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[ 10th September 2026 ] Portsmouth Union Branch Calls on University to Address Pension Inequality News
[ 8th September 2026 ] Portsmouth’s Hopes are High as Final City of Culture Bid Submitted Culture
[ 21st August 2026 ] Portsmouth Constituents Urge Stephen Morgan to Protest Oil Drilling and Support Fair Energy Transition News
[ 12th July 2026 ] Planetbuilding Blues: Hike Through a Heatwave Memoir
[ 26th June 2026 ] Green Open Homes Week: How Portsmouth Residents are Taking on the Energy Crisis News

‘You Are Facilitating the Supply of the Main Weapon’: An Open Letter to Stephen Morgan on Palestine

Dear Stephen, Thank you for finding the time to reply to me on this vitally important matter. You are right to state that ‘the competent court is the ICJ’ and that it is unlikely to [… read more ]

Portsmouth Poet’s Palestine Comment Banned by Facebook

Portsmouth poet Richard Williams reflects on censorship and social media after his comment mentioning Palestine was blocked by Facebook. I am performing some poetry at Victorious Festival in August. It’s a 12-minute set at 12.15 [… read more ]

‘I have to figure out a way to make it work,’ – New Portsmouth restaurant owner reflects on challenges, hopes and ambitions

Owning a restaurant may seem exciting, but in the current economic climate, you would be forgiven for opting out. This vegan pizzeria owner, however, did not, as Emil Hallqvist reports. In March 2026, George Coleman [… read more ]

Portsmouth Poet’s Palestine Comment Banned by Facebook

Portsmouth poet Richard Williams reflects on censorship and social media after his comment mentioning Palestine was blocked by Facebook. I am performing some poetry at Victorious Festival in August. It’s a 12-minute set at 12.15 [… read more ]

‘I have to figure out a way to make it work,’ – New Portsmouth restaurant owner reflects on challenges, hopes and ambitions

Owning a restaurant may seem exciting, but in the current economic climate, you would be forgiven for opting out. This vegan pizzeria owner, however, did not, as Emil Hallqvist reports. In March 2026, George Coleman [… 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 ]

Portsmouth’s Hopes are High as Final City of Culture Bid Submitted

8th September 2026

Portsmouth officially submitted its final, community-led bid to become the UK City of Culture 2029 in August under the banner We Are Pompey 2029. Veteran journalist Peter Gruner reports. Star & Crescent has actively covered [… read more ]

What is Travel Writing and How Does it Relate to Portsmouth?

A group of authors will come together to discuss Portsmouth as a place to visit and reflect on the realities of travel and place writing at local, national and international levels. The discussion will be [… read more ]

Portsmouth Poet’s Palestine Comment Banned by Facebook

Portsmouth poet Richard Williams reflects on censorship and social media after his comment mentioning Palestine was blocked by Facebook. I am performing some poetry at Victorious Festival in August. It’s a 12-minute set at 12.15 [… read more ]

Planetbuilding Blues: Hike Through a Heatwave

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus humorously reflects on a sweltering hike through the ‘Surrey Stockbroker Belt’ along an old Roman Road, recounting how busy ‘A’ roads and landowners’ decisions have made hiking in England [… 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 ]

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