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This Must Be the Place: The Unexpected Intruder

19th November 2020

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. In the latest part of his series exploring [… read more ]

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This Must Be The Place: The Dreaded Shed

3rd July 2020

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. In the latest part of his new [… read more ]

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This Must Be the Place: Pump and Circumstance

22nd May 2020

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. In this new series, Doug finds out [… read more ]

Memoir

This Must Be the Place: The Welcome Rat

2nd April 2020

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. In this new series, Doug writes about [… read more ]

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An American in Pompey: Dinner, Supper or Tea, What Say Ye?

6th March 2020

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. This is part seventeen of his ongoing [… read more ]

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An American in Pompey: The Tricky Business of Tipping in the U.K.

21st February 2020

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. This is part sixteen of his ongoing series, in [… read more ]

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An American in Pompey: Tucking into Britain’s Traditional Sunday Feast

7th February 2020

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. This is part fifteen of his ongoing series, in [… read more ]

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An American in Pompey: Getting Chummy with the English Seaside

17th January 2020

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. This is part fourteen of his ongoing series, in [… read more ]

Culture

An American in Pompey: Struggling with Small-Town Neighbourliness

6th December 2019

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. In part thirteen of his ongoing series, [… read more ]

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An American in Pompey: Embracing Britain’s Cuddliest Expression

22nd November 2019

Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. In part twelve of his ongoing series, [… 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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Portsmouth Remembers: Remembrance Day Events 2021

7th November 2021

As Remembrance Day approaches, Paris Ali-Pilling collates all the events (both free and ticketed) happening locally to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty.  National Museum of the Royal Navy [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Campaigns: Monthly Round-up (6th Oct – 6th Nov 2021)

8th October 2021

We’re launching a new, monthly roundup of local events and protests for Pompey campaigners and activists. If you have an event, protest or campaign meeting you want to share, let us know on Facebook or [… read more ]

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Portsmouth College Basketball Academy in the Community

28th September 2021

While Portsmouth is well-known for its football club, the city also has a basketball academy that does a lot for the community. Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviewed Rob Milner, chairman of the club, about challenges [… read more ]

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From Essex to Emsworth: A Bike Ride for Domestic Violence Victims

3rd August 2021

Local resident Tom Shaw reports on he and his friends’ 140-mile charity bike ride to raise money for Women’s Aid. On Tuesday 3rd August 2021, a four-man cycling group comprised of myself, Josh Sturt, Joe [… read more ]

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