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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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Planetbuilding Blues: Space and Time Projects

9th April 2026

  Writer and planetary modeller David Angus details his latest projects, including Time Travel (and Dinosaurs) in Gosport. I’ve worked a lot on Jupiter’s moons, as you do. Callisto has already been mentioned in earlier [… read more ]

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Pompey Climate Choir Protests Outside Barclays Bank

27th March 2026

Portsmouth Climate Choir performed their song ‘We’re Gonna Switch Our Bank’ outside Barclays in Portsmouth in collaboration with PSC and Trans Pride Portsmouth. Viola Langley reports. Members of Portsmouth Climate Choir sang a rousing rendition [… read more ]

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27th March 2026

Inflation. High food and energy bills. Food banks. War. Genocide. We live in dark times, but a glimmer of hope can be found through spirit and community. On a chilly but sublime Thursday evening in [… read more ]

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‘The DWP Saved £180 Billion and They Can’t Pay Us £10 Billion’: Portsmouth WASPI Women Protest Pension Injustice

17th March 2026

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) is a campaign group advocating for compensation from the Department for Work and Pensions for its failure to properly inform women of increases to their state pension age. [… read more ]

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Portsmouth-based Palestinian Student and Family in Need of Financial Help

2nd February 2026

Abedelraheem Hamad is a talented Chevening scholar who was evacuated from Gaza by the British government to study for a Masters in Crisis and Disaster Management at the University of Portsmouth in September 2025. Over [… read more ]

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