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Is Islamophobia a Problem in Portsmouth?

20th April 2015

Local students talk to Abigail Lofthouse about their experiences of Islamophobia as she explores the rise of anti-Muslim attitudes in the UK. Islamophobia is a growing issue in the UK. With a rise in EDL [… read more ]

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Culture

Gracious, Humble and Talented: Rae Morris at the Wedgewood Rooms

20th April 2015

Daniel Malice enjoys feeling a little out of place as he heads along to review Rae Morris at the Wedgewood Rooms. It’s 8 o’clock pm, 11th February 2015. I’m on my way to the Wedgewood [… read more ]

History

The Very Burnt-out Ends of Overwhelmingly Smoky Days

20th April 2015

Local campaigner Rosy Bremer revisits her experiences as a feminist activist at Greenham Common’s Women’s Peace Camp. I think it unlikely, if not impossible, that T.S Eliot ever lived at a women’s peace camp at [… read more ]

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Poetry

The Silent B: Greedy, Lazy and Confused

20th April 2015

By Tess Foley   We don’t know what you are: door ajar, not from Mars, not Venusian maid, Turn around, let us see that fine dress that you’ve worn, is that right? Wearing white and [… read more ]

Culture

Portsmouth, Home of Great Writing Part II: Rudyard Kipling

20th April 2015

In the second of an exclusive series on Portsmouth’s fecund literary heritage, author and historian Matt Wingett discusses the impact of the city on the writer who won the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature. Rudyard [… read more ]

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Editorial: Singeing the Status Quo

16th February 2015

Welcome to Star & Crescent, a brand new independent news, culture and commentary site with a Portsmouth focus. Our intention is to offer something different: timely, daring, investigative and well-researched writing as an antidote to [… read more ]

Culture

Book Review: Heartless Too by Janella

16th February 2015

Christine Lawrence journeys to North End and discovers a compelling and powerful autobiography from local author, Steven George. It’s a wet January morning, I’m sat in Café Nut in North End, planning to write about [… read more ]

Politics

Mad Cows’ Disease: Still a Threat to All of Us

16th February 2015

Veteran Portsmouth journalist Christine Lord talks to Sarah Cheverton about her book, Who Killed My Son? and her ongoing campaign for justice for her son, Andrew Black, who died in 2007 of the human form [… read more ]

Culture

The Crème of Local Writing

16th February 2015

Southsea-based novelist William Sutton reports on the most writer-friendly eateries in Portsmouth. “Are there any Southsea cafes good for writing in?” asked a post on Portsmouth Writers Hub Facebook page. I was astonished by the [… read more ]

Culture

Pompey Street Finds

16th February 2015

Pompey Street Finds by Abigail Gilchrist and Jo Willoughby of Stair/Slide/Space.

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Out of the City of Culture, In With Portsmouth 100

23rd October 2026

Portsmouth may have missed out on making the shortlist for the UK City of Culture, but there’s also good news: from this Monday the city will be celebrating 100 years of history. Veteran journalist Peter [… read more ]

Events

Planetbuilding Blues: A Letter to My Dead Parents

24th September 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus recalls recent global and personal events in a letter to his dead parents, from anti-vaxxers to flying a Spitfire. By now Jill Mole should be with you and Arthur [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Union Branch Calls on University to Address Pension Inequality

10th September 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion calling on the management of the University of Portsmouth (UoP) to address pension inequality. The Branch contends that UoP has been [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Constituents Urge Stephen Morgan to Protest Oil Drilling and Support Fair Energy Transition

21st August 2026

Portsmouth constituents have sent a clear message to their MP Stephen Morgan demanding urgent action to help bring our energy bills down and increase energy security for our communities. The UK government is set to [… read more ]

News

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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