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‘We All Have a Responsibility to Prevent Sexual Violence’: Combatting Rape Culture in Portsmouth with PARCS

7th February 2019

This week – from 4th to 10th February – is Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week and Portsmouth student and S&C reporter Maia Cook interviewed Gemma Green from PARCS (Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Services) [… read more ]

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Sexism and the City: Is Street Harassment a Problem in Portsmouth?

14th December 2017

Last year a YouGov poll commissioned by the End Violence Against Women coalition found that 64% of all women surveyed experienced unwanted sexual attention in public spaces. Rates for younger women were even higher. University [… read more ]

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Coercive Control is an ‘Invisible Noose’ Says Local Charity CEO

13th September 2017

Shonagh Dillon, CEO of Hampshire charity Aurora New Dawn, speaks out about the devastating impact of coercive control – now a criminal offence – and urges local victims to seek support.  I have worked in [… read more ]

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Somerstown’s Reputation Hides A Surprising Reality

31st July 2017

Somerstown resident Kelly Turner doesn’t think the area’s council-owned houses and flat complexes are very pretty, but this doesn’t mean it’s a bad or dangerous place to live. Somerstown began life as a working-class residential [… read more ]

Politics

War is Failure: An Interview with a Veteran for Peace Part I

1st November 2016

Veterans for Peace (VfP) is a group of ex-military personnel committed to raising awareness about the human, social and economic costs of war. It is opposed to the use of war by any nation to achieve [… read more ]

Social Issues

From Student to Sugar Baby: Portsmouth Students Seek Arrangements

8th August 2016

The University of Portsmouth has more students than any other university in Britain signed up to a controversial “Sugar Daddy” dating website. Andrea Smikle investigates. Online dating has evolved a lot since 1995 when Match.com was founded. [… read more ]

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After Brock Turner, When Should We Talk To Our Sons About Rape?

14th June 2016

Local writer and blogger Maddie Wallace explains why the recent case of Brock Turner prompted her to talk to her sons about consensual sex and rape. In a week that has seen the internet afire [… read more ]

Social Issues

How a Dog Called Amadeus Could Change My Life

6th May 2016

Charlotte Farhan is a local resident who suffers from Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of child abuse and sexual assault, which has left her agoraphobic and unable to leave the house alone for [… read more ]

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Cuts To Domestic Abuse and Sexual Health Services Will Devastate Lives

3rd December 2015

A local resident with deep concerns about cuts to Portsmouth’s domestic abuse and sexual violence support services writes about the impact of proposed cuts from Portsmouth City Council on victims and survivors of violence in [… read more ]

Social Issues

What the Meredith Kercher Case Means for Women’s Justice in Portsmouth

20th April 2015

Chief Executive of Aurora New Dawn, Shonagh Dillon, talks to Sarah Cheverton about the tragic murder of Meredith Kercher and what it reveals about attitudes to female victims of violent crime in Portsmouth and Hampshire. [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for Steven George

5th December 2019

Steven George, Independent candidate for Portsmouth South, gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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GE2019: Your Questions for Portsmouth Candidates Answered

5th December 2019

We recently asked S&C readers and social media followers what one question you would ask all the candidates in Portsmouth North and South in the General Election. From the many – and diverse – answers [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for George Madgwick

4th December 2019

George Madgwick, Independent candidate for Portsmouth North gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for John Kennedy

4th December 2019

John Kennedy, Brexit Party candidate for Portsmouth South, gives his answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social [… read more ]

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GE2019: 5 Questions for Donna Jones

4th December 2019

Donna Jones, Conservative candidate for Portsmouth South, gives her answers to the five questions recently submitted by S&C readers to all local candidates in the 2019 election. We recently asked S&C readers and social media [… read more ]

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