As the most recent winner of the National Piers Society’s ‘Pier of the Year’ award in 2018, Portsmouth’s South Parade Pier has been enjoyed by residents and tourists alike since the structure was re-opened in [… read more ]
S&C was recently contacted by a Portsmouth resident who claims to have captured a clear image of Batman flying over Southsea. A self-proclaimed ‘honorary’ boy scout, thirty-five-year-old Ivan Lavender-Braithwaite not only believes that the photo [… read more ]
Portsmouth writer Anna Barzotti has only been up the Spinnaker Tower once before. On her second visit, she’s planning to jump off. In this exclusive for S&C, she explains why. I have been up the [… read more ]
This week sees the return of Portsmouth’s annual Holmes Fest and organiser Matt Wingett reveals the real story of Arthur Conan Doyle in Pompey while challenging your knowledge of the famous author’s local life. The [… read more ]
Emily Priest announces the end of her local restaurant and cafe review series, the Southsea Food Tour, and comes to some sad conclusions about competition and collaboration in the local community. After a month-long hiatus, [… read more ]
Sometimes when the cold grips the town it grips Matt Wingett‘s heart too and, during the recent snowy weather, he felt the need to get outside. Encountering Donald, a man struggling with residential housing and [… read more ]
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 ]
Since December 2017, Portsmouth author and S&C regular Gareth Rees has been battling serious illness and pondering some deep questions about his own existence. Here he recounts finding solace in Charles Dickens, chirpy NHS staff [… read more ]
An anonymous whistleblower recently sent S&C a leaked copy of the annual report to the Board of Governors of the Southsea Institute of Creatindustry Knowledgehow (SICK), delivered by Vice-Chancellor Heister Hoare-O’Mammon. Ladies, gentlemen, bishops, retired [… read more ]
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 ]
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