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Does Size Matter? The Case of the Luna Park Dinosaur

19th October 2021

Having never seen the first installation of the Luna Park dinosaur on Southsea Common, Paris Ali-Pilling set out to see what all the fuss was about, and whether local complaints on social media about the [… read more ]

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Express FM: Interview with Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson #6

5th June 2020

Every week, Express FM runs a live show dedicated to news about the Coronavirus in Portsmouth, as Robbie James interviews a range of local people, including politicians, experts, residents and businesses. On 3rd June, Robbie [… read more ]

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Express FM: Interview with Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson #5

1st June 2020

Every week, Express FM runs a live show dedicated to news about the Coronavirus in Portsmouth including interviews with a range of politicians, experts, residents and businesses. On 27th May, Mason Jordan (standing in this [… read more ]

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Express FM: Interview with Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson #3

15th May 2020

Every week, Express FM runs a live show dedicated to news about the Coronavirus in Portsmouth, as Robbie James interviews a range of local people, including politicians, experts, residents and businesses. On 13th May, Robbie [… read more ]

Memoir

Lockdown With My Family in Southsea: Day 22, Keeping Teens Inside

7th April 2020

Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience first, of self-isolating, and now of being in lockdown with her children in Southsea. It’s day 22 and everyone is climbing the [… read more ]

Culture

Why Groundlings Theatre is Unique: An Interview with Richard Stride, Part I

4th March 2020

In an exclusive two-part series, Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Richard Stride, the Artistic Director of Groundlings Theatre. In part I, they discuss the challenges of running Groundlings and finding support, the recent addition of the Theatre [… read more ]

Fiction

Pens of the Earth: A Year of Lily’s Sunflowers

15th November 2019

By Annie Kirby On her sixteenth birthday, Lily Shah opens her front door and stands at the top of the steps leading down to the street. She can’t remember the last time she felt brave [… read more ]

Politics

No Trumpets for Donald Trump: Portsmouth Residents Speak Out About the D-Day Visit

4th June 2019

Amanda Garrie, Poet in Residence at Portsmouth City Council Thinking ‘I must go down to the sea again,’ I did. I found the front -including the promenade, castle and common grounds – entirely closed off [… read more ]

Poetry

STAR POems: We Gathered

5th October 2018

We gathered on the Common were searched at the gate for illicit chairs – no dispensation for me. We watched the ukulele rap duo and waited for the voices our bums on beanbags on rainbow [… read more ]

Culture

The Art of Circus: A Review of the Netherlands National Circus

6th April 2018

S&C regular Matt Wingett takes a trip to the big top for a night at the Netherlands National Circus. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there are only three true art forms. [… read more ]

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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 ]

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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 ]

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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 ]

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Portsmouth College Basketball Academy in the Community

28th September 2021

While Portsmouth is well-known for its football club, the city also has a basketball academy that does a lot for the community. Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviewed Rob Milner, chairman of the club, about challenges [… read more ]

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From Essex to Emsworth: A Bike Ride for Domestic Violence Victims

3rd August 2021

Local resident Tom Shaw reports on he and his friends’ 140-mile charity bike ride to raise money for Women’s Aid. On Tuesday 3rd August 2021, a four-man cycling group comprised of myself, Josh Sturt, Joe [… read more ]

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