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Breaking Away From An Abusive Relationship This Christmas

22nd December 2015

Hampshire Constabulary have released a video highlighting the support they provide for victims of domestic abuse to have a safer Christmas. Give yourself freedom this Christmas – let us help you break away from an [… read more ]

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Campaigners Against Cuts Bring Portsmouth Budget Meeting to a Halt

9th December 2015

National campaigners Sisters Uncut staged a protest in the public gallery of a Full Council meeting yesterday following a passionate plea from Chief Executive of charity Aurora New Dawn to protect local domestic violence services. By Sarah [… 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 ]

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Portsmouth City Council Releases Budget Savings Proposals

18th November 2015

The ruling adminstration of Portsmouth City Council has set out its budget savings proposals for 2016/17 to deliver £11 million of savings in the next financial year, responding directly to priorities identified by just under [… read more ]

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Local Charity Aurora New Dawn Scoops National Diversity Award for Gender

21st September 2015

Aurora New Dawn, a Hampshire charity working with victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence have won a National Diversity Award in recognition of their contribution towards gender diversity and equality. The charity [… read more ]

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Book Review: Heartless Too by Janella

16th February 2015

Christine Lawrence journeys to North End and discovers a compelling and powerful autobiography from local author, Steven George. It’s a wet January morning, I’m sat in Café Nut in North End, planning to write about [… read more ]

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How Does the Ched Evans Case Affect Rape Victims and Survivors in Portsmouth?

16th February 2015

This is the first of a series of interviews the Star & Crescent will be running with Shonagh Dillon, Chief Executive of Aurora New Dawn, a charity working with victims and survivors of domestic and [… 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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Portsmouth Event Unites Community on the Climate Emergency

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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