Irene Strange reports on the Southsea Green Community Garden during lockdown, and provides a poem celebrating some of its produce. Whether it is the rainbow colours of the butterflies in the Butterfly House at the Natural [… read more ]
Every week, Express FM runs a live show dedicated to news about the Coronavirus in Portsmouth including interviews with a range of politicians, experts, residents and businesses. On 27th May, Mason Jordan (standing in this [… read more ]
CEO of charity Aurora New Dawn, Shonagh Dillon, writes about the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for victims of domestic abuse and asks: what will happen to the workers of the sector once the pandemic [… read more ]
I love trees and tree hugging can be reassuring and spiritually uplifting. Trees matter to all of us, especially to we who live in cities, because they absorb atmospheric pollutants thus purifying the air we [… read more ]
By Richard Salsbury She could go down to Canoe Lake, or sit on the esplanade with views all the way out to the Isle of Wight and the sounds of the swashing of the sea. [… read more ]
Police forces across Hampshire have been ‘pushed to their limits’ following a 65-hour stand-off with a posse of music-loving birds at Canoe Lake, Southsea. Gavin Dollery reports. Following a noise complaint, officers arrived on the [… read more ]
Following this week’s announcement by Portsmouth Libraries that Neil Gaiman’s Stardust was this year’s Portsmouth Reads title, the writer himself has taken to social media to share his support for the scheme and his love [… read more ]
Sue Stokes, founder of Southsea Greenhouse Community Co-operative, explores the social revolution at the heart of community groups and the challenges involved in keeping the dream of a caring, sharing Portsmouth alive. When I left [… read more ]
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