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Joe Wells Doesn’t Want to Do Political Comedy Anymore

17th July 2019

John Fleming interviews comedian Joe Wells who talks about his decision to move away from political comedy, his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe Festival show, and his views on Neurodiversity. Joe Wells is a political comedian. He has [… read more ]

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3-Day ‘Seagull Rave’ in Southsea

12th April 2019

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 ]

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Our Man in Guyana: A Review of Down in Demerara by Mike Manson

3rd April 2019

Portsmouth University Visiting Lecturer Mike Manson’s effervescent new novel Down in Demerara concerns Felix Radstock, a British consultant sent to humid and chaotic Guyana to gather data on its economy. The problem is, he doesn’t [… read more ]

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The Lost City of C: A Portsmouthian Braves Cornwall

6th March 2019

This abridged log intends to detail discoveries made during multiple journeys from Portsmouth, England to Cornwall, between the Years of Our Lord 1995 and 2018. Generous internal funding allowed me to fully integrate with the [… read more ]

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Donald Trump: Beat Poet

15th February 2019

University of Portsmouth lecturers Olly Gruner and Tom Sykes review the latest scholarly study of America’s 45th President, Donald Trump. Prepare to be surprised by its revelations. It’s been widely touted as the defining underdog [… read more ]

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Bedlam: A Hallowe’en Tale

31st October 2018

By Jon Crout Midnight. The chilling sea mist eased its way effortlessly over the gentle oil-black waves and wrapped itself purposefully around the castle. The time-worn fortification stood resolute in its coastal position. Defiantly planted [… read more ]

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Pirate Pug Arrested After Portsmouth Pier Fiasco

12th October 2018

As the most recent winner of the National Piers Society’s ‘Pier of the Year’ award in 2018, Portsmouth’s South Parade Pier has been enjoyed by residents and tourists alike since the structure was re-opened in [… read more ]

Poetry

Portsmouth Writers’ Season: Vin Adams

21st September 2018

Local poet, actor and spoken word performer Vin Adams will be appearing at A Word In Your Ear, a Labour Party fundraising event at 7.15pm on Thursday 27th September at the Hunter Gatherer café, Albert [… read more ]

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Batman Saves Portsmouth from the Penguin

7th September 2018

S&C was recently contacted by a Portsmouth resident who claims to have captured a clear image of Batman flying over Southsea. A self-proclaimed ‘honorary’ boy scout, thirty-five-year-old Ivan Lavender-Braithwaite not only believes that the photo [… read more ]

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‘Hats Off’ to the New Theatre Royal Tea Set Tour

19th July 2018

Part photo essay and part review, local author Julia Davey writes about a series of performances from the over 55s New Theatre Royal Players (NTR Players) and New Theatre Royal Dancers (NTR Dancers) on their [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: Sowing the Seeds of Love and Tiers for Fears

4th December 2020

Hosts Ian Morris and Simon Sansbury return this week after a technical glitch at the weekend. This week Revd Amy Webb talks about a new community food initiative for Cosham, Wymering and Paulsgrove and our [… read more ]

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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘I Call it the Power of Portsmouth’

27th November 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Citizens Advice Portsmouth’s Chief Officer, Sandy O’Neill to find out how the pandemic and lockdown has affected [… read more ]

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‘We Are A Lot More Isolated’: Covid and Portsmouth’s Bangladeshi Community

27th November 2020

Covid-19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, interviews father and local restaurant business owner, Mohammad Miah, on how Covid has affected the Bangladeshi community and local businesses, alongside the impact of isolation and home-schooling.  Dianna Djokey: How [… read more ]

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Milton Community Centre and Covid-19: ‘Most of Our Customers Are Older People’

26th November 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a two part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Allison Udy, Centre Manager for Milton Village Community Association. In part two, Allison talks about the challenging [… read more ]

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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘People Trust Citizens Advice, and They Should’

25th November 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Citizens Advice Portsmouth’s Chief Officer, Sandy O’Neill to find out how the pandemic and lockdown has affected [… read more ]

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