At the end of September, education charity Think Global brought together a range of organisations based in Portsmouth and beyond, to discuss the potential of ‘social and solidarity economy’ for transforming local communities around the [… read more ]
The final part of Tom Sykes’ exclusive interview with Graham Horne, South East Coordinator for Veterans for Peace, touches upon state-corporate propaganda, US-UK war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan and why Jeremy Corbyn isn’t anti-war enough. [… read more ]
Portsmouth notched up four points from a possible six from two difficult away fixtures this week. The Blues drew with Cheltenham 1-1 on Saturday and followed this result by claiming all three points away to [… read more ]
By the Ferry Tales Workshop held at the Kings Theatre, Southsea Anderson sips a cuppa in The Café in the Clouds. Goodall prepares a posh picnic on the pebbles. Peirce paraglides from Portsdown Hill. Firth [… read more ]
We continue our series showcasing the cream of the Portsmouth literary scene with ‘Delta 2418’, a riveting aviation adventure story by Chris Campbell. Delta 2418 was a normal transatlantic flight from Boston, Logan to London, [… read more ]
Despite the wet, cold and dreary conditions last weekend, Portsmouth RFC showed what they are truly capable of, increasing their winning streak with a 41-5 win away to Warlingham RFC. S&C rugby correspondent William Payne [… read more ]
In her latest profile of everyday yet remarkable Portsmouthians, S&C Contributing Editor Christine Lawrence meets a 103-year-old lady who recalls Zeppelins, D-Day and the Great Depression. Maud Mary Goodchild, known as Mary to her friends, [… read more ]
Portsmouth University senior lecturer Tom Sykes reviews a recent bibliography of the works of HG Wells, who, before he was famous, worked as a draper’s apprentice in Portsmouth in the 1880s. There’s the aroma of a [… read more ]
When he heard the news of Donald Trump’s unexpected victory, Portsmouth University cultural historian Dr Van Norris was forced to reckon with an uncomfortable new reality that feels weirder and more surreal than the weirdest [… read more ]
S&C rugby commentator William Payne reports on Pompey’s lucky escape from a tough game to see them sail through to this weekend’s match against Warlingham. Last week PRFC had a lucky escape to go through [… read more ]
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