Poetry
STAR POems: Southsea, 1985
At 2 a.m. I saw her – She hung her body like meat in the entrance to the pier – that pleasure palace. She’s haloed by a streetlamp opposite Peggy Sue’s. She takes my [… read more ]
South Parade Pier
Reviews
The Southsea Food Tour – Baffled Coffee
Food critic Emily Priest visits the under-estimated Fawcett Road to find a cafe everyone’s talking about. Good value for money, unique flavours and a meal deal makes Baffled Coffee a must-see stop on The Southsea [… read more ]
Culture
The Pride of Portsmouth 2017
Emily Priest reviews Portsmouth Pride – her first Pride ever – after a new committee takes the reins and finds love, community and a little bit of bad singing. Portsmouth Pride returned to the city [… read more ]
Reviews
The Southsea Food Tour: Deep Blue
Emily Priest reviews a new addition to Portsmouth’s seaside food culture and a new favourite in her tour of Southsea eateries. South Parade pier reopened on the 14th April this year but work has still been [… read more ]
Social Issues
Portsmouth and the University: Are We Divided by Town and Gown?
University of Portsmouth student Maria Sewell asks whether the growing population of students is having a positive or negative effect on the city’s image. The Royal Navy has long been at the heart of Portsmouth’s growth and [… read more ]
Culture
Is Portsmouth the Birthplace of British Rock & Roll?
For this summer’s Portsmouth Festivities, our new Contributing Editor Dr Dave Allen was invited to give a talk on the topic ‘Portsmouth’s unique musical heritage’. His immediate response was that he didn’t think Portsmouth’s musical [… read more ]