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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 ]

News

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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Record Breaking £11 Billion is Still Not Enough to End the Special Educational Needs Crisis

17th May 2025

Parents and teachers left ‘overwhelmed’ by the failing SEN system in England’s schools, reports University of Portsmouth journalism student Ivana Domozetska. ‘I will do everything and anything for my daughter to get the support she [… read more ]

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Portsmouth City Council Plans £7.5 Million Boost in SEND for New Special School

17th May 2025

Portsmouth City Council (PCC) is planning to invest £7.5 million in the Omega Arts Centre in Southsea to convert it into a special needs school. University of Portsmouth journalism student Ivana Domozetska reports. This will cover [… read more ]

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‘A Woman Who Made History Through Activism’: Rosy Bremer 1971-2025

5th April 2025

How do you tell the story of an incredible life in the brief and limited way an obituary requires? Born in Portsmouth on June 10th 1971, S&C Community Reporter (Emily) Rosy Bremer touched so many [… read more ]

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Struggling for an Endometriosis Diagnosis in Portsmouth

24th March 2025

The growing issue of waiting lists for gynaecological care in the UK is leaving many women in pain, with some enduring severe symptoms for years before they can see a specialist. The majority of women [… read more ]

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Tiny But Mighty Pompey Algae

12th February 2025

Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight are both iconic destinations in southern England, known for their beautiful coastlines, vibrant maritime history and geological significance. University of Portsmouth PhD student Meriam Chouar invites us into an [… read more ]

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