Culture
We Apologise For The Decay
Local resident Steve Evans spotted this intriguing piece of graffiti behind Commercial Road and told us “every time I walk past it makes me smile”.
Year: 2015
Memoir
A Life in the Days of Kieran, Recovery Worker
Kieran Judge compares days from two parts of his life: before and after recovery. A Day in the Life of Kieran – After Recovery I start my day with a protein shake: a concoction of [… read more ]
Culture
The Language of Pompey
Local author David E. Gates finds a couple of local spelling mistakes as he wanders the streets of Portsmouth with his camera. A warning to the unaurthorised visitor One of the best-named cafes in the [… read more ]
Culture
Spectre: Modern Setting, Retro Bond, Bringing the Bad Guy Home
Daniel Malice explains why Daniel Craig’s most recent representation of Bond failed to measure up in Spectre. Warning – contains multiple spoilers throughout. For the most part, I liked Skyfall. It continued the themes established in [… read more ]
Culture
Between Two Ports and the Hard Place
The Gosport to Portsmouth ferry is a busy, popular and long-standing service. Let Lewis Baglow help you to look at it in brand new ways. As a child, in the seventies, I would have nightmares about going [… read more ]
Memoir
A Day in the Life of a Recovery Worker
Jane Muir offers us a rare look-in to the important work she does with the Recovery Café on Kingston Road, a vital meeting place for Portsmouth’s recovering addicts and alcoholics. I wake up when the alarm goes off at [… read more ]
Memoir
Domestic Violence Services Save Lives and Families
Regular S&C contributor Christine Lawrence urges Portsmouth City Council to reconsider the decision to cut domestic violence services in Portsmouth in 2017/18. I was more than horrified to hear of Portsmouth City Council’s decision to [… read more ]
News
Why Are the Poor and Vulnerable Paying For Portsmouth Austerity?
Cal Corkery, a Portsmouth Homelessness Support Worker working with disadvantaged and vulnerable young people, has given Star and Crescent permission to publish his deputation to councillors at last week’s Portsmouth City Council meeting to decide the [… read more ]
Fiction
A Polar Bear in Southsea. Part II
JS Adams vividly imagines Portsmouth in the throes of eco-apocalypse in the second part of his serialised story. Just a typical morning stroll with the family and their dog along Southsea seafront promenade would soon [… read more ]
Memoir
My Coming Out Story – Part II
In part 2 of a 3-part series, Susie Edmonds moves on from the long years of coming out to live with her girlfriend. Moving to Essex to live with my girlfriend was a really positive step. I [… read more ]