Portsmouth writer Anna Barzotti has only been up the Spinnaker Tower once before. On her second visit, she’s planning to jump off. In this exclusive for S&C, she explains why. I have been up the [… read more ]
While excitement grows about England’s progress in the World Cup, Russia is dropping bombs on homes, markets and hospitals in southwest Syria, reports Portsmouth-based writer and activist Nicholas Sebley. The strategy is called ‘depopulation’: President [… read more ]
Husband and wife team Brian Murphy and Linda Regan return to Portsmouth as part of Mystery Fest, which was delayed back in March. Portsmouth Mystery Fest organiser Carol Westron reports. Anyone who remembers vintage classics [… read more ]
David Edwards of Media Lens has detected some glaring double standards in British mainstream media reporting on the current World Cup in Russia. Senior Guardian sports writer Barney Ronay indicated the basic tone of early [… read more ]
Siobhan Coleman reviews the official launch of a new Portsmouth creative business, Paint Chill Co, and discovers the joys of mixing art with alcohol. At ten o’clock on Thursday evening, the official launch party for [… read more ]
The National Health Singers released a protest song about cuts to the NHS this week as the Service celebrates its birthday today, 5th July 2018. Dr Katy McDowall, an NHS Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar who [… read more ]
One of our #ReclaimTheNews team, Andrew Hurdle, showcases the Midweek Minis meetup at Port Solent in this exclusive piece of photo journalism for S&C. In 2014, Ashley Abraham and James Calder set up Midweek Minis, [… read more ]
The Mystery Fest conference of crime and mystery literature took place at Portsmouth Central Library on 2nd June 2018. Julia Davey gives a thumbs up to the day’s events and looks forward to next year’s in [… read more ]
Ian Parker has been a dinghy sailor for 50 years and a dinghy instructor for almost as long. In 2001 he spent some time in mental hospital and is a recovering alcoholic. Here, Ian reports [… read more ]
S&C reviewer and reporter Emily Priest, in her latest vlog series, reviews some of her most and least favoured books. In this episode, she looks at the controversial classic, American Psycho, published in 1991 by [… read more ]
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