Fiction
Pens of the Earth: Ten Years Gone
By Richard Salsbury I remember when all this was concrete. Well … and brick and stone and glass. But you get the idea – straight lines; beautiful, flat surfaces as far as the eye could [… read more ]
Cosham
Politics
Blue and Yellow Till We Die: Launch of New Pompey Politics Podcast
A new podcast launched this week with the first episode focused on the upcoming council elections on 2nd May. There’s no shortage of politics podcasts out there, but this is a podcast with a difference [… read more ]
Events
Cosham Firefighters Fundraise for Portsmouth Homelessness Charity
Cosham Fire Station has teamed up for the first time with local charity Helping Hands Portsmouth for a fundraiser to help the city’s homeless this winter. Organiser Emma Staniforth explains how she and local firefighter [… read more ]
Memoir
Pompey Bar Room Banter 3: Mr Difannyous, Part II
John Oke Bartlett continues his tale from Ted, a regular at The Rocket, Cosham, previously the Railway Hotel. If you missed Part I of Ted’s tale, catch up here. Time for a pint. Lager or [… read more ]
Memoir
Pompey Bar Room Banter 3: Mr Difannyous, Part I
John Oke Bartlett continues his storytelling of Portsmouth’s pub history and the larger than life characters he has met along the way. In the third of the series, we meet Ted, a regular at the [… read more ]
Reviews
The Southsea Food Tour: Home Coffee
Emily Priest continues on her quest to find the best cafes and restaurants in Southsea. This week she finds a Home from home on Albert Road. Southsea is filled to the brim with coffee shops. [… read more ]
Politics
Are We a Nation Divided By Austerity? Or Are We Now Two Parallel Worlds?
After last year’s referendum and the recent election result, there has been plenty of speculation about a ‘nation divided’. Local resident and S&C contributor Rosy Bremer fears we may be far beyond division, and already in [… read more ]
News
Is Austerity Bad For Portsmouth’s Mental Health?
S&C Contributing Editor, Maddie Wallace, reports on the impact of austerity on mental health services in Portsmouth and across the country. In 2012, amidst much media fanfare, David Cameron set out his vision for ‘Parity [… read more ]
Culture
Climbing Portsdown Hill – A Cyclist’s Story
Aspiring local road racer, Jordan Clarke, shares his passion for cycling in this intense account of a less-than-average bike ride. The rain hammers hard. It falls from the clouds and drags my spirit with it. [… read more ]
Culture
Beyond the Village
Gareth Rees explores the dangerous streets of the city centre as he wanders beyond his usual stomping ground of Southsea village. Are cities too big to comprehend in the round? Is it human nature to [… read more ]