Travel writer and planetary modeller David Angus has just realised a lifelong dream: to fly a Spitfire. This is the story of that trip. It was a dual controlled Spitfire. The real pilot in the [… read more ]
Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight are both iconic destinations in southern England, known for their beautiful coastlines, vibrant maritime history and geological significance. University of Portsmouth PhD student Meriam Chouar invites us into an [… read more ]
It’s Portsmouth Harbour, and veteran journalist Peter Gruner is about to climb aboard the 700 Stagecoach bus to the glorious South Downs and then to Chichester for a matinee of the musical Oliver! Here’s what [… read more ]
Travel writer and planetary modeller David Angus recalls a childhood excursion to the south coast that helped shape a lifelong fascination for maps and their curious symbolism. Holidays. Well, in a way infancy like retirement [… read more ]
Today is the final day for people to object to an application by UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) to drill an exploration borehole at Arreton, on the Isle of Wight. Local Green Party campaigner [… read more ]
Every week, Express FM runs a live show dedicated to news about the Coronavirus in Portsmouth, as Robbie James interviews a range of local people, including politicians, experts, residents and businesses. On 22nd April, Robbie [… read more ]
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 fourteen of his ongoing series, in [… read more ]
By Richard Salsbury I remember when all this was concrete. Well … and brick and stone and glass. But you get the idea – straight lines; beautiful, flat surfaces as far as the eye could [… read more ]
By Richard Salsbury She could go down to Canoe Lake, or sit on the esplanade with views all the way out to the Isle of Wight and the sounds of the swashing of the sea. [… read more ]
Over the years, the story of the Still and West pub in Old Portsmouth has intersected with the stories of many local people. Author, actor and playwright John Bartlett is one such person. In the [… read more ]
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