FOOD & DRINK: Girly Cocktails for Galentines
February 13th is a time to celebrate with your girls - enjoy spending a night with the people who get you through all the heartbreaks and...
top of page
Gemma Pal
Feb 22 min read
FIVE BEST HIDDEN DATES
If you aren’t a Portsmouth local, it can be hard to find the hidden gems tucked away, but as Valentine’s Day is approaching let me share...
48 views0 comments
-
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Pompey Playlist: our favourite Christmas Songs
With less than a fortnight until Christmas, nearly 75% of the songs on the UK Top 40 chart are holiday-themed. Wham!'s "Last Christmas"...
35 views0 comments
-
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Christmas Pudding: Love it or hate it?
This year we are expected to consume 25 million Christmas puddings, often wrapped in plastic or cardboard, and then bin some 740,000...
35 views0 comments
Ariana Koskela-Reyes
Dec 8, 20231 min read
PRESS VIEW: Rapunzel, Portsmouth Guildhall
First Look: Rapunzel- The Tangled Panto This week is the start of Panto season in Portsmouth; there are four to choose from. I’ve already...
46 views0 comments
Rositsa Chinova
Dec 6, 20232 min read
ALARMS BELLS: 11pm at Margaret Rule
Testing: students leave their rooms for a fire alarm last night What does the typical Portsmouth Uni student do at 11pm? Get out of bed?...
139 views0 comments
Ben Winkles
Dec 6, 20232 min read
GAME REVIEW: Undertale, moral mayhem and puns galore
Many people would call those who haven't played the hit indie title Undertale idiots. They would be absolutely correct. Undertale is one...
35 views0 comments
Joanna Burrell
Dec 6, 20232 min read
FILM REVIEW: Stop Making Sense
A flawlessly remastered masterpiece Originally released for home viewing in 1984, Stop Making Sense, which follows the band Talking Heads...
40 views0 comments
Shrelina Maratha, Maddie Baillie, Alison Canham, Elizabeth Short
Dec 5, 20232 min read
CHRISTMAS OPINION: What’s the best bit of your Xmas dinner?
What is the stand-out part of the annual Christmas dinner? Turkey? Stuffing? Sweetcorn?! And should there be a Yorkshire Pudding? UK...
75 views0 comments
Ariana Koskela-Reyes
Dec 5, 20232 min read
PANTO REVIEW: Hook, The Further Adventures Of Peter Pan Kings Theatre, Southsea
Slapstick humour and magical costumes As I settled into my seat, the general buzz of the audience was palpable. A wash of enchanting...
135 views0 comments
Joe Brennan
Nov 29, 202312 min read
LONG READ: Dr Who, Talkin’ Bout Regeneration
Doctor Who - The Star Beast (Image: BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/Disney) The Doctor is dead, long live The Doctor! It’s impossible to reflect on...
25 views0 comments
Cameron Hatwell & Jack Chaundy
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Knife crime: hundreds of knives recovered by Hampshire police in one week
Hundreds of knives have been detained in Hampshire as part of Operation Sceptre, a national police operation to tackle knife crime. Some...
60 views0 comments
Charlotte Goodwin
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Police appeal: Portsmouth woman bitten by 'pointer type' dog
Portsmouth Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was “badly bitten” by a dog on Milton Common, a popular dog walking area on...
55 views0 comments
Malachi Thompson
Nov 24, 20232 min read
ALBUM REVIEW: And Then Pray For Me - Westside Gunn
GRITTY BUT GRANDIOSE: Painting edited for the Westside Gunn album cover - The Entombment of Christ, 1602 by Caravaggio, Vatican Museums...
45 views0 comments
Harvey Gosling
Nov 24, 20232 min read
GIG REVIEW: Coach Party, Wedgewood Rooms
Enough cathartic rage to relieve you of all your inner demons. Photo: Harvey Gosling Akin to fellow Isle of Wight-ers Wet Leg, Coach...
29 views0 comments
Jasmine Scholefield
Nov 22, 20231 min read
NHS waiting lists: Portsmouth students' experiences
The waiting list for NHS hospital treatment rose to a record of nearly 7.8 million in September, and the 18-week treatment target has not...
40 views0 comments
Callum Phillips
Nov 22, 20231 min read
INTERVIEW: Shoplifting in the spotlight
As the cost of living becomes a growing problem in the UK, shoplifting is on the rise across the country. With Christmas only a few weeks...
42 views0 comments
Joe Brennan
Nov 22, 20238 min read
DR WHO SPECIAL: Top 10 companions
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: K9 (John Leeson, First Appearance 1977); The Master (First Appearance 1971); Ace McShane (Sophie Aldred,...
34 views0 comments
Madeleine Baillie, Aaliyah Ajike & Alison Canham
Nov 21, 20232 min read
Portsmouth MP pledges to fight shoplifting ‘crime epidemic’
Portsmouth MP Stephen Morgan has asked the government to take urgent action to tackle the rise in shoplifting and abuse against...
65 views0 comments
Alison Canham
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Gunwharf Quays lights up for Christmas
Portsmouth's Qunwharf Quays shopping centre switched on its Christmas lights this week, the big Christmas tree was lit up and the festive...
50 views0 comments
bottom of page