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Month: November 2017

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The Southsea Food Tour: Andre’s Food Bar

29th November 2017

Emily Priest head’s to Southsea’s oldest sandwich shop and finds high quality food at an even better cost in this week’s stop on her Southsea Food Tour. Andre’s Food Bar is a renowned Portsomouth eatery, known [… read more ]

Memoir

Why I Told Facebook I Attempted Suicide

27th November 2017

S&C’s community reporter and reviewer, Emily Priest, returns from her recent break to give an unflinching and brave account of her own experiences and explain why we all need to start talking about mental health.  [… read more ]

News

We Still Need the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Here’s Why.

24th November 2017

This Saturday, 25th November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), which marks the start of 16 Days of activism to end violence against women and girls. CEO of Hampshire [… read more ]

Poetry

STAR POems: Southsea, 1985

24th November 2017

At 2 a.m. I saw her – She hung her body like meat in the entrance to the pier – that pleasure palace.   She’s haloed by a streetlamp opposite Peggy Sue’s. She takes my [… read more ]

Culture

The Southsea Food Tour: The Fisherman’s Kitchen

22nd November 2017

S&C’s food critic, Emily Priest, returns this week with a new delicious destination on her Southsea Food Tour, the poshest fish and chip shop in Southsea, The Fisherman’s Kitchen. Recently, I’ve been in need of flavour [… read more ]

News

Not About Abortion: Winning the Battle for a Buffer Zone at St Mary’s

20th November 2017

On 14th November, local resident and member of Hampshire Pro-Choice, Emily Brotherhood, gave a deputation to ask Portsmouth City Council to introduce measures to prevent religious anti-abortionists from intimidating women outside the BPAS clinic at [… read more ]

Poetry

STAR POems: Invocation

17th November 2017

– a little wax from melted candle – a gentle press – feather on frame we near completion.   at the edge, we pray for guidance and hope the artifice holds. will a playful stroke’s [… read more ]

News

138 Affordable Homes Are Missing From Portsmouth and Here’s Why

15th November 2017

Kimberly Barrett, founder of Keep Milton Green recently gave a deputation to Portsmouth City Council calling for greater local transparency on why property developers aren’t including affordable housing in their developments. Here she expands on [… read more ]

History

Can You Help Discover the History of Patient Creativity at St James’ Hospital?

13th November 2017

Local writer and historian Emily Turner was inspired by the recent Edward King exhibition at Portsmouth City Museum and is running her own research project exploring the creativity of patients in mental health institutions. She [… read more ]

News

Protest or Prayer? Religious Anti-Abortionists Opposed at St Mary’s Hospital

3rd November 2017

Feminist blogger and activist Lucy Schorn reports on last weekend’s protest at St Mary’s Hospital, where pro-choice activists and religious anti-abortion protesters came face to face. On Saturday 28th October, I joined over a hundred [… read more ]

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Man Arrested At Protest Outside Stephen Morgan’s Office and Released Without Charge

2nd January 2026

A Portsmouth man was arrested yesterday outside the office of local MP and Labour Friends of Israel member, Stephen Morgan, under the Terrorism Act 2000. The man was holding a sign reading ‘Palestine Action are [… read more ]

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30th December 2025

For the second day this week, Portsmouth South constituents have demonstrated outside their MP Stephen Morgan’s office. George Hibberd reports. The protestors are demanding that Morgan, a member of Labour Friends of Israel and a recipient [… read more ]

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Escaping a Genocide: Gaza Student Arrives Safely in Portsmouth

14th December 2025

Abdelraheem Hamad is one of the ‘Gaza 40’ students, who were evacuated by the British government to take up scholarships to study in universities here. He tells Ivana Domozetska his story. ‘I just see unwanted [… read more ]

Culture

Portsmouth City of Culture: Could the Dream Come True?

3rd December 2025

It could be the biggest boost Portsmouth has ever had – but don’t speak too soon, writes veteran journalist Peter Gruner. Look what happened to nearby Southampton. However, let’s all hope for the best and [… read more ]

News

Portsmouth North MP Speaks Out on Challenges Facing Men

24th November 2025

Portsmouth North MP Amanda Martin celebrated the ‘boys and men’ of her family during a passionate debate in the House of Commons about the struggles of today’s males. Veteran journalist Peter Gruner reports. Former local [… read more ]

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