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The Southsea Food Tour: The First Year’s Top 10

2nd May 2018

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of her popular Southsea Food Tour, Emily Priest lists her top 10 must-visit eateries in the city and reflects on why she started reviewing food in the first place.  A [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour – The Tea Tray

5th October 2017

S&C’s critic and reporter Emily Priest heads to Southsea favourite The Tea Tray on the latest stop of her Southsea Food Tour and finds an atmosphere that’s worth coming back for, time and time again. [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: Parade Tea Rooms

13th June 2017

Food critic and reviewer Emily Priest continues her Southsea Food Tour at the Parade Tea Rooms, a seafront eaterie transformed by a local entrepreneur and housed in an old sub-station. It’s hard to believe that, [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: Aurora Café and Lounge

20th April 2017

In a brand new series for S&C, journalist and food critic Emily Priest will be visiting Southsea’s most delectable diners, exquisite eateries and luscious luncheonettes. Named after the statue above the Kings Theatre, Aurora Café [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for Steven George

5th December 2019

Steven George, Independent candidate for Portsmouth South, gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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GE2019: Your Questions for Portsmouth Candidates Answered

5th December 2019

We recently asked S&C readers and social media followers what one question you would ask all the candidates in Portsmouth North and South in the General Election. From the many – and diverse – answers [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for George Madgwick

4th December 2019

George Madgwick, Independent candidate for Portsmouth North gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for John Kennedy

4th December 2019

John Kennedy, Brexit Party candidate for Portsmouth South, gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for Donna Jones

4th December 2019

Donna Jones, Conservative candidate for Portsmouth South, gives her answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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