Free Wine Tastings
The past year has seen the welcome arrival of some new independent wine shops in Portsmouth. But did you know that there are two where you can go wine tasting…
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Southsea Local
After successfully opening and developing a well-loved coffee shop on Osbourne Road for 10 years, the husband and wife duo of Southsea Coffee (Martyn and Tara), set their minds to…
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Inika At Budd’s Apothecary
Recently, there was a makeover day at Budd’s Apothecary on Albert Road with the make-up and skincare specialists Inika Organic and I popped along to see the clients have a…
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Battle Of The Beers
Want to learn how to taste beer like a pro, or just fancy trying six craft beers from some of the coolest breweries? There are some fantastic craft beers being…
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Record Store Day 2023
Record Store Day always brings a huge buzz to independent record stores and today sees a fab day to buy a vinyl and support your local record shop. The Pie…
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One Southsea One Love
The start of last weekend saw the reveal of a billboard project in Southsea. Named ‘One Southsea, One Love’ aims to send a message out to the independent and creative…
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Spark Community Space
The much-awaited opening of a popular charity is finally happening. Spark Community Space is finally opening the doors of its forever home on Thursday, April 20. Founder Becki Simmons has…
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April Highlights
April has been a funny old month, sometimes glorious sunshine and then torrential rain that kind of sets you back a little. The good news is that with so many…
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Who Ate All The Pies?
In 2010, Jane and Dave Endean were looking forward to semi-retirement in Worcestershire. But somehow that didn’t go quite to plan, and today they run their own business called Mad…
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Simon Whitcomb
Does anyone remember the very first issue of Southsea Folk I did by myself? It was Issue 3, where I introduced an artist to design the front cover. I fell…
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