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Byron Melton
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Archie, 10, as the Gingerbread Man. Genius!

Looking for World Book Day ideas? Here are the best from 2021

A collage of four of the eight places our readers voted the most desirable areas to live in Portsmouth

Readers reveal the 8 most desirable Portsmouth places to live

Two-week-old Tillie. Picture: Jessica Mann and Brad Groves

34 more adorable photos of Portsmouth babies celebrating their first Christmas

Eight-month-old Cobi. pIcture: Lisa Bryant

40 adorable photos of Portsmouth babies celebrating their first Christmas

Reporter Byron Melton in the outfit he was wearing when he was attacked by a crow in Southsea. Inset, a crow on Southsea Common.

The Southsea crow attacked me on my morning walk - this is what happened

A collage of four of the venues you voted among Portsmouth's 15 best ever nightclubs. Top row, from left, Time and Envy and SPECs. Bottom row, from left, Ritzy and 5th Avenue.

Portsmouth's 15 best nightclubs ever, according to our readers

Portsmouth’s 13 best places for a takeaway curry - a collage of four of the venues suggested by readers

Portsmouth's 13 best places for a takeaway curry - according to our readers

Parents from across the Portsmouth area shared photos as their children returned to school after the summer holiday on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Pictured is Gracie, aged nine, Lee Jr, and Micky, aged eight.

41 of the day's best photos as Portsmouth children went back to school

Facebook followers of The News, Portsmouth have submitted their favourite photos they’ve ever taken in the city.

21 of the best photos of Portsmouth taken by readers of The News

A collage of four of the Portsmouth area’s 10 best tattoo studios - as voted by readers of The News

The Portsmouth area's 10 best tattoo studios - according to our readers

Residents of Salisbury Road in Cosham are calling for urgent action after flooding has hit their street. Picture: Lucy Heard

17 dramatic photos of this morning's storm in Portsmouth - and its aftermath

Olivia Dearie, 23, is the picture of serenity at the Hot Walls.

20 of the best photos from Portsmouth's hottest weekend of the year

The Goodyear Blimp flies over Eastney, past the seafront's popular lampposts. Picture: Josh Houghton

20 photos of the Goodyear Blimp over Portsmouth

A fire has broken out in Goldsmith Avenue, Southsea in Portsmouth on April 28. Pictured is thick smoke billowing from M&H Auto Services in Goldsmith Avenue. Picture: Nigel McDonald

Photos: Firefighters tackle huge blaze in Portsmouth

Portsmouth Super Pink Moon: Richard Smith got this epic shot of the Super Pink Moon over the South Downs, from Havant

13 photos of the Super Pink Moon over Portsmouth

A collage of four of Portsmouth's top nine pubs for food, according to our readers.

Portsmouth's 9 best pubs for food - according to our readers

A stunning view of the clear water at the Hot Walls, Old Portsmouth, during the first lockdown on April 24, 2020. Picture: Jamie Sunderland

Revealed: the 10 places people move out of Portsmouth for
Last month we revealed the most common places people move to Portsmouth from in the UK, with 14,258 people arriving here in the 12 months to June 2019.

Tony Wood Hair was really popular with readers. It's in Castle Road, Southsea - and is based in a stunning clocktower!

Portsmouth's 15 best hairdressers - according to readers

A collage of four of our readers' top seven Portsmouth-area fish and chip shops

Seven best city chip shops for Good Friday dinner

Kylie's incredible close-up photo of a starling in Eastney is proof nature has come out to play during lockdown.

26 of readers' favourite lockdown photos

There's a story behind six-year-old Annabel's fabulous back-to-school outfit. Her mum, Suzanne, said: 'My daughter's school was doing a 'wear what makes you happy' day today. According to Annabel none of her clothes made her happy. At 3pm yesterday she requested I made something... Managed to whip something up that she approved of!'

18 of Portsmouth parents' best photos as schools in England reopened

Hertha Ayrton was an engineer, mathematician and inventor. She was born in Portsea, Portsmouth on April, 28 1854 and died in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex on August 26, 1923. Her research in vortices in water and air led to the invention of the Ayrton fan, which was used in the trenches of the First World War to get rid of gas and poison. She was also closely involved with the fight for women's suffrage. Here, Hertha Ayrton has been painted by Mme. Darmesteter.

17 inspirational women who have called Portsmouth home

Just four of the celebrities Portsmouth people have taken photos with. Top row from left, Michael Bublé and Pelé and, bottom row, David Hasselhoff and Taylor Swift. Picture: 3rd party

35 big-name celebrities people from Portsmouth have taken selfies with

One of the delicious-looking pancakes made by one of our readers, Sophie Goff-Wills.

