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  Did you know that here in Portsmouth, we can’t put Tetra Pak cartons in with our normal recycling? I… Read more »

  What is property styling and how does it compare to interior design? Charlie Smith compares the two services and… Read more »

Brought up in Sardinia, now living in Southsea and working as a banker in London, Stefano De Luca has created… Read more »

Words: Kate Thompson While many of us took to baking bread or painting with watercolour during the lockdown, Amanda Percival… Read more »

Words: Daniel Nowland At this time of year I did presume I would write all about super healthy plant based… Read more »

Stereophonics Headline Friday Night James, The Wombats, Sugababes, Nothing But Thieves and Sophie Ellis-Bextor join the line-up – many more… Read more »

Novelist William Sutton previews Bookfest’s writing events.  For full listings see https://librariesandarchives.portsmouth.gov.uk/public-library-service/whats-on/events/portsmouth-bookfest-2022/ W riting is a solitary pastime: if you… Read more »

Living in untidiness keeps our minds active and it visually reminds us, all of the time, that we have things… Read more »

The Early Years are a wonderful time for instilling a lifelong love of learning and building up experiences within an… Read more »

Superfoods for super skin Samantha Worsey As a skincare formulator professionally and psoriasis sufferer personally, I know the science is… Read more »

A recipe from James Rayner’s book ‘Historic Isle of Wight Food’, available from Wightlink Ferry terminals and retailers on the… Read more »

An Estate Agent’s legal obligation is to get the best possible price for the property they are selling. So, as… Read more »

A rt colleges don’t have to be just for the young or super talented. And after a long career of… Read more »

Words: Daniel Nowland Obviously, it being December, I feel compelled to talk about Christmas dinners! Personally, it’s one of my… Read more »

Portsmouth has been designated a City of Sanctuary, one of a series of cities across the UK who welcome refugees,… Read more »

  Words: Daniel Nowland The changing of the season is always a fun time for those who love to cook…. Read more »

Jim Harbridge, owner of Herbies, talks about looking after customers and the planet “It’s vital that just because a product… Read more »

Long live the Southsea Dinosaur! By Emma Beatty D o you remember the Southsea Dinosaur? The 16-metre-high, scrap-wood statue that… Read more »

  Head to Marmion Road to experience the expanding hub of independent retailers. Becky opened Coastal Remedy an independent lifestyle… Read more »

Barbara and David are introducing fine vintage watches to their beautiful shop in Marmion Road.’We plan to showcase the watches… Read more »

Climate change affects all of us–in every country and on every continent. Here in Portsmouth we are already witnessing changes… Read more »

We all know wine and food go well together, but…watch out wine, there’s a new pairing on the block. It’s… Read more »

My Dog Sighs and Manfred Mann. By Emma Beatty My Dog Sighs installation Did you manage to go inside My… Read more »

Neil Maxwell Up and down the country there is now a shortage of property coming to the market, with plenty… Read more »

The University of Portsmouth’s new Ravelin Sports Centre is an outstanding new sports centre for students and local residents. Superb… Read more »

Mobile networks are being improved in Southsea, boosting speed, performance and coverage. There is a small chance these upgrades may cause interference to TV received through an aerial… Read more »

Plant-based seasoning brand, Yondu, has been taking inspiration from the hills of Northern Italy with their take on a rustic… Read more »

As we emerge from the last 18 months and all that has resulted from the Pandemic, the Rowans Hospice Charity… Read more »

  Shopping locally and buying British are things most people know in the back of their mind as “good to… Read more »

Victorious Festival (27th-29th August) is the perfect place to spend your bank holiday weekend with a line-up brimming with heavyweight… Read more »

When Susan van Nieuwkerk and her family moved into their central Southsea home, they reckoned they would be there for… Read more »

Admired by many as the Queen of Albert Road, Sue Parmiter, always cut a stylish dash with her signature red… Read more »

  Rarely, if ever, does an issue unite people of all political persuasions, local and national politicians and residents of… Read more »

I’m writing this after my first beer inside a pub. It was glorious. I think we’ve all made the best… Read more »

Victorious Festival — The UK’s biggest metropolitan music festival — will return to Southsea Seafront this August Bank holiday weekend… Read more »

When award winning interior designer Richard Dewhurst moved into Atlas House in Old Portsmouth, he was always destined to leave his… Read more »

As the deforestation crisis continues, world tracker the World Counts reveals that in 78 years, rainforests will cease to exist… Read more »

Words: Daniel Nowland, Photos: Charlotte Griffiths Fingers crossed that as we move into June and July, we can start enjoying… Read more »

Walking past the former Methodist chapel in Brougham Road, you’d be forgiven for not realising that the building has been… Read more »

The Omega Art School for adults started in late 2019 and quickly became extremely popular, but had to close in… Read more »

Victorious Festival — The UK’s biggest metropolitan music festival — will return to Southsea Seafront this August Bank holiday weekend… Read more »

By Daniel Nowland I think we are all quietly optimistic that a lifting of restrictions on our social lives will… Read more »

Bike sales are booming, but can suppliers keep up and can the city council keep cyclists safe? W ere you… Read more »

By Kate Thompson Casting around for inspiration one day, Fizle Sagar hit upon the perfect way to bring the past… Read more »

When we think of bees, we mostly think of Winnie the Pooh’s arch nemesis (and feminist icon) the honeybee, or… Read more »

Climate change is here and our city will never be the same again. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth are… Read more »

How a former sail loft has been stripped back, extended and enhanced to become the perfect waterside home. By Kate… Read more »

By Emma Beatty Portsmouth has one of the lowest numbers of trees of any British city – and there are… Read more »

My partner came home from work one morning, telling me all the flights were being cancelled and the airport was… Read more »

