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An American in Pompey: Who is Freddo and What’s a Krankie?

25th October 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 ten of his ongoing series, in [… read more ]

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Dark Side Port Side: Pompey’s New Poetic-Historical Walking App

24th October 2019

Inspired by the darker side of our maritime history, Dark Side Port Side is a self-guided poetry film trail through an imagined 19th century Portsmouth. William Sutton tells of the genesis of this ground-breaking project, [… read more ]

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Boys-Only Dance Class Comes to Portsmouth

17th October 2019

A new boys-only class encouraging boys to be involved in dance is starting in Portsmouth with the TADAA Performing Arts School. TADAA’s Principal Bryony Rode de Vries and teacher Helen Wallis report. TADAA Performing Arts School [… read more ]

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Cursed City, Dark Tide: My Journey into the Unknown

14th October 2019

What is a transmedia story? People keep asking novelist and S&C regular Christine Lawrence this and it’s taken her a while to work out the answer. She shares it with us now. After obtaining Arts [… read more ]

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An American in Pompey: Wait, I Have an Accent?

8th October 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 nine of his ongoing series, with [… read more ]

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Femmes Fatale and Yellow Journalists at No6 Cinema

25th September 2019

A 70-year-old cult film classic about a dodgy American newspaperman, starring a young Kirk Douglas, is being shown at Portsmouth’s independent No6 Cinema on Saturday October 5 at 7pm. Peter Edwards reports. This website’s co-founder [… read more ]

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An American in Pompey: British Food from Delicious to Distressing

24th September 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 eight of his ongoing series exploring [… read more ]

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What are the Top 10 Toxic Masculinity Behaviours?

13th September 2019

Adam Gallie, supporter of Hampshire charity for victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking, Aurora New Dawn, explores what toxic masculinity means and why it matters.  Toxic masculinity is when the archetypal [… read more ]

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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 ]

Culture

An American in Pompey: Battling Britain’s Perversely Popular Combo Washer-Dryer – and Losing

22nd July 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 five of his ongoing [… read more ]

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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 ]

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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 ]

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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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