Portfolio: Mary Strickson Contributor Gold

We may be in the middle of a mass crisis with the ongoing pandemic, but let us not forget that the planet is in a constant crisis too. Here are 10 tiny steps you can do at home to produce zero waste and help our planet.

By their very nature, schools adopt teaching techniques that cater for the masses, but this means that plenty of young people are still falling through the cracks of the system. Could new ways of learning prevent these gaps?

Coronavirus is having a devastating impact on every sector, in every country. As a self-employed creative, I can definitely feel the strain, and the Government isn’t helping.

Increasingly, social media is promoting and sharing inappropriate and harmful material which has a negative impact upon its audiences. This means that vulnerable people are targeted by harmful sponsored adverts.

There is a lot of preconceived notions of what Edinburgh Fringe is and isn’t! I’m here to put some of those ideas to bed.

It is energetic, electric, empathetic, explorative and fronted by an incredible vocalist, talented actor and rock performer.

Exposing the rise and falls of Edith Piaf, this is one cabaret biographical musical you do not want to miss. Simply stunning. 

Improvisiation, musical medleys, dramatic singing, dancing and silliness, this show is the epitome of fun. 

Jack Gleadow is a natural comedian, delivering a show is witty, sharp, and full of a fun night’s entertainment.

Fun, energetic and exciting, the Gals Aloud didn’t hold back!

The show was funny, the poems were imaginative and compelling but there are a few elements that need ironing out.

Many councils and the government have begun huge campaigns to supposedly ‘crackdown’ on the homeless and eliminate homelessness from this country. What is the human cost?