Memoir
Stream
S&C Community Reporter Andrew Larder muses on the state of nature in Portsmouth during lockdown. Sometimes I wish my neighbour Frank had never mentioned the underground stream that runs by my house. Frank and his [… read more ]
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Culture
Triumphant Track Dogs Blaze a Trail at the Square Tower
Community reporter Andrew Larder reports on the 100th gig by Ken Brown’s Squareroot Promotions, an incredible night with the Track Dogs. Something special was required for Ken Brown’s Squareroot Promotions 100th gig. Trying to describe [… read more ]
News
Training Women in Digital Technology: An Interview with Joan Farrer
In the final article in his three part series on PONToon, the University of Portsmouth’s digital training project for women aged 18 – 35 years, Community Reporter Andrew Larder interviews Joan Farrer, who leads the [… read more ]
Social Issues
‘Believe in Yourself and Don’t Give Up!’ Two Portsmouth Women Changing Lives
In the second piece of his three part series on the University of Portsmouth’s local technology training project for women, PONToon, Community Reporter Andrew Larder speaks to the team about the project, its progress and [… read more ]
Events
PONToon Project Offers Employment Workshops for Women
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 ]
News
‘Humanity Needs a Lot of Work’: An Interview with Dr Ahmad Terkawi
Community reporter Andrew Larder interviews Dr Ahmad Terkawi, whose family was almost killed as they fled from Syria to Greece. Dr Terkawi is also the co-founder of the Organisation for Migrant Safety (previously the Maritime [… read more ]
News
Clean Air Day 2018: Let Pompey Breathe
Thursday 21st June 2018 was Clean Air Day and local activists for the #LetPompeyBreathe campaign handed in a petition calling on Portsmouth City Council to undertake a debate on air quality, and deliver the Air [… read more ]
History
50 Years Ago, Today: A Personal Look Back at Portsmouth College of Art
S&C contributor Andrew Larder takes a trip back in time with former alumni of Portsmouth College of Art, Sue and David Gibbons and reflects on whether life was better for students in the sixties, whilst [… read more ]
History
Yeah, Yeah! Portsmouth’s Industrial Estates: Part I Airport
S&C regular Andrew Larder launches the first in a series of hidden histories exploring Portsmouth’s industrial estates, starting at Airport Industrial Estate, in the north east of the city. In 1979 punk band The Fall [… read more ]
Reviews
Victorious: Great Music, Expensive Food and My Giant Blue Vagina
S&C contributor, Andrew Larder, reviews the music and experience of last week’s Victorious Festival and offers a somewhat embarrassed apology to musician Marley Blandford. ‘One day like this a year would see me right’ sang [… read more ]