn Close doing Da Butt, among other moments. But the […]
Live Updates: The reopening of UK schools
Students are currently set to return to school on the 8th of March as part of the government’s roadmap into leaving lockdown. ParkLife will be looking back on all of the key announcements that have been made about schools over the Covid-19 pandemic. We will also be bringing you all the latest updates coming in […]
Coronavirus: Its impact on retail and fashion
Monday’s Government announcement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined the UK’s roadmap out of lockdown, in which the opening of non-essential retail was listed as part of phase two, beginning April 12th. But for retail and the fashion industry, national lockdown has drastically changed people’s shopping habits and the growth of online and independent fashion […]
Alfie May: From the non-League and working on a building site to being described as a ‘exceptional player’ by Pep Guardiola in the FA Cup
Alfie May opens up with a signature cheeky grin as he sits down in his kitchen. “I’ve only just woken up about 10 minutes ago!” he laughs. May’s currently enjoying a day off after helping Cheltenham Town come back to beat Walsall the night before. After playing Non-League football for years and working for his […]
Our Covid Heroes: Gloucestershire cleaner on how Covid has affected her
With the pandemic going on all around us, many are locked down inside our homes, staying safe. There are, however, unsung heroes who are putting themselves at risk to keep the country moving. In this feature article, I interview Elena Page, who is a cleaner at the South Gloucestershire Council. Of course, because of the […]
Our Covid Heroes- “I’m exhausted”, a day in the life of a carer
“Most days I come home and feel absolutely exhausted, trying to support people who have no idea what’s going on in the world and then trying to support myself is just heartbreaking’ says health care support worker Chantelle Court. “Sometimes I wish I could just be at home doing Chloe Ting workouts and making iced […]
Our Covid Heroes: What is it like to be a supermarket worker in a pandemic?
“I’ve stood with people before, where they have confronted people and people are just like, ‘F*** off’, I don’t want to do that”. The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted how important essential supermarket workers are to households across the UK. Every day they’re putting their lives at risk to maintain some sort of normality. Supermarket employees […]
Our Covid Heroes: Being a Criminal Justice Administrator – “I found it hard because everything was new… not just the job”
After he was made redundant from his previous job due to the pressures of Covid-19, Harry Hilsdon managed to find a new one within the police force. Harry Hilsdon now works as a criminal justice administrator in Oxfordshire. The 23-year-old’s training for his current job was much different to anything that he had experienced before: […]