The past 12 months has seen so much tragedy but the Coronavirus has also afforded a special time that families… Read more »

With no guarantee of being able to holiday abroad this summer, and with stretched household budgets, Ruth Taylor discusses an… Read more »

By Kate Thompson A unanimous vote to stay open at the outset of the pandemic has placed Lifehouse volunteers at… Read more »

By Kate Thompson T here haven’t been too many positive things to come out of the pandemic. But seeing regular… Read more »

If I had to dig real deep and try and find some gratitude for the rollercoaster that has been 2020,… Read more »

With climate change and the environment on everyone’s minds these days, isn’t it time to start making some lifestyle changes?… Read more »

By Vanessa Brumm   I’d like you and I to explore Southsea, with new eyes, a pen in one hand,… Read more »

  By Annabelle C Jones LLM – Solicitor In this time of uncertainty, looking after yourself, as well as our… Read more »

by Brian Frederick     On the day Joe Biden took office, I was interviewed by a local radio station… Read more »

Regardless of how ‘small’ Christmas may have been, it can still be a time when we spend more money than… Read more »

Welcome Home Emma has created her own safe sanctuary. By Kate Thompson   “If this past year has taught us… Read more »

Red Velvet Martini Makes 1 Inspired by the famous red velvet cake, this striking ruby red cocktail is flavoured with… Read more »

Following the success of the Charlotte Cornelius Jewellery Design competition last year, you are invited to send designs for the… Read more »

  Entrepreneurship offers more flexibility and freedom than you would get as an employee. It can also be one of… Read more »

By Ishika Rakshit a first-year student at the University of Portsmouth In September 2020, my parents and I stood outside… Read more »

Lapwing, green plover, peewit, tewit – this bird of many names is a spectacular sight in winter. You don’t always… Read more »

Style and Career Consultant, Emma Gotz talks to Southsea Lifestyle and shares her top tips to thrive with style in… Read more »

  A new campaign to highlight the signs of domestic abuse in the run up to Christmas and New Year,… Read more »

Exasperated from seeing glass recycling banks overflowing, Oliver Oakley and his business partner Owen Horsley set up Just Glass last… Read more »

  Southsea Wine Siren aka The Grape Slayer Right, who’s thirsty?! Given the predilection for over-indulgence that xmas inevitably brings,… Read more »

  Southsea Lifestyle are privileged to have been sent a special email from the man himself, which he asked us… Read more »

  Tickled pink at Southsea Guitar Centre written By John Worsey   D uring lockdown, my newfound ‘you only live once’… Read more »

Culture Vulture written by Emma Beatty Did you see the queues to get into the old Debenhams on Palmerston Road… Read more »

The second lockdown has particularly affected our retailers and hospitality sector at a time when many of them would normally… Read more »

Southsea children’s illustrator and writer Neal Layton, talks about his influences and how his book Poo helped him to develop a… Read more »

Following the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer, photographer Charlotte Griffiths began to photograph people of colour living in… Read more »

Home is where the art is. By Kate Thompson Ever since she was a child, Claire Harvey has enjoyed making… Read more »

by Daniel Nowland   Let’s face it, Christmas is going to be odd this year. It’s too early to know… Read more »

  In celebration of October’s Black History Month James Rayner talks about some of the discoveries he made for his recent… Read more »

This article was first published in The Conversation https://theconversation.com/uk   by Simon Kolstoe, Senior Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare and… Read more »

W ith the recent easing of lockdown measures, across a number of sectors, including theatres, music and performance spaces. As… Read more »

By Jane Prescott  When choosing a school for your child after a search online it is usual to make a… Read more »

Mayville High School was founded on the core principle of educating the ‘whole child’ – the head, the hands, the… Read more »

The ‘C’ word has rocked our world this year, from how we socialise, to what we’re eating. The panic buying… Read more »

Luke Newton of Sweat Fitness takes a sideways look at how there’s more to keeping ourselves fit and well than… Read more »

  Cantando Female Voice Community Choir has been hitting the right note during the lockdown, raising money for an important… Read more »

By Malisa Sledmare Its been a tough time for everyone recently, not least for the numerous entertainment venues both near… Read more »

by Elly Mitchell Once upon a time the term ‘voyage’ was used to describe a long journey, often involving perilous… Read more »

Make do and mend – letting go of lockdown by Emma Beatty And we’re back; wending our way out of… Read more »

by Neil Maxwell The announcement that estate agents could re-open on the 20th May took our industry completely by surprise…. Read more »

  Adapted article from SOLVE magazine, the University of Portsmouth’s recently-published research magazine. See www.port.ac.uk/solve   REPORT BY BRAD COLLIS… Read more »

We asked Southsea student Sienna Chin to give us her thoughts on attending the recent Black Lives Matter protest in… Read more »

  2020 will go down in history as ‘The year of COVID-19’. For many of us, life has changed beyond… Read more »

The photographer and marketing consultant, Charlotte Griffiths, took Sienna’s photo – “Why the Black Lives Matter protest was so important… Read more »

Over the past few weeks and months, many of us have been enjoying our turquoise seas, clean air, and quieter… Read more »

  If lockdown has taught us all one thing, it is the importance of the place we call home. Kate Thompson… Read more »

Portsmouth based artists and photographers are taking part in a national charity auction to raise funds for FareShare UK Taking… Read more »

  Although our homes have always been considered to be a form of sanctuary from the rest of the world,… Read more »

Words and drawings by Kevin Dean Two days before the official Covid-19 lockdown, Fiona and Andrew Harvey, along with their… Read more »

While many people during the lockdown have been getting to grips with Zoom calls for business meetings or to keep… Read more »

The housing market often suffers whenever the economy is under pressure. We asked Neil Maxwell of Fry & Kent for… Read more »