Christianity – Star & Crescent

40 Days of This? Talking to Religious Anti-Abortionists at St Mary’s Hospital

9th October 2017

40 Days for Life is a religious anti-abortion campaign that protests outside clinics providing abortions in the hope of changing the minds of women scheduled for, or considering, the procedure. Between 27th September and 5th [… read more ]

Dear Anti-Abortion Protesters: An Open Letter to 40 Days For Life

5th October 2017

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Are Council Regulations Stopping Fair Competition for Private Hire Drivers?

20th February 2020

Uber drivers will ask Portsmouth City Council today for the removal of ‘unnecessary and overly burdensome’ signage on private hire vehicles, a move opposed by local council officers. Sarah Cheverton reports. Three representatives of Uber [… read more ]

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First Buses Respond to Price Concerns: Our Pricing Rewards Repeat Use

3rd February 2020

First Bus respond to concerns raised by local residents about the higher cost for bus travel in Portsmouth than Southampton. Reporting by Esti Chivite, Paris Ali-Pilling, and Sarah Cheverton. Last week S&C reported on local [… read more ]

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Why Does the Bus Cost More in Portsmouth than Southampton?

31st January 2020

Local residents and a local councillor recently highlighted the difference in price for bus fares in Portsmouth and Southampton, raising the issue of local public transport fast becoming unaffordable. The national picture is no better. [… read more ]

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Is the Council Serious About Improving Air Quality?

30th January 2020

Portsmouth City Council (PCC) will decide today whether to introduce a new air pollution monitoring station ahead of the possible implementation of a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in 2021, but a local campaigner is concerned [… 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 ]