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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 ]

Culture

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 ]

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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 ]

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What’s Missing from Local News in Portsmouth? And How do we Fix it?

11th June 2025

S&C Editor Dr Sarah Cheverton shares insights from her PhD research on the local news crisis in her second article for Indie News Week (9th-16th June 2025). Building on her first article about the local [… read more ]

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What’s Happened to Local News in the UK and What Does it Mean for Portsmouth?

8th June 2025

This week, to mark Indie News Week 2025, S&C Editor Dr Sarah Cheverton is drawing from her recent PhD research on the local news crisis to talk about the dramatic changes to local news over [… read more ]

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Local News Crisis, Portsmouth: Sign the Petition to Help Regenerate Independent News

8th June 2025

This week – 9th-16th June – is Indie News Week, showcasing the importance of funding community-based journalism across the UK. The campaign’s organisers, the Public Interest News Foundation, has launched a petition calling on the government to support independent local news publishers and even up the playing field between independent local publishers and the large news corporations that own most of the UK’s local news titles.  [… read more ]

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Record Breaking £11 Billion is Still Not Enough to End the Special Educational Needs Crisis

17th May 2025

Parents and teachers left ‘overwhelmed’ by the failing SEN system in England’s schools, reports University of Portsmouth journalism student Ivana Domozetska. ‘I will do everything and anything for my daughter to get the support she [… read more ]

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Portsmouth City Council Plans £7.5 Million Boost in SEND for New Special School

17th May 2025

Portsmouth City Council (PCC) is planning to invest £7.5 million in the Omega Arts Centre in Southsea to convert it into a special needs school. University of Portsmouth journalism student Ivana Domozetska reports. This will cover [… read more ]

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