Poetry
STARPOems: Foundling 453
A boy admitted 7th October 1748 When she dropped him at the hospital she tied a yellow ribbon around his tiny wrist with – My name is Andrews written in dark [… read more ]
Month: May 2019
News
Portsmouth One of the ‘Worst Performing’ Councils in South East for Recycling
Although the South East is home to some of the top-performing councils for recycling, Portsmouth is currently the third worst performing in the region, according to a new recycling rate map based on data from [… read more ]
News
BSE Documentary Featuring Portsmouth Journalist Hits Amazon
A documentary on the BSE crisis and its ongoing devastating consequences, featuring Portsmouth journalist and campaigner Christine Lord, has been released on Amazon Prime. Sarah Cheverton reports. Cows, Cash and Cover-ups? is by Partickular Films, is narrated [… read more ]
Culture
Portsmouth’s Groundlings Theatre Take Shakespeare to Stansted House
Groundlings Theatre is taking Shakespeare on tour, bringing two classic Shakespeare plays to the gardens of Stansted House in July. Both plays will be performed in classic dress, with Romeo & Juliet starring an all-male [… read more ]
Culture
Review: ‘Outstanding’ Czech Mates with the BSO
Paul Valentine reviews the recent performance of Czech Mates by the BSO, conducted by Kiril Karabits, piano by Sunwook Kim, and Amyn Merchant, Leader. The performance comprised Suk Scherzo, Fantastique and Dvorak’s Piano Concerto and Symphony [… read more ]
News
STARPOems: Flying
For Emily and Tim All this time you have been unspooling your lives, like those summer afternoons when we watched your small feet slipping on wet grass, your hands feeling the pull [… read more ]
Culture
Groundlings Theatre Brings Shakespeare to Life with Summer Festival
The Groundlings Theatre will build a replica of The Rose Playhouse, where Romeo & Juliet was first performed, for a special Shakespeare Festival this summer. Sarah Cheverton reports. Audiences will be invited to ‘step back [… read more ]
News
An American in Pompey: The Curious Appeal of British Commercial Radio
Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. Since he arrived, Doug has been [… read more ]
News
Local Charity Signs Pledge to Reject Funding from Tommy Robinson
The CEO of Portsmouth-based charity Aurora New Dawn has signed an open letter from academics, activists and charities working to end sexual abuse, rejecting funding offered by Tommy Robinson as part of his European Election [… read more ]
Politics
Pompey Politics Podcast: Winners and Grinners Special
The third episode of Portsmouth’s favourite party-political podcast – hosted by Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury – sees our hosts welcome three guests: Dave Ashmore (Liberal Democrats), Cal Corkery (Labour), and Scott Payter-Harris (Conservative). [… read more ]