Star & Crescent – News for and by the people of Portsmouth

‘Stephen Morgan Must Take Action’: Further Arrest Made at Palestine Demo Outside MP’s Office

8th January 2026

A Portsmouth man was arrested yesterday for the second time outside the office of Portsmouth South MP and Labour Friends of Israel member, Stephen Morgan, under the Terrorism Act 2000. George Hibberd reports. The man [… read more ]

We Can Stop AQUIND By Uniting Across Borders

1st January 2026

For more than five years, Let’s Stop AQUIND (LSA) has campaigned tirelessly to bring an end to the proposed AQUIND Interconnector. This project, which would carve a destructive route through Portsmouth and beyond, has raised [… read more ]

Protest Outside Stephen Morgan’s Office Calls for Justice for Palestine Action Hunger Strikers

24th December 2025

Portsmouth South constituents have, for the third working day in a row, protested outside the office of Portsmouth South’s MP, Stephen Morgan. Activist George Hibberd reports. They are calling on Morgan, a member of Labour [… read more ]

We Can Stop AQUIND By Uniting Across Borders

1st January 2026

Wilder Eastney: Portsmouth Points to a Green Future

22nd November 2025

On the grey morning of Saturday 11th of October, Portsmouth people gathered at the Marine Court Gardens in Southsea to help nature to thrive, flourish and again become a feature of the city. Emil Hallqvist [… read more ]

Families in Portsmouth to Join National SEND Awareness Event at Guildhall

31st October 2025

On Monday 3rd November 2025, families will gather outside Portsmouth City Council’s Civic Offices in Guildhall Square from 10:30 am to 1 pm as part of the national Every Pair Tells a Story movement. [… read more ]

Local Author to Publish Book on ‘Travel Anxiety’

21st March 2026

Portsmouth-based author Tom Sykes will publish his new book The Years of Travelling Anxiously on 26th March. Over the last twenty years, Tom has been lucky enough to travel all over the world. But his [… read more ]

Portsmouth Climate Choir Rock QA Hospital

2nd February 2026

On 21st January, five representatives of Portsmouth Climate Choir were invited to sing on QA Hospital’s radio station. Lots of fun was had but a serious message delivered. Activist and choir member Claire Reynolds reports. [… read more ]

‘Through Song We Raise Awareness’: Portsmouth Climate Choir

18th January 2026

‘What is a climate choir?’ and ‘Why form one?’ are two questions that Viola Langley has been asked many times. Let her explain. We are a group of people who love singing and have major [… read more ]

Planetary Blues: A Rubbish New Year – Literally

5th February 2026

For Gosport-based writer and planetary modeller David Angus, it’s been a rubbish start to the New Year. Literally. Some company creep found a rule forbidding workmen walking more than 30 metres to collect the rubbish [… read more ]

Planetbuilding Blues: A New Year’s Message for Wellbeing

4th January 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus’ toe refused to heal after he had a nail removed, so he had to re-bandage it through Christmas. But he had a good one, as he explains here. I [… read more ]

Stephen and the Posh Girlfriend: A Portsmouth Memoir

24th November 2025

This story by Jo Bryant is about her brother Stephen, who was ten years my senior and great fun. He studied at the College of Technology, Portsmouth and then left home at seventeen for RADA [… read more ]