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Hidden Places Around Portsmouth: Sturnus Vulgaris

30th October 2020

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 ]

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Before Covid-19, My Employer Said Home-Working ‘Wasn’t Possible’

2nd September 2020

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 ]

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A Letter to My Dead Parents About COVID-19

23rd June 2020

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 ]

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Obituary: Eileen Robertson (1941-2018)

11th December 2018

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 ]

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Portsmouth Repair Café: Sustainability, Volunteering and Community

1st June 2018

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 ]

Politics

‘I’m Brian and So’s My Wife’: The Gosport Voter ID Trial

14th May 2018

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 ]

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Gosport Voter ID: ‘A Solution in Search of a Problem’?

8th May 2018

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 ]

Fiction

Orpheus and the Nymphs of the Underworld

27th October 2017

To celebrate the recent release of Portsmouth writer William Sutton’s third Victorian mystery with Titan Books, Lawless & the House of Electricity, today we’re proud to present a short story featuring Victorian detective, Sergeant Campbell Lawless [… read more ]

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The Real Junk Food Project: We Should All Eat More ‘Junk’ Food

21st August 2017

Creative writing student, Kaitlin McKenzie, visits a surprising food venue in Gosport that puts wasted food to good use.  When I first heard the words ‘The Real Junk Food Project’ my brain was filled with [… read more ]

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Think You Know Gosport? This Summer, Think Again

1st August 2017

Portsmouth University student Eleanor O’Donnell believes Gosport gets a rough deal from locals and visitors alike. Here, she makes a passionate argument for giving our sister town across the water a second look. Now that [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: Sowing the Seeds of Love and Tiers for Fears

4th December 2020

Hosts Ian Morris and Simon Sansbury return this week after a technical glitch at the weekend. This week Revd Amy Webb talks about a new community food initiative for Cosham, Wymering and Paulsgrove and our [… read more ]

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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘I Call it the Power of Portsmouth’

27th November 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Citizens Advice Portsmouth’s Chief Officer, Sandy O’Neill to find out how the pandemic and lockdown has affected [… read more ]

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‘We Are A Lot More Isolated’: Covid and Portsmouth’s Bangladeshi Community

27th November 2020

Covid-19 Community Reporter, Dianna Djokey, interviews father and local restaurant business owner, Mohammad Miah, on how Covid has affected the Bangladeshi community and local businesses, alongside the impact of isolation and home-schooling.  Dianna Djokey: How [… read more ]

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Milton Community Centre and Covid-19: ‘Most of Our Customers Are Older People’

26th November 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a two part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Allison Udy, Centre Manager for Milton Village Community Association. In part two, Allison talks about the challenging [… read more ]

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Citizens Advice in the Community: ‘People Trust Citizens Advice, and They Should’

25th November 2020

How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Citizens Advice Portsmouth’s Chief Officer, Sandy O’Neill to find out how the pandemic and lockdown has affected [… read more ]

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