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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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