Fiction
The Entertaining Angel
By Sue Harper Sarah kept seeing something out of the corner of her eye. It was almost there when she looked aslant, and then it disappeared when she tried to look at it head-on. It [… read more ]
gender
News
Coronavirus: the Future of Women’s Football is Under Threat
Beth Clarkson, Senior Lecturer in Sports Management, University of Portsmouth, joins academic researchers Alex Culvin, Keith Parry, and Stacey Pope to share their recently published research on how the pandemic is affecting men’s and women’s [… read more ]
Culture
Victim or Victrix: The Freight of Frida Kahlo
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced art galleries to close and important exhibitions to be cancelled. It’s made Sue Harper, Emeritus Professor of Film History at the University of Portsmouth, think a lot about curatorship and [… read more ]
Memoir
Lockdown With My Family in Southsea: Day 67, Negative Self-Talk is Rife
Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience first, of self-isolating, and now of being in lockdown with her children in Southsea. We’re at Day 67, and Maddie has noticed [… read more ]
Social Issues
‘Believe in Yourself and Don’t Give Up!’ Two Portsmouth Women Changing Lives
In the second piece of his three part series on the University of Portsmouth’s local technology training project for women, PONToon, Community Reporter Andrew Larder speaks to the team about the project, its progress and [… read more ]
Culture
Boys-Only Dance Class Comes to Portsmouth
A new boys-only class encouraging boys to be involved in dance is starting in Portsmouth with the TADAA Performing Arts School. TADAA’s Principal Bryony Rode de Vries and teacher Helen Wallis report. TADAA Performing Arts School [… read more ]
Politics
Pompey Politics Podcast: Catch Up on Two Episodes
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast has released two episodes since we last featured them on S&C, so there’s twice as much local politics to catch up on. Hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury are joined by local [… read more ]
Culture
Pompey Writes: Star & Crescent Anthology and Book Launch
S&C co-founder and features editor Tom Sykes reports on our upcoming book, Pompey Writes, an anthology of the best writing and visual art to have appeared on the website plus brand new material from some [… read more ]
News
‘They Believed Me’: Saying Goodbye to a Pompey Domestic Violence Helpline
On 31st March 2018, the Aurora Helpline and Referral Service for victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse closed, following recent changes to local authority contracts commissioning the service. In its 6 years of [… read more ]
Culture
Richard III by Southsea Shakespeare Actors – Strong Performances, Even Stronger Women
For International Women’s Day, Andrew Larder watches the latest production by the Southsea Shakespeare Actors, Richard III, and finds a new way to perform Shakespeare. This week celebrates International Women’s day and Southsea Shakespeare Actors [… read more ]