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The Southsea Food Tour – Sakura

13th February 2018

S&C’s food critic Emily Priest finds her new favourite restaurant amid the colour and chaos of Albert Road.  Sakura, situated on Albert Road, was established in 2009 as the first Japanese restaurant in Portsmouth. Now, in [… read more ]

Editorials

Your Top 10 Picks of 2017

11th January 2018

To celebrate the arrival of 2018, we’re looking back this week at the most popular 10 articles published on S&C in 2017. From tactical voting to therapy with horses, from the right to protest to [… read more ]

Culture

Closing Blackwell’s Portsmouth: The Real Cost of Cheap Books Online

7th December 2017

Reviewer and student Emily Priest investigates the recent announcement that Blackwell and the University of Portsmouth have decided to shut Blackwell’s Portsmouth. Additional reporting by Sarah Cheverton. Following a period of commercial struggle, the University [… read more ]

Culture

The Southsea Food Tour: Rancho Steak House

6th December 2017

Not all stops on The Southsea Food Tour are positive as Emily Priest finds out this week at Rancho Steak House.  I have always wanted to go to Rancho Steak House. Not only have many [… read more ]

Social Issues

Turn It Off: A Poem About Suicide

1st December 2017

Following an unflinching account of her recent suicide attempt published on S&C earlier this week, Emily Priest returns with a video of her slam poetry performance of Turn It Off, a poem exploring the reality [… read more ]

Reviews

The Southsea Food Tour: Andre’s Food Bar

29th November 2017

Emily Priest head’s to Southsea’s oldest sandwich shop and finds high quality food at an even better cost in this week’s stop on her Southsea Food Tour. Andre’s Food Bar is a renowned Portsomouth eatery, known [… read more ]

Memoir

Why I Told Facebook I Attempted Suicide

27th November 2017

S&C’s community reporter and reviewer, Emily Priest, returns from her recent break to give an unflinching and brave account of her own experiences and explain why we all need to start talking about mental health.  [… read more ]

Culture

The Southsea Food Tour: The Fisherman’s Kitchen

22nd November 2017

S&C’s food critic, Emily Priest, returns this week with a new delicious destination on her Southsea Food Tour, the poshest fish and chip shop in Southsea, The Fisherman’s Kitchen. Recently, I’ve been in need of flavour [… read more ]

Culture

15-44 entertainment: An Arts Company With a Difference

12th October 2017

Emily Priest interviews Kevin O’Donoghue and Daniel Ansell to discuss their new addition to Portsmouth’s music scene, 15-44 entertainment, and their plans for the future.  Saturday 14th October will see the launch of a new [… read more ]

Reviews

The Southsea Food Tour – The Tea Tray

5th October 2017

S&C’s critic and reporter Emily Priest heads to Southsea favourite The Tea Tray on the latest stop of her Southsea Food Tour and finds an atmosphere that’s worth coming back for, time and time again. [… read more ]

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Out of the City of Culture, In With Portsmouth 100

23rd October 2026

Portsmouth may have missed out on making the shortlist for the UK City of Culture, but there’s also good news: from this Monday the city will be celebrating 100 years of history. Veteran journalist Peter [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: A Letter to My Dead Parents

24th September 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus recalls recent global and personal events in a letter to his dead parents, from anti-vaxxers to flying a Spitfire. By now Jill Mole should be with you and Arthur [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Union Branch Calls on University to Address Pension Inequality

10th September 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion calling on the management of the University of Portsmouth (UoP) to address pension inequality. The Branch contends that UoP has been [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Constituents Urge Stephen Morgan to Protest Oil Drilling and Support Fair Energy Transition

21st August 2026

Portsmouth constituents have sent a clear message to their MP Stephen Morgan demanding urgent action to help bring our energy bills down and increase energy security for our communities. The UK government is set to [… read more ]

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Green Open Homes Week: How Portsmouth Residents are Taking on the Energy Crisis

26th June 2026

Energy prices are a growing concern – but for some, getting ahead of the crisis has paid off. Local residents have been opening their doors to Nicholas Sebley of Portsmouth Climate Action to reveal how they [… read more ]

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