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15-44 entertainment: An Arts Company With a Difference

12th October 2017

Emily Priest interviews Kevin O’Donoghue and Daniel Ansell to discuss their new addition to Portsmouth’s music scene, 15-44 entertainment, and their plans for the future.  Saturday 14th October will see the launch of a new [… read more ]

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Victorious Festival 2017 Review: Part 1, The Beginning

4th September 2017

Emily Priest visits her first ever Victorious festival and tells all, good and bad, in a three part series about Portsmouth’s biggest event, starting with Friday night Madness. Victorious, always on the last bank holiday of [… read more ]

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Castle Road Summer Fayre: Quintessentially Southsea

14th August 2017

Emily Priest reviews the annual Castle Road Summer Fayre and finds not only music and drink but a celebration of local culture too.  On the first weekend of August, I travelled down to Castle Road [… read more ]

Memoir

The GDR with Palm Trees… and Salsa Flow

26th June 2017

Interactive artist and Portsmouth University lecturer Simone Gumtau visits Cuba and explores the relationship between dancing and politics in that culture. ‘Cuba – Breathtakingly beautiful. Raw. Emotional. Challenges the senses and intellect. Addictive, thought provoking and life [… read more ]

Memoir

A Pompey Muso: Lost in America Part I

3rd April 2017

Portsmouth writer and S&C regular JS Adams recalls a frightening episode in his music career when he found himself stranded in Austin, Texas amid some dangerous characters, with only a hat and glasses to his name. [… read more ]

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Pompey Reigns Victorious as Glastonbury ‘Hangs Up Wellies’

12th September 2016

The music world was left stunned today due to Michael Eavis’ shock decision to never hold another Glastonbury music festival, reports resident satirist Claire Denise Udy. Michael Eavis gave a surprising press conference today on [… read more ]

Culture

Live! Tonight! In Portsmouth! Possibly…

24th June 2016

Presented by TS Evinrude, Gorgeous Cretin and Omnimoda Music. There’s a ticket tonight that is hotter than quark-gluon plasma. It’s the only place to be. It’s the lateral earache epitome. It’s the auditory equivalent of a [… read more ]

Memoir

Bells, Music and Burlesque in Victoria Park

16th June 2016

Gareth Rees reminisces about the day he and his friend Robbie were invited to play music at the park-keeper’s cottage in Victoria Park. We arrived early and sat outside the venue in the park sipping our fee in [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: A Letter to My Dead Parents

24th September 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus recalls recent global and personal events in a letter to his dead parents, from anti-vaxxers to flying a Spitfire. By now Jill Mole should be with you and Arthur [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Union Branch Calls on University to Address Pension Inequality

10th September 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion calling on the management of the University of Portsmouth (UoP) to address pension inequality. The Branch contends that UoP has been [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Constituents Urge Stephen Morgan to Protest Oil Drilling and Support Fair Energy Transition

21st August 2026

Portsmouth constituents have sent a clear message to their MP Stephen Morgan demanding urgent action to help bring our energy bills down and increase energy security for our communities. The UK government is set to [… read more ]

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Green Open Homes Week: How Portsmouth Residents are Taking on the Energy Crisis

26th June 2026

Energy prices are a growing concern – but for some, getting ahead of the crisis has paid off. Local residents have been opening their doors to Nicholas Sebley of Portsmouth Climate Action to reveal how they [… read more ]

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Portsmouth UCU Branch Condemns Iran War and Calls for University Ethics Review

27th May 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion condemning the US and Israel’s illegal wars against Iran and Lebanon, and calling for an ethical review of the University of [… read more ]

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