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REVIEW: New Blood Competition: Round One

25th March 2019

Freelance writer and S&C contributor Phoebe Hedges reviews the first of two Pompey quarter-finals in the Isle of Wight New Blood competition. As someone who spent their formative years in bars and basements, with her [… read more ]

The Pride of Portsmouth 2017

26th September 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 ]

News

Pompey Politics Podcast: The Drugs Don’t Work They Just Make It Worse

20th June 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast is back with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. This week, the Portsmouth pundits share their opinions about the Peterborough By-Election, the Tory and Liberal Democrat leadership races, and shout out [… read more ]

Culture

Portsmouth Refugee Week: Time to Come Together

18th June 2019

Hampshire’s Artreach team explores a week of local events, exhibitions and poetry for Refugee Week, delivered in partnership with Journeys Festival International, Portsmouth. Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events [… read more ]

News

Burglars Share Their Tricks with the University of Portsmouth

10th June 2019

The expertise of experienced burglars puts them streets ahead of householders, and even well ahead of other criminals, according to a new study. Dr Claire Nee, of the University of Portsmouth, leading a team of [… read more ]

News

From Mick’s Burgers to the Spinnaker Tower: The Big Lunch in Portsmouth

7th June 2019

The Big Lunch is an annual event run by the Eden Project and funded by the National Lottery, which aims to bring millions of people across the country together to share food and get to [… read more ]

Culture

‘The Sacrifice of a Generation’: A D-Day Community Concert

7th June 2019

Rachel Goodall, Director of Red Sauce Theatre Company, writes exclusively for S&C about their D-Day 75 Celebratory Concert on Sunday 9th June at the New Theatre Royal. It’s one not to be missed. There’s just [… read more ]