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Words: Kate Thompson. Photos: Millard Installations Ltd. Like many couples, Paula and her husband Andy truly love their Southsea home,… Read more »

  So many people have told me how their interest in art and creativity was discouraged when they were young,… Read more »

Neil Maxwell Housing activity for the first quarter of the year, looks promising, we’re seeing a whole panoply of buyers… Read more »

Diamonds International Award winner 50th Anniversary Barbara Tipple was awarded a Diamonds International Award (DIA) whilst she was a first-year… Read more »

Competition to win the ultimate band experience! Recording Session, Festival Tour & More. The Road To Victorious is an exciting new… Read more »

Words by Kate Thompson It’s estimated that as many as 10,000 adults in Portsmouth could be struggling to read, according… Read more »

Words by Neil Maxwell I like to have stats and figures to illustrate my articles, especially when so much is… Read more »

Words by Charla GrantAs I sit here and write this, I think about everything that happened in 2022. Joy, sorrow,… Read more »

2023 promises to be an exciting year at The Omega Art School. ”We are planning two new beginners courses to… Read more »

Words: Daniel Nowland   For me, like many others, the highlight of Christmas and New Year is largely about the… Read more »

Words: Kate Thompson Photos: Portico Marketing Having seen so many of the beautiful Southsea homes that he has enhanced with… Read more »

Words by Neil Maxwell. It’s at time like these I wish I had a better functioning crystal ball. Some people… Read more »

Our very first business summit is so exciting!     When it comes to business the main hurdles we have… Read more »

Witness Portsmouth shine once again this Winter Following a successful launch last year, Portsmouth Creates is bringing back popular event,… Read more »

Lou Lea, Founder of TABBY FIREFLY Sounds counterintuitive, right? A small business owner asking readers not to buy their products?… Read more »

Southsea Lifestyle talks to Colin McCloud about his life as an antique dealer and his travels abroad. ‘I learnt about the… Read more »

Words: Kate Thompson. Photos: Portico Marketing Southsea couple Alex and Sam moved into their listed 19th century terraced home in… Read more »

As food prices rise, the natural inclination is to seek out the supermarkets for cut price deals. But there is… Read more »

Southsea Lifestyle talks to Anne Yendell manager of Sam’s Place about the pleasures and pressures of running a charity shop…. Read more »

Words: Daniel NowlandRight now we are being overwhelmed with the “rising cost of living”. This is likely to affect all… Read more »

Words: Kate Thompson. Photos: Fry & Kent On the hottest day the UK has ever experienced, there was no cooler… Read more »

Victorious Festival – 26/27/28 August 2022 The popular World Music Village curated by the charity Arms Around the Child at Victorious Festival… Read more »

4 weeks to go! Multi-award-winning Victorious Festival –the UK’s biggest metropolitan festival –will return once again to Southsea Seafront this Summer. Already announced… Read more »

Words: Daniel Nowland  I’m sat writing this article on the beach at Eastney in the sunshine, thinking to myself how… Read more »

Art for Afghanistan hopes to create a fun event where three professional artists will share their expertise and advice as… Read more »

Emma Beatty As Portsmouth is being identified as a “Priority Place” for culture by Arts Council England, one of its… Read more »

Kevin Dean artist, editor, and tutor, talks about creativity and his ambitions for The Omega Art School All humans are creative…. Read more »

  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 »