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It’s a Wonderful Life at No 6 Cinema

28th November 2022

Portsmouth’s independent No 6 Cinema has launched a crowdfunding campaign to reduce ticket prices along with a programme of ‘feel-good’ films that may help many of us get through tough times ahead. Star & Crescent [… read more ]

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Girl Who Lobbied Disney Supports No6 Cinema’s Showing of Encanto, 2nd July

28th June 2022

A 12-year-old girl, who famously urged Disney to feature a young heroine with glasses, has written a message of support to Portsmouth’s No6 Cinema who are about to show Encanto… which does just that. Veteran [… read more ]

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Sorry We Missed You: Failing High Streets and Rising Debt

6th December 2019

Ken Loach’s moving new drama Sorry We Missed You will be shown at No 6 Cinema on December 19, 7pm and will resonate sadly with many people in Portsmouth, writes resident Peter Gruner. The film’s [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Refugee Week: Time to Come Together

18th June 2019

Hampshire’s Artreach team explores a week of local events, exhibitions and poetry for Refugee Week, delivered in partnership with Journeys Festival International, Portsmouth. Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events [… read more ]

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This Week at No. 6 Cinema

3rd November 2015

Star & Crescent film reviewer Zach Lockwood provides an exclusive guide to this week’s screenings at No. 6 cinema. Thursday, 5th November: Listen To Me Marlon With exclusive access to his hitherto private personal archive, including [… read more ]

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This Week at No. 6 Cinema

27th October 2015

Star & Crescent film reviewer Zach Lockwood provides an exclusive guide to this week’s screenings at No. 6 cinema. Thursday, 29th October: La Regle Du Jeu (PG) The illusive French film La Regle Du Jeu (The [… read more ]

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This Week at No. 6 Cinema

19th October 2015

Star & Crescent film reviewer Zach Lockwood provides an exclusive guide to this week’s screenings at No. 6 cinema. Thursday, 22nd October: Iris (12A) Who would’ve thought that a film about a 93-year-old style guru [… read more ]

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What’s Missing from Local News in Portsmouth? And How do we Fix it?

11th June 2025

S&C Editor Dr Sarah Cheverton shares insights from her PhD research on the local news crisis in her second article for Indie News Week (9th-16th June 2025). Building on her first article about the local [… read more ]

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What’s Happened to Local News in the UK and What Does it Mean for Portsmouth?

8th June 2025

This week, to mark Indie News Week 2025, S&C Editor Dr Sarah Cheverton is drawing from her recent PhD research on the local news crisis to talk about the dramatic changes to local news over [… read more ]

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Local News Crisis, Portsmouth: Sign the Petition to Help Regenerate Independent News

8th June 2025

This week – 9th-16th June – is Indie News Week, showcasing the importance of funding community-based journalism across the UK. The campaign’s organisers, the Public Interest News Foundation, has launched a petition calling on the government to support independent local news publishers and even up the playing field between independent local publishers and the large news corporations that own most of the UK’s local news titles.  [… read more ]

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Record Breaking £11 Billion is Still Not Enough to End the Special Educational Needs Crisis

17th May 2025

Parents and teachers left ‘overwhelmed’ by the failing SEN system in England’s schools, reports University of Portsmouth journalism student Ivana Domozetska. ‘I will do everything and anything for my daughter to get the support she [… read more ]

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Portsmouth City Council Plans £7.5 Million Boost in SEND for New Special School

17th May 2025

Portsmouth City Council (PCC) is planning to invest £7.5 million in the Omega Arts Centre in Southsea to convert it into a special needs school. University of Portsmouth journalism student Ivana Domozetska reports. This will cover [… read more ]

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