Hampshire Constabulary have released a video highlighting the support they provide for victims of domestic abuse to have a safer Christmas. Give yourself freedom this Christmas – let us help you break away from an [… read more ]
Local resident Steve Evans spotted this intriguing piece of graffiti behind Commercial Road and told us “every time I walk past it makes me smile”.
Kieran Judge compares days from two parts of his life: before and after recovery. A Day in the Life of Kieran – After Recovery I start my day with a protein shake: a concoction of [… read more ]
Local author David E. Gates finds a couple of local spelling mistakes as he wanders the streets of Portsmouth with his camera. A warning to the unaurthorised visitor One of the best-named cafes in the [… read more ]
Daniel Malice explains why Daniel Craig’s most recent representation of Bond failed to measure up in Spectre. Warning – contains multiple spoilers throughout. For the most part, I liked Skyfall. It continued the themes established in [… read more ]
The Gosport to Portsmouth ferry is a busy, popular and long-standing service. Let Lewis Baglow help you to look at it in brand new ways. As a child, in the seventies, I would have nightmares about going [… read more ]
Jane Muir offers us a rare look-in to the important work she does with the Recovery Café on Kingston Road, a vital meeting place for Portsmouth’s recovering addicts and alcoholics. I wake up when the alarm goes off at [… read more ]
Regular S&C contributor Christine Lawrence urges Portsmouth City Council to reconsider the decision to cut domestic violence services in Portsmouth in 2017/18. I was more than horrified to hear of Portsmouth City Council’s decision to [… read more ]
Cal Corkery, a Portsmouth Homelessness Support Worker working with disadvantaged and vulnerable young people, has given Star and Crescent permission to publish his deputation to councillors at last week’s Portsmouth City Council meeting to decide the [… read more ]
JS Adams vividly imagines Portsmouth in the throes of eco-apocalypse in the second part of his serialised story. Just a typical morning stroll with the family and their dog along Southsea seafront promenade would soon [… read more ]
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