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The Southsea Food Tour: The Harbour Coffee House

29th March 2018

Emily Priest continues her foodie adventures around the city and finds that sometimes the best places are right under your nose.  I have passed The Harbour Coffee Shop in  Commerical Road countless times, but it [… read more ]

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Satire. Brexit. And Bananas? The Endless Village Comes to Aspex

28th March 2018

The Endless Village is a satirical art exhibition coming to Aspex from Thursday 29th March and featuring archival material, oral history interviews and moving image work in the form of a satirical sitcom, accompanied by [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: The Southsea Deli

21st March 2018

The latest addition to Southsea’s eateries proves a treat and leaves a lasting impression on S&C’s food critic, Emily Priest. The Southsea Deli opened back in February and is a unique place in Southsea – perhaps [… read more ]

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Richard III by Southsea Shakespeare Actors – Strong Performances, Even Stronger Women

9th March 2018

For International Women’s Day, Andrew Larder watches the latest production by the Southsea Shakespeare Actors, Richard III, and finds a new way to perform Shakespeare.  This week celebrates International Women’s day and Southsea Shakespeare Actors [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: Twins

8th March 2018

As we enter the Chinese New Year, S&C food critic, Emily Priest, discovers a tasty eatery close to home – and concludes she ought to have stayed in, though not for the reasons you may [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: The Southsea Village

1st March 2018

Roving reviewer Emily Priest explores Southsea’s brand new slice of ‘hipster paradise’, once a rough and ready local.  Before it was The Southsea Village, 81 Palmerston Road used to be Owen’s. I never went there [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: Cinnamon Café

15th February 2018

S&C’s roving gastronome Emily Priest finds a gem on Winter Road this week for meat eaters and vegetarians alike.  Cinnamon Café rests on Winter Road and despite despising cinnamon, I cannot hate this lovely little eatery.  A [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour – Sakura

13th February 2018

S&C’s food critic Emily Priest finds her new favourite restaurant amid the colour and chaos of Albert Road.  Sakura, situated on Albert Road, was established in 2009 as the first Japanese restaurant in Portsmouth. Now, in [… read more ]

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Portsmouth’s DV MISSION: No Ordinary Film Festival

5th February 2018

Portsmouth’s DVMISSION is in its twelth year and is the longest running 48-hour film challenge in the UK. But this is no ordinary film festival… DVMISSION is an annual, not for profit and independent film [… read more ]

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Closing Blackwell’s Portsmouth: The Real Cost of Cheap Books Online

7th December 2017

Reviewer and student Emily Priest investigates the recent announcement that Blackwell and the University of Portsmouth have decided to shut Blackwell’s Portsmouth. Additional reporting by Sarah Cheverton. Following a period of commercial struggle, the University [… 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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Pompey Climate Choir Protests Outside Barclays Bank

27th March 2026

Portsmouth Climate Choir performed their song ‘We’re Gonna Switch Our Bank’ outside Barclays in Portsmouth in collaboration with PSC and Trans Pride Portsmouth. Viola Langley reports. Members of Portsmouth Climate Choir sang a rousing rendition [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Event Unites Community on the Climate Emergency

27th March 2026

Inflation. High food and energy bills. Food banks. War. Genocide. We live in dark times, but a glimmer of hope can be found through spirit and community. On a chilly but sublime Thursday evening in [… read more ]

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‘The DWP Saved £180 Billion and They Can’t Pay Us £10 Billion’: Portsmouth WASPI Women Protest Pension Injustice

17th March 2026

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) is a campaign group advocating for compensation from the Department for Work and Pensions for its failure to properly inform women of increases to their state pension age. [… read more ]

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Portsmouth-based Palestinian Student and Family in Need of Financial Help

2nd February 2026

Abedelraheem Hamad is a talented Chevening scholar who was evacuated from Gaza by the British government to study for a Masters in Crisis and Disaster Management at the University of Portsmouth in September 2025. Over [… read more ]

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