25 of the best pancakes made by readers of The News

A collage of four of the 10 big-name shops our readers said they would love to come to Portsmouth. Top row, from left, Disney and Lego and, bottom row, from left, Apple and Build-A-Bear Workshop.

The top 10 shops people want in Portsmouth

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson delivers a statement on the return of schools after the Christmas break in England, in the House of Commons, Westminster. Photo: PA Wire

Portsmouth parents weigh in on whether primary schools should stay shut

A golden sunrise above South Parade Pier and Southsea. Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak.  Instagram: @drone_photography7777

Here's what readers of The News are aspiring to achieve in 2021

Show someone you care this Christmas (Picture: freebie.photography via freeimageslive. Licence bit.ly/3lWTc49)

Get a Christmas message published in The News for free
It has been a tough year and many of us have had to spend months away from our loved ones.

The exterior of Winton House, in Portsdown Hill Road, which is listed for sale with Fine and Country. Picture: Google Street View

Portsmouth's '£3.2m' former raffle house is now up for sale

Nominations for the Pompey Heroes Christmas carol service at Portsmouth Cathedral, on December 21, close today.

Last chance to vote for your Pompey Hero ahead of special carol service

The exterior of Winton House, in Portsdown Hill Road. Picture: Google Street View

Raffle for £3.2m Portsmouth mansion is cancelled

Nominations for the Pompey Heroes Christmas carol service at Portsmouth Cathedral, on December 21, are open until November 30. Pictured are fireworks over the cathedral, which is in High Street, Old Portsmouth.

Vote for your Pompey Hero as part of city's special new carol service

Independent shopping hub Albert Road, in Southsea. Picture: Ian Hargreaves 123701-2

The Portsmouth businesses offering online shopping in lockdown

Yobs setting off fireworks in Greetham Street, Southsea, near residential properties and the city's railway line on Wednesday, October 28. Picture: Contributed

Should fireworks be banned? What our readers said

Helen Atkinson, director of public health at Portsmouth City Council

Will Portsmouth go into Tier 2? Your coronavirus tier questions answered

The existing non-segregated bike lane in Elm Grove in Portsmouth on August 28, 2020. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Poll says fewer car journeys and more walking needed in Portsmouth

Francesca Blackburn, the adult services lead for Havant and East Hannts Mind. Picture: Havant and East Hants Mind

How Covid-19 has launched Portsmouth's plea for a better work-life balance

Portsmouth North MP, Penny Mordaunt. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Big Conversation: MPs praise community's 'strengthened' pandemic spirit

Francesca Blackburn, the adult services lead for Havant and East Hannts Mind. Picture: Havant and East Hants Mind

Big Conversation: Figures reveal pandemic's effect on Portsmouth's mental health

Money fears have grown during the pandemic

Big Conversation Portsmouth: Figures show impact of Covid-19 on Portsmouth's per...

Top row, Pigeon Books and the We Create Market. Bottom Row, Liz Penman of Rose Glover and Dinosaur World.

Meet the independent traders your Christmas custom would 'mean the world to'

A man struggling to use a computer. Picture: Shutterstock

Big Conversation: Lack of tech knowledge leaves some in the dark during pandemic

Staff from restaurant and hotel, Becketts, in Bellevue Terrace, Southsea. Pictured is: (back l-r) Jack Sencherey-Evans, head chef, Ben Taylor-Smith, junior sous chef and Charlie Akehurst, chef de partie, with (front l-r) Kealan Blenkinsop, assistant manager, Soraya Parker, owner, and Terence Carvalho, general manager, outside the venue. Picture: Sarah Standing (110820-2573)

Big Conversation: More than half of city feels safe eating and drinking out

Louise and Amy Roberts, from Paulsgrove. Louise says lockdown brought her family closer than ever before. Picture: Supplied

Big Conversation: Lockdown made our family closer than ever

A section of Castle Road, Southsea, which has been pedestrianised to allow for social distancing. Picture: Sarah Standing (011020-4812)

Big Conversation Portsmouth: Here's how many people fear a second wave - and hav...

The Groundlings Theatre in Kent Street, Portsmouth. Picture: Sarah Standing (021019-7981)

Big Conversation: Entertainment venues face battle to welcome back visitors

Journalists Siobhan Meade and Sean Dilley were asked by an Aqua Cars driver to pay a discriminatory price hike as they journeyed home to Stevenage from the Isle of Wight on Sunday with their guide dogs. Pictured is Siobhan Meade.

Video captures Aqua Cars taxi driver charging blind couple extra for guide dogs