Quiz Night – Star & Crescent

89 Not Out: Day 72, A Terrible Defeat

27th May 2020

S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the lockdown, as someone with diabetes. It’s Day 72, and Ian gives a blow by blow account of the Blind Cricket Quiz [… read more ]

89 Not Out: Day 42, Friday Night is Quiz Night

27th April 2020

S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the lockdown, as someone with diabetes. It’s Day 42, and the Friday Night Quiz was a wild affair, which Ian’s tastebuds and [… read more ]

News

Tiny But Mighty Pompey Algae

12th February 2025

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 ]

News

The Grand Canyon of Evil

9th December 2024

A friend with whom Portsmouth-based writer and planetary modeller David Angus travelled around Europe wished to go to Auschwitz. This is David’s account of that troubling experience. Another Jewish friend, Ric, compared the Ian Brady/Myra [… read more ]

News

Guide Dogs Charity Needs Portsmouth Volunteers: Could it be You?

8th April 2022

The local branch of charity Guide Dogs is urgently appealing for new volunteers to sign up as Fundraisers and My Sighted Guides. Volunteering Coordinator Pat Janecka reached out to S&C Editor Sarah Cheverton to tell [… read more ]

Events

Portsmouth Remembers: Remembrance Day Events 2021

7th November 2021

As Remembrance Day approaches, Paris Ali-Pilling collates all the events (both free and ticketed) happening locally to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. National Museum of the Royal Navy [… read more ]

Events

Portsmouth Campaigns: Monthly Round-up (6th Oct – 6th Nov 2021)

8th October 2021

We’re launching a new, monthly roundup of local events and protests for Pompey campaigners and activists. If you have an event, protest or campaign meeting you want to share, let us know on Facebook or [… read more ]