It's hardly a secret that the shortage of social housing is a big issue in Portsmouth. The city council has a long housing waiting list, but is very limited in what it can do to increase the number of affordable tenanted properties.
Somewhere along the line, it’s hard to pinpoint where, students became demonised as work-shy, tax-avoiding, good-for-nothings who only live to sleep all day, party all night and cause grief to their hard working neighbours.
Lots of us regularly think about it, yearn after it, even. Some people go to bed dreaming about it, while others wake up with it playing on their mind.
There are many things nobody tells you about before you become a parent but one of them is the startling fact that you will have to start singing in public.
Here’s a modern-day fairy tale. Once upon a time there was a boy from Portsmouth. He was clever and hard-working, but circumstances meant he didn’t complete his A-Levels.
Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner Michael Lane was straight off the mark when he received news from Whitehall yesterday about a change in funding rules.
Harry, Harry, Harry! Despite the fact I’ve been away since Friday and therefore missed the crucial final days of I’m a Celebrity, Matt has been keeping me updated on WhatsApp.
Every August the tears of joy and sadness of students on A-level results day are recorded in the pages of the Portsmouth News and on this website. Of course, every good result is worth championing, but when a child secures a place at Oxford or Cambridge it is big news.
Lots of us regularly think about it, yearn after it, even. Some people go to bed dreaming about it, while others wake up in the middle of the night with it playing firmly on their mind.
Last December, dangerously close to Christmas, we were renovating our house. We’d moved out and only moved back in time by the skin-of-our-teeth. Consequently, we only had decorations up for a matter of days.
