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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 ]

Politics

Pompey Politics Podcast: Winners and Grinners Special

21st May 2019

The third episode of Portsmouth’s favourite party-political podcast – hosted by Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury – sees our hosts welcome three guests: Dave Ashmore (Liberal Democrats), Cal Corkery (Labour), and Scott Payter-Harris (Conservative). [… read more ]

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Election ’17: Smears, Cuts and Real Alternatives with Jon Woods Part I

18th May 2017

Katie Roberts talks to Jon Woods of Portsmouth Against the Cuts Together and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) about Jeremy Corbyn’s election chances, the shifting loyalties in Portsmouth politics and a Conservative councillor’s audacious attempt [… read more ]

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The Siege of Somerstown Part III

3rd August 2016

The Siege of Somerstown: Being a Portion of the Records of a General of the Fifth Hants Involuntary Air Rifles Concerning an Infantry Sortie on Behalf of the Crown and Portsmouth City Council’s Department of [… read more ]

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Why Portsmouth Needs To Reclaim The News

1st June 2016

Back in April, we celebrated our first birthday with a showcase event at the University of Portsmouth. Our Editor in Chief, Sarah Cheverton reflects on S&C’s first year as Portsmouth’s only independent hyperlocal aiming to [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Tory Dirty Tricks – A Degrading Episode

9th February 2016

Shelagh Simmons reflects on the Tory smear plan revelations and concludes that the public deserves a lot more than the feeble excuses and hypocritical counter-arguments offered so far.  Everyone knows that politics can be a nasty business and we have seen over [… read more ]

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Sisters Uncut: Portsmouth Tories Should ‘Stop and Listen’ to Opponents, Not Smear Them

5th February 2016

Following yesterday’s breaking news on S&C of a Tory plan to ‘smear’ opponents to council cuts, local charity Aurora New Dawn and campaign group Sisters Uncut respond. Hampshire charity Aurora New Dawn revealed today that [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Tory Smear Plans Exposed

4th February 2016

A leaked email from Cllr Scott Harris to all Conservative councillors – including the Leader and the Lord Mayor – calls for the Conservatives to ‘play dirty’ against a local resident, a charity, a city [… read more ]

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Councillors Hint at New Domestic Violence Services Following Campaigners’ Pressure

8th January 2016

Sarah Cheverton reports on a Twitter exchange between Hampshire domestic violence charity Aurora New Dawn, the Council Leader and local councillors hinting at new service provision for victims of domestic abuse, following local and national [… read more ]

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‘A Woman Who Made History Through Activism’: Rosy Bremer 1971-2025

5th April 2025

How do you tell the story of an incredible life in the brief and limited way an obituary requires? Born in Portsmouth on June 10th 1971, S&C Community Reporter (Emily) Rosy Bremer touched so many [… read more ]

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Struggling for an Endometriosis Diagnosis in Portsmouth

24th March 2025

The growing issue of waiting lists for gynaecological care in the UK is leaving many women in pain, with some enduring severe symptoms for years before they can see a specialist. The majority of women [… read more ]

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Tiny But Mighty Pompey Algae

12th February 2025

Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight are both iconic destinations in southern England, known for their beautiful coastlines, vibrant maritime history and geological significance. University of Portsmouth PhD student Meriam Chouar invites us into an [… read more ]

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The Grand Canyon of Evil

9th December 2024

A friend with whom Portsmouth-based writer and planetary modeller David Angus travelled around Europe wished to go to Auschwitz. This is David’s account of that troubling experience. Another Jewish friend, Ric, compared the Ian Brady/Myra [… read more ]

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Guide Dogs Charity Needs Portsmouth Volunteers: Could it be You?

8th April 2022

The local branch of charity Guide Dogs is urgently appealing for new volunteers to sign up as Fundraisers and My Sighted Guides. Volunteering Coordinator Pat Janecka reached out to S&C Editor Sarah Cheverton to tell [… read more ]

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