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Month: October 2018

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Bedlam: A Hallowe’en Tale

31st October 2018

By Jon Crout Midnight. The chilling sea mist eased its way effortlessly over the gentle oil-black waves and wrapped itself purposefully around the castle. The time-worn fortification stood resolute in its coastal position. Defiantly planted [… read more ]

Reviews

Richard Williams’ Landings: A New Poetic Map of Portsmouth

29th October 2018

Landings, the new poetry collection by local writer and S&C regular Richard Williams, focuses on Portsmouth daily life and the memories that shape a city. Georgina Monk tells us more. Many of the poems in [… read more ]

Culture

Review: The Missing List – A Memoir by Clare Best

26th October 2018

Community reporter and S&C reviewer Paul Valentine attended the book launch for Clare Best’s new memoir The Missing List and finds a masterfully written and powerful reflection on abuse. I’ve read a lot of memoirs [… read more ]

News

That’s Solent TV: Delivering for Portsmouth Students?

24th October 2018

As colleges and universities from across the country withdraw their support for That’s TV, Highbury College in Portsmouth continues to host and partner students with That’s Solent, the first ever channel launched by the controversial [… read more ]

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Former Employees Call for BBC Investigation of That’s Solent TV

22nd October 2018

Former employees of the UK’s largest local television operator – That’s TV – say the BBC is breaking its own code of ethics in its work with the company. Journalist and former That’s Solent video [… read more ]

Events

Portsmouth DarkFest 2018: Something For Everyone’s Dark Side

22nd October 2018

Portsmouth’s annual festival of the macabre, DarkFest, has just kicked off and it features a number of S&C regulars including Christine Lawrence, Matt Wingett, William Sutton, Tom Sykes and Richard Peirce. Georgina Monk looks forward [… read more ]

Culture

A Festival of Britain: ‘What Makes Our Country Great Today’?

19th October 2018

The Prime Minister Theresa May recently announced a festival of British culture, sport and innovation to take place in 2022, inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851. S&C can now exclusively reveal an anonymously leaked [… read more ]

Events

From Equal Pay to #MeToo: Women’s Activism in Portsmouth

18th October 2018

A new project investigating the history of women’s activism in Portsmouth is looking for volunteers and launches this Saturday 20th October. Dr Sue Bruley, Dr Laurel Forster and Dr Terese Jonsson at the University of [… read more ]

Social Issues

The Virus of Online Abuse: A Pompey Writer Speaks Out

17th October 2018

As a writer it’s important to be able to take criticism. Constructive criticism can help you improve. But what about when criticism turns into personal attacks and cruel abuse? Portsmouth writer Maddie Wallace reports. In [… read more ]

Culture

Review: A Triumphant Return to Pompey for the BSO

16th October 2018

Community reporter, Paul Valentine, reviews the recent Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performance, Beethoven Five, at the opening concert of their returning programme at the Guildhall. All is marketing these days, but not in terms of [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for Steven George

5th December 2019

Steven George, Independent candidate for Portsmouth South, gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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GE2019: Your Questions for Portsmouth Candidates Answered

5th December 2019

We recently asked S&C readers and social media followers what one question you would ask all the candidates in Portsmouth North and South in the General Election. From the many – and diverse – answers [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for George Madgwick

4th December 2019

George Madgwick, Independent candidate for Portsmouth North gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for John Kennedy

4th December 2019

John Kennedy, Brexit Party candidate for Portsmouth South, gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for Donna Jones

4th December 2019

Donna Jones, Conservative candidate for Portsmouth South, gives her answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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