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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: Waitrose is Like Mary Poppins, it Betters Your Life Through Magic

7th 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. This is part eleven of his ongoing series, in [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: The Last Stop and a Sad Goodbye

9th May 2018

Emily Priest announces the end of her local restaurant and cafe review series, the Southsea Food Tour, and comes to some sad conclusions about competition and collaboration in the local community. After a month-long hiatus, [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: 6oz Burgers

18th April 2018

This week, food critic and freelance writer, Emily Priest, snags a bargain and gets her hands messy on the latest stop on her Southsea Food Tour.  As I reviewed Two Doors Down last week, it [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: Two Doors Down

11th April 2018

In this latest stop on her Southsea Food Tour, Emily Priest heads to Two Doors Down and discovers that you don’t need to go far in our city to find culture, colour and vibrancy.  This [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: The Southsea Beach Café

4th April 2018

When a storm strikes suddenly, S&C’s reporter and reviewer Emily Priest finds shelter from the rain in a little pocket of comfort on the shore.  For so long I’d heard good things about the seaside eatery [… read more ]

Culture

The Southsea Food Tour: Twins

8th March 2018

As we enter the Chinese New Year, S&C food critic, Emily Priest, discovers a tasty eatery close to home – and concludes she ought to have stayed in, though not for the reasons you may [… read more ]

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The Southsea Food Tour: The Southsea Village

1st March 2018

Roving reviewer Emily Priest explores Southsea’s brand new slice of ‘hipster paradise’, once a rough and ready local.  Before it was The Southsea Village, 81 Palmerston Road used to be Owen’s. I never went there [… read more ]

Culture

The Southsea Food Tour: Cinnamon Café

15th February 2018

S&C’s roving gastronome Emily Priest finds a gem on Winter Road this week for meat eaters and vegetarians alike.  Cinnamon Café rests on Winter Road and despite despising cinnamon, I cannot hate this lovely little eatery.  A [… read more ]

Culture

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 ]

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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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Portsmouth UCU Branch Condemns Iran War and Calls for University Ethics Review

27th May 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion condemning the US and Israel’s illegal wars against Iran and Lebanon, and calling for an ethical review of the University of [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Science Fiction Special

11th May 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus reminisces about science fiction (SF) conventions over the years and his friendship with SF icon Brian Aldiss. During Easter I was in Birmingham Exhibition Centre at a science fiction convention. [… read more ]

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The People’s Emergency Briefing: How to Combat Climate Change in Portsmouth

8th May 2026

Climate change is undeniably one of the biggest, if not the biggest, existential threat facing humanity. It is, however, quite difficult to grasp, and understand the impacts it currently has, and will have, not only [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Space and Time Projects

9th April 2026

  Writer and planetary modeller David Angus details his latest projects, including Time Travel (and Dinosaurs) in Gosport. I’ve worked a lot on Jupiter’s moons, as you do. Callisto has already been mentioned in earlier [… read more ]

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