A few weeks ago a gathering of 7 friends, 2 children and Queen Victoria travelled in time with David Angus back to the Hadean age, over 4 billion years ago. They stopped over on the [… read more ]
For Gosport-based writer and planetary modeller David Angus, it’s been a rubbish start to the New Year. Literally. Some company creep found a rule forbidding workmen walking more than 30 metres to collect the rubbish [… read more ]
Local resident, photographer and S&C regular John Callaway returns to give us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photograph, and this week is one of our favourites. Stand up if you love [… read more ]
Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week, he heads down to The Hard and despite his best intentions, can’t help but find deeper meaning in [… read more ]
How has the pandemic affected working, social and political life for people with increased vulnerability to Covid-19 because of disabilities or long term health conditions? Our Covid-19 Community Reporter, Rosy Bremer talks to local resident ‘J’, [… read more ]
Gosport-based writer, adventurer and planetary modeller, David Angus, has found some therapeutic benefits to writing about the current crisis and imagining it as a letter to his late parents. Dear Mum and Dad, Well, things [… read more ]
Eileen Robertson (1941-2018) We’re sorry to have to report that one of our friends and member of the Portsmouth writing community, Eileen Robertson, died on Tuesday 20th November. Eileen was proud of being a Yorkshire [… read more ]
Local resident Tamara Groen went along to Portsmouth’s first Repair Café in the hope of fixing her favourite fairy lights, and found an inspiring project focusing on sustainability and community. Now she’s a regular volunteer. [… read more ]
Local resident Ian Morris enjoyed the cut and thrust of the recent council elections, and watched with interest his birthplace of Gosport as it underwent a trial in which voters were required to produce forms of [… read more ]
Rosy Bremer – part of our #ReclaimTheNews local journalism training team – takes a satirical look at the piloting of voter ID in Gosport last week, one of only five places in the country to [… read more ]
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