'Twas now the witching Time of Night! 'When Church-Yards yawn' and ev'ry Sprite, Glides forth to purer Air. - From a broadside 'Ode' called 'Past Twelve o'Clock', written about sightings of the ghost of Admiral George Byng, who was executed in 1757. #PhantomsFriday #Portsmouth #18thCentury

Can't wait for STOP, POLICE! 🚔 Spring 2026 is gonna be epic! Why not follow me for all the release updates! 📚✨ #BookRelease #Excited #StopPoliceMemoir #TrueCrimeStories #ResilienceAndRecovery #FromCopToAuthor #Rochdale #Portsmouth #AVM #BrainHaemorrhage

3 murals by Gary Stranger in Southsea, Portsmouth, UK

Street Artist Gary Stranger By Gary Stranger in Southsea, Portsmouth, UK. Never Better (Nothing) Had (Nothing) Lost Comments: "BRAIN WASH" by Gary Stranger in Southsea, Portsmouth, UK. pic.twitter.com/OLejtQE8Ew— STREET ART UTOPIA: New Street Art and Graffiti (@traintoutopia) January 19, 2022

https://streetartutopia.com/2022/01/20/brain-wash-by-gary-stranger-in-southsea-portsmouth-uk/

🇬🇧 Nine places have been longlisted for #UK #City of #Culture 2029: #Blackpool, Inverness-Highland, Ipswich, #Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, #Portsmouth, #Sheffield, #Swindon and Wrexham. Each will receive £60,000 to develop their full bids, with the winner set to receive £10 million to deliver a year-long cultural programme. Previous winners have seen increased #tourism, investment and local participation. The announcement coincides with over 230 towns registering interest in the inaugural UK Town of Culture competition, open to applications until 31 March 2026. The winner of the City of Culture will be announced later this year.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-city-of-culture-2029-longlist-revealed

Holiday reading sorted? If you want a story that’s raw, real, and impossible to put down, STOP, POLICE! deserves a spot in your suitcase. Grit, heart, humour, and a journey you won’t forget — perfect for those quiet moments between the holiday chaos. https://www.richard-foster.net #StopPoliceMemoir #TrueCrimeStories #ResilienceAndRecovery #FromCopToAuthor #Rochdale #Portsmouth #AVM #BrainHaemorrhage

The Tricorn car park at 3am: echoing footsteps, shadows, and the feeling something was about to kick off. STOP, POLICE! takes you there. Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/n48yufdb #StopPoliceMemoir #TrueCrimeStories #ResilienceAndRecovery #90's #FromCopToAuthor #PFC #Pompey #Portsmouth #AVM #BrainHaemorrhage

Can't wait for STOP, POLICE! 🚔 Spring 2026 is gonna be epic! Why not follow me for all the release updates! 📚✨ #BookRelease #Excited #StopPoliceMemoir #TrueCrimeStories #ResilienceAndRecovery #FromCopToAuthor #Rochdale #Portsmouth #AVM #BrainHaemorrhage

New on the map: a Queen Victoria Pillar Box in Portsmouth, England. View it here: https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/69b33757f83c74c81c506442 #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #QueenVictoria #PillarBox #StandardRed #Portsmouth

A Queen Elizabeth II Type G Pillar Box in Portsmouth, England is now on the map. View it here: https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/69b323fef5f66918735dd87b #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #QueenElizabethII #PillarBox #TypeG #StandardRed #Portsmouth

Right then, own up…🙋🏻‍♂️Who’s been adding soap to the fountain on Commercial Road again? Rumour has it a certain cop once took an unexpected dip in those bubbles — and the story’s even better than you think. Stay tuned…Due out Spring 2026 #StopPoliceMemoir #TrueCrimeStories #ResilienceAndRecovery #90's #FromCopToAuthor #PFC #Pompey #Portsmouth #AVM #BrainHaemorrhage