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Month: August 2019

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‘Besieged’: Revisiting the Siege of Portsmouth

21st August 2019

Writer and S&C social media manager for Instagram, Beth Lewingdon, revisits Besieged,  a historical play by local writer, actor and PhD researcher Vin Adams, based on contemporary accounts of a surprising moment in Portsmouth’s history.  [… read more ]

Editorials

Portsmouth Young People Speak Out!

20th August 2019

Portsmouth’s young people have spoken. Throughout July, we have been publishing Young People’s Voices – a series of articles from young people living in Portsmouth talking about the issues that matter most to them. Maddie [… read more ]

Events

S&C Appears at Byline Festival: ‘A Riot of Independent Journalism’

16th August 2019

The Byline Festival describes itself as ‘the only festival trying to change the world’ and is organised by independent news website and newspaper, Byline, in partnership with the Frontline Club for journalists.  Now in its [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: I’m a Private Renter, a Renter for Money

14th August 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns to discuss the issue of private rental housing provision in the city. Hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury are joined by Cllr Cal Corkery who talks about his attempt to bring [… read more ]

Poetry

If You’re Leaving Montreal, Take the 401: Reflections on a Friendship with Gareth Rees

12th August 2019

Regular readers of S&C will be aware that our much-loved Contributing Editor Gareth Rees sadly passed away in April of last year. Portsmouth-based poet Richard Peirce has written this poignant tribute in verse to Gareth. [… read more ]

Culture

An American in Pompey: British Rain is Legendary

9th August 2019

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. This is part six of his ongoing series exploring [… read more ]

Events

PONToon Project Offers Employment Workshops for Women

8th August 2019

A University of Portsmouth project aiming to improve skills and employment opportunities for local women will be running a series of 12 workshops for 18-35 year old women in the city. S&C Community Reporter Andrew [… read more ]

History

Buckets of Rain and a Flood of Goals: A Classic Pompey Match

7th August 2019

South coast derby matches are always keenly contested affairs but, in reality, when Pompey hosted Brighton and Hove Albion, in the spring of 1984, there was not too much at stake. Neither side were in [… read more ]

Young People's Voices

Young People’s Voices: Saving the Planet Matters to Me

6th August 2019

Continuing our new series of stories from our Young People’s Voices project – funded by Victorious Festival and supported by the University of Portsmouth – J. Cosgrove, a pupil at St Edmund’s School, explores how [… read more ]

Editorials

Young People’s Voices: The Value of Portsmouth Pride

6th August 2019

Continuing our new series of stories from our Young People’s Voices project – funded by Victorious Festival and supported by the University of Portsmouth – Ross McGregor, a pupil at St Edmund’s School, gives his [… 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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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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The People’s Emergency Briefing: How to Combat Climate Change in Portsmouth

8th May 2026

Climate change is undeniably one of the biggest, if not the biggest, existential threat facing humanity. It is, however, quite difficult to grasp, and understand the impacts it currently has, and will have, not only [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Space and Time Projects

9th April 2026

  Writer and planetary modeller David Angus details his latest projects, including Time Travel (and Dinosaurs) in Gosport. I’ve worked a lot on Jupiter’s moons, as you do. Callisto has already been mentioned in earlier [… read more ]

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