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Portsmouth News November 6, 2024

Man with pink hammer and yellow marigold gloves jailed for robberies and burglaries
by Steve Deeks on February 10, 2026 at 5:18 pm
A man with a pink hammer has been sentenced for his involvement in a series of robberies and burglaries over a four-day period.
Mum delighted after Range Rover stolen from Portsmouth car park is found
by Steve Deeks on February 10, 2026 at 12:50 pm
A mum who was “absolutely gutted” after her Range Rover Sport was brazenly stolen from a busy Portsmouth car park is now delighted after it was found.
Coach driver to appear in court after bus with 29 school children crashes into ditch on M27
by Sophie Lewis on February 10, 2026 at 12:48 pm
A man has been issued a summons after a coach carrying school children crashed into a ditch on the M27.
New opportunity to learn about how wastewater is cleaned with a new tour at the treatment works at Budds Farm
by Kelly Brown on February 10, 2026 at 11:54 am
A new opportunity is being offered for people to go behind the scenes at the Budds Farm Wastewater Treatment Works so they can see for themselves the work which is carried out on site to clean our wastewater.
Royal Navy to set up new drone surveillance base to "deter, disrupt and degrade" Russian shadow fleet
by Freddie Webb on February 10, 2026 at 11:46 am
Suspicious Russian shadow fleet vessels are due to be tracked by a Royal Navy new surveillance base.

Planetary Blues: A Rubbish New Year – Literally
by Tom Sykes on February 5, 2026 at 10:37 am
For Gosport-based writer and planetary modeller David Angus, it’s been a rubbish start to the New […]
Two More Poems by Tina MacNaughton
by Tom Sykes on February 5, 2026 at 10:29 am
Warm Well, you can get it all online now can’t you? they said as Debenhams closed with a sigh […]
Portsmouth Climate Choir Rock QA Hospital
by Tom Sykes on February 2, 2026 at 10:24 pm
On 21st January, five representatives of Portsmouth Climate Choir were invited to sing on QA […]
Portsmouth-based Palestinian Student and Family in Need of Financial Help
by Tom Sykes on February 2, 2026 at 10:12 pm
Abedelraheem Hamad is a talented Chevening scholar who was evacuated from Gaza by the British […]
‘We Were Having None of It!’ Activists Voice Concerns at Southern Water Meeting
by Tom Sykes on February 2, 2026 at 9:58 pm
David Langley was one of a quintet activists who attended a meeting with Southern Water in […]

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