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The pandemic has been a bizzare time for everybody involved, whether you’re a stay at home parent or a doctor. Yet despite the uncertainty of it all, 20 year old pharmacy worker Abby Davidson, saw a rewarding side of the experience. Abby has been working in a pharmacy in Lisburn, outside Belfast for over 3 years, alongside her university studies. She described going into the first lockdown as a terrifying experience for her and her […]
Despite Covid-19 best efforts to attack us all, the various lockdowns did come with some benefits for those optimistic enough to look past the bad. These benefits range from culture, economics, pollution and even music. Musicians releasing music A range of different artists, from many different genres have released albums and singles that made the lockdown more bearable. Elton John released the ‘Lockdown sessions’, musical comedian Bo […]
The 19th of May 2019 was my last day of college, and at the time, I didn’t realise it. There was a short period when all my friends and I thought it was an excuse to have a three-to-four-week holiday, how we were embarrassingly so wrong… I like to keep busy, and like many people […]
Lockdown and restrictions on meeting people made my 18th…interesting As someone who thoroughly enjoys celebrating a birthday, when I realised my big 18th birthday would be in lockdown, I was honestly a bit gutted. Every year I plan something full out to do. My original plans were to go to Cardiff with my friends and […]
Finding out your nan has stage three cancer is hard enough. Being told she will have to wait 3 months for a critical operation she desperately needs, while her cancer festers, is even more difficult. Throughout this time, me and my family experienced many emotions: fear, sadness, even anger. This anger was converted to rage […]
The world stood still, the nation in mourning, and the public who were already filled with worry were plunged into even more despair as Prince Philip had passed away. However, that didn’t matter to me because I was submerged into the latest episode of “Falcon and Winter Soldier”. It’s not that I’m saying that the […]
I am possibly the most extroverted person you will ever meet, I love people. I’ve learnt from the nineteen years I have spent on this earth that one of the most valuable things in the world is a person’s company. The pandemic has taught everybody a lot of lessons, these are mine… In one weekend […]
Phoebe Nott explores some of the best takeaway options in Cheltenham. I like to think of myself as a takeaway specialist in the worst possible way (I eat way too much of it). And what makes me such an expert- I love food a bit too much. My life revolves around what my next meal […]
On the 18 January, eight people have been fined for travelling from London to Stonehenge, breaking lockdown rules. Wiltshire police were called to the scene after the group refused to leave. A 57-year-old woman who was part of the group, was arrested for assaulting a police officer by hitting her in the face, leaving the […]
Beathriz Souza takes a moment to appreciate her boyfriend during this difficult time Relationships aren’t easy, especially in a pandemic. On our fourth year of being a couple, my boyfriend and I decided to do lockdown together. Throughout the world, other couples, married and unmarried made the same decision. We were told to brace […]