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A new survey has been launched to learn more about how people in Hampshire have handled the latest lockdown laws and rules. Following a successful survey about the first national lockdown in the spring, researchers at the University of Portsmouth are now looking for volunteers to help with the questionnaire. It will target the opinions and attitudes of respondents about their own behaviour and that of the wider public during the latest lockdown. The results will be used in research with Hampshire Constabulary. The Constabulary and the University are working together to help them learn the lessons of policing the pandemic and how the force should respond to future Covid-19 restrictions. The survey takes about 15 minutes and respondents will remain anonymous.   Questions include: Have you felt safe in your local community? Have the police done a good job? Has guidance been clear on a national level? How have you and others complied with the current lockdown compared to previous lockdowns

The way to man's heart is through his stomach, so the saying goes and I often express my love through preparing delicious meals for my loved ones.  For Valentine's Day, why not prepare one of the simplest dishes I learnt last year during the lockdown? It's beef short ribs cooked in the oven for five hours. The preparation is simple but it yields one of the most delicious meals. It's from a book by the French chef Stephane Reynaud.  Everything is cooked in one pan, so this recipe is also kind to whoever has to do the washing up. Well, you may have other things in mind after this dinner. The ingredient list is also short: 1.2 kg beef short ribs for 4 people 4 red onions, quartered and included in its skin, or peeled and chopped roughly 8 new potatoes, or King Edwards also fine 3 tablespoons of tomato puree 1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup) 3 tablespoons soy sauce 80g butter Pepper Preheat the oven to 120 degrees Celcius. Peel and chop the onions and clean the potatoes.

Determined that the show will go on for young people this year, The Guildhall Trust is taking its hugely popular dance competition event for schools and colleges, Dance Live! on the road to record pupil’s performances and then screen them as an evening of Dance Live! TV. Liaising closely with the schools and colleges that were registered to perform in the competition’s heats in March and finals in April at Portsmouth Guildhall, the Dance Live! team has worked to secure an option that meets the challenges posed by Covid-19 restrictions whilst ensuring the event can still go ahead for the young people who have already missed out on so much over the last year. The plan to take an LED screen, backdrop, dance floor and filming equipment into each school or college at the end of May (when hopefully restrictions will allow) will give participants the opportunity to record their performances within their bubbles and produce their ‘Journey to Dance Live!’ and ‘Screen Content’ videos as planned,