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Rugby Read: Pompey RFC Victorious Against Southampton Trojans

28th September 2017

S&C’s rugby reporter Will Payne reports on a particularly joyous victory for Portsmouth RFC as they beat league leaders Southampton Trojans. On Saturday 23rd, Portsmouth RFC travelled to Stoneham Lane to battle the league leaders [… read more ]

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Rugby Read: Portsmouth Bounce Back

23rd September 2017

After a close but disappointing loss in their opening game of the season, Portsmouth RFC came back with a vengeance in the second match against Basingstoke. S&C rugby correspondent Will Payne reports. On Saturday 16th [… read more ]

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The Rugby Read Returns

22nd September 2017

After a summer break, S&C’s rugby correspondent Will Payne returns with his weekly rugby column, as Portsmouth start the new season with a lot to prove. After being relegated to London South West Division 3 [… read more ]

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Rugby Read: Poor Performance from Portsmouth Brings Defeat Against Twickenham

11th March 2017

S&C Rugby Correspondent William Payne reports on last week’s match against Twickenham as injury strikes the Pompey RFC team once again. There were more woes for Portsmouth this week, as players’ injuries saw Stuart Davies, [… read more ]

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Rugby Read: Charlton Park Dominate Next Round of Intermediate Cup

3rd March 2017

Last Saturday saw Portsmouth travel to Charlton Park to play in the next round of the Intermediate Cup. Pompey players and fans both knew that a win today would put them one step closer to [… read more ]

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Rugby Read: Another Loss for Portsmouth

22nd February 2017

Rugby correspondent, William Payne, reports on another week of injury and loss for the beleaguered Portsmouth RFC. Last week saw Portsmouth welcome 7th place London Exiles, a team they had previously defeated 17-20 in a [… read more ]

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Rugby Read: Game Abandoned After Injury and Poor Conditions

16th February 2017

An ambulance called, a player taken away with an injury and poor pitch conditions following bad weather saw Portsmouth’s game abandoned against London Cornish after 64 minutes, reports S&C Rugby Correspondent, Will Payne. The away [… read more ]

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Rugby Read: Portsmouth Unlucky Against Old Tonbridgians

3rd February 2017

Portsmouth’s good form came to an end this week, as PRFC lost 34-46 to 7th place Old Tonbridgians (OTs). S&C rugby correspondent William Payne reports. Portsmouth had to make a few last-minute changes to the [… read more ]

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Rugby Read: Portsmouth Through to the Semi-Final

25th January 2017

Portsmouth RFC go through to the next round of the Intermediate cup after a close game against Old Colfeians and a final score of 36-33. After a hard-fought battle between both teams, will Pompey ever [… read more ]

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Rugby Read: Portsmouth RFC Triumph Against Effingham & Leatherhead

19th January 2017

Portsmouth maintain their winning start to 2017 after beating Effingham and Leatherhead away, 12-26. S&C rugby correspondent, William Payne, reports. With Captain Luke Richardson out due to work commitments and no 9 Sam Ellis unavailable [… 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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