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Football: Fans Disappointed at Early FA Cup Exit for Pompey

11th November 2016

The Blues crashed out of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday 7th November after a 2-1 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers. S&C football reporter Ben Willietts reports. Portsmouth fell behind in the 27th minute [… read more ]

Culture

Portsmouth Writers’ Season: Alison Habens

11th November 2016

Novelist, academic and S&C Contributing Editor, Alison Habens discusses her creative intervention into the life and times of a legendary Portsmouth author. I was walking along Kings Road, on the last day of summer or [… read more ]

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The Rugby Read: Pompey RFC Power Through to Beat the Exiles

10th November 2016

S&C rugby reporter William Payne takes a slow reporting look back at a powerful play in the Pompey vs London Exiles match on 29th October. After an excellent performance over the weekend, PRFC made it [… read more ]

Events

Seeking Common Ground in Portsmouth: Why We Must Listen to Brexiters

10th November 2016

CommonGround is a political organisation looking to build consensus on the future of Europe, post-Brexit and Portsmouth is one of ‘Ten Towns’ featured in their ongoing campaign. Director Eddie Morgan explains why Pompey should get [… read more ]

Politics

War is Failure: An Interview with a Veteran for Peace Part II

9th November 2016

In the second part of our exclusive interview, Veterans for Peace‘s Southeast of England Coordinator Graham Horne talks to Tom Sykes about combat stress, the relationship between the military and the education system and how [… read more ]

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Football: Pompey Pass the Cambridge Test

8th November 2016

Our new football reporter Ben Williets looks back at a recent but somewhat unexciting Pompey victory over Cambridge that included a moving tribute to local fan, Gary Martin. Portsmouth recorded a priceless 1-0 victory away [… read more ]

History

Saved by the Rats Part II

7th November 2016

Our Contributing Editor Gareth Rees concludes the harrowing story of a World War II serviceman from Portsmouth who was taken POW by the Japanese. Find Part I here if you missed it. I crawled through [… read more ]

Fiction

Kill-a-Clown

4th November 2016

By Jonathan Crout Emoji the clown had been part of the circus all of his life. He had taken over as head of this particular pratfall from his own father, who had also enjoyed a [… read more ]

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Culture

Achievement Unlocked: How to Speak Pompey

4th November 2016

Anyone can spell something correctly, but it takes real skillz to spell things in Pomponian, our mother tongue. Mike Gumbrell levels up with this unique take on a North End street.

News

Football: Pompey Fall in Home Defeat to The Magpies

3rd November 2016

University of Portsmouth student Ben Williets looks back at the disappointing result of PFC v Notts County on 22nd October. Portsmouth failed to build on the away draw against Dockyard rivals Plymouth as they fell [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Union Branch Calls on University to Address Pension Inequality

10th September 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion calling on the management of the University of Portsmouth (UoP) to address pension inequality. The Branch contends that UoP has been [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Constituents Urge Stephen Morgan to Protest Oil Drilling and Support Fair Energy Transition

21st August 2026

Portsmouth constituents have sent a clear message to their MP Stephen Morgan demanding urgent action to help bring our energy bills down and increase energy security for our communities. The UK government is set to [… read more ]

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Green Open Homes Week: How Portsmouth Residents are Taking on the Energy Crisis

26th June 2026

Energy prices are a growing concern – but for some, getting ahead of the crisis has paid off. Local residents have been opening their doors to Nicholas Sebley of Portsmouth Climate Action to reveal how they [… read more ]

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Portsmouth UCU Branch Condemns Iran War and Calls for University Ethics Review

27th May 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion condemning the US and Israel’s illegal wars against Iran and Lebanon, and calling for an ethical review of the University of [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Science Fiction Special

11th May 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus reminisces about science fiction (SF) conventions over the years and his friendship with SF icon Brian Aldiss. During Easter I was in Birmingham Exhibition Centre at a science fiction convention. [… read more ]

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