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Portsmouth Film Screening Puts the Spotlight on Sexual Abuse

26th February 2018

A film screening of Spotlight by Portsmouth Film Society on 7th March will be introduced by Kim Hosier, Centre Director for Portsmouth Abuse & Rape Counselling Service, which provides vital services and counselling for local [… read more ]

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Picks of 2015 – Pompey Cultcha

7th January 2016

This week we’re revisiting some of our best pieces from 2015. Today a handpicked selection of some of our finest fiction, poetry and culture pieces. William Sutton – The Crème of Local Writing “I recommend seeking [… read more ]

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Heaven’s Light Our Guide

20th April 2015

By Tess Foley   All I did was fall straight down and out of love. Could be when you maimed the lanes, more likely when I Noticed upright sentries, every road with every turn, On [… read more ]

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The Silent B: Greedy, Lazy and Confused

20th April 2015

By Tess Foley   We don’t know what you are: door ajar, not from Mars, not Venusian maid, Turn around, let us see that fine dress that you’ve worn, is that right? Wearing white and [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Science Fiction Special

11th May 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus reminisces about science fiction (SF) conventions over the years and his friendship with SF icon Brian Aldiss. During Easter I was in Birmingham Exhibition Centre at a science fiction convention. [… read more ]

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The People’s Emergency Briefing: How to Combat Climate Change in Portsmouth

8th May 2026

Climate change is undeniably one of the biggest, if not the biggest, existential threat facing humanity. It is, however, quite difficult to grasp, and understand the impacts it currently has, and will have, not only [… 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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