Brutalism – Star & Crescent

Eye on Portsmouth: Playing with the Pompey Patois

6th December 2016

Meditations on Marx, Pompey architecture and translating the local lingo. Local resident Mike Gumbrell turns his satirical eye to some of Pompey’s unique foibles.

News

Portsmouth’s Clean Air Zone: The Bare Minimum or Simply Inadequate?

18th November 2019

Portsmouth City Council recently proposed a reduced Clean Air Zone to improve air quality in the city. Local air quality campaigner for Let Pompey Breathe, Tim Sheerman-Chase, explores the proposal and questions whether the plan [… read more ]

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Soap From Straw: Portsmouth University Project Replaces Chemicals in Household Products

6th November 2019

A University of Portsmouth scientist has discovered a way of using one of the world’s most abundant natural resources as a replacement for man-made chemicals in soaps and thousands of other household products. Sarah Cheverton [… read more ]

Culture

South Downs Spring Inspires Artwork and Video Installation

5th November 2019

Jonathan Smith from Brightword reports on a unique artwork and video installation inspired by the chalk springs which keep Portsmouth supplied with water. The Spring in Havant commissioned Anna Heinrich and Leon Palmer to create [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: By the Time You Listen to This, Everything Will Have Changed

29th October 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns to discuss the issue of Brexit. Hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury talk through recent Brexit events in parliament, in the knowledge that by the time you listen to this, everything [… read more ]

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What is Happening to the Healthy Living Centre Paulsgrove?

29th October 2019

Last week, we received concerns on social media from the local community about the closure of Paulsgrove and Wymering Healthy Living Centre, so we set out to discover what was happening. Here’s what we found. [… read more ]