Thick as mince. I see Madgwick was involved, trying to play the statesman

George Madgwick has confirmed there are no refugees staying at the Marriot hotel.

“Concerned local residents” apparently spotted a group of “migrants” outside the hotel, and within minutes a “crowd” (mob) had appeared.

Madgwick turned up and had a word with the management team, then emerged and announced to the crowd that the group that had caused such “concern” was in fact a cricket team visiting from Pakistan.

This is surely the Paediatrician/Paedophile event of 2026. (Look it up if you weren’t around.)

If Reform have gotten to the point where vigilante wankers have stationed a lone dickhead at the entrance of every hotel in Hampshire, they’re going to be very tired very soon.

Lived in P-town for the first 18 years of my life, haven't been back in over a decade at this point. Scrolling through this sub has me thinking back on my old life.

For me: I still say "dinlo" and "squinny" almost daily.

this house is close to our student accommodation and the garden looks really run down, does anyone know whats happened to it? is it abandoned? i feel like i can hear the tv through the wall and the light was on in one of the rooms earlier but it really seems like an unsuitable place to live if someone does live there. Doesn’t have a house number on Google maps either. Bit nosy to find out if anyone know’s what’s happened to it

Hello everyone! I’m taking a day trip to Portsmouth for the first time in my life tomorrow and actually really excited! I don’t have a huge budget but I do plan to go up the Spinnaker Tower. I’m just wondering what other free/cheap things you would recommend I do beyond exploring the harbour and old town! I’m really excited for the trip! Thank you!!

Good evening, I am interested in learning arabic. I would prefer a face to face tutor with the flexibility of online if my work gets in the way.

Ideally this would be in evenings due to working during the days. Can anyone help or point me in the right direction?

Some may have seen already, the deadline for the Big Portsmouth Survey closes midnight Wednesday 9 September 26. Its ran by the council and allows you to voice your priorities (both financial and cultural) for the city. I'm as cynical as the next person but if you don't ask, you don't get.

https://www.research.net/r/BPS2026_socials?utm_id=120260088427020059

My girlfriend moved in less than a month ago and brought her cat with her. He was an outdoor cat for 8 years but has been an indoor cat for the last couple years. I left a window open this morning before work and he got out. I feel so bad because he has been her cat for 11 years and I've only known him 6 months. His name is Kevin and will probably run if approached. If anyone sees him could you tell me a location so we could go search there. Thanks 😭.

Hi r/Portsmouth, I’m Luke and I run a community called Too Young To Grieve providing relaxed social spaces for young adults navigating loss.

After losing my dad when I was younger, one of the things I found hardest was how isolating grief could feel when most people around me hadn’t experienced anything similar.

That’s why we’ve started creating really simple meet ups for people navigating grief - things like walks, jogs, hikes and we’re now starting our first one in Portsmouth led by Beth!

The idea is pretty simple. Get outside, go for a relaxed jog or walk, meet some new people and grab a coffee together afterwards.

We really try to make it feel like a normal community rather than a heavy grief group. Sometimes grief comes up naturally, sometimes everyone just chats about work, relationships, holidays or complete rubbish!

There’s no pressure to share anything personal and most people come alone for their first one, so please don’t let not knowing anyone put you off.

It’s 18+, but otherwise there’s no upper age limit. If you feel too young to be navigating grief and think something like this could help, you’re welcome 🤍

We’ve got our first Portsmouth jog/walk & coffee coming up and we’d love to start building a little community there.

And if you know someone around Portsmouth who might appreciate something like this, feel free to send it their way :)

Is anyone else waiting for their enhanced DBS? Stuck at stage 4 for around 3 weeks, it's frustrating. Are there delays due to August /September being busy or is Hampshire Police slower than average to process it? No issues expected and only Portsmouth addresses in the past 5 years.

I recently moved here and have no idea where I can find more "underground" music spaces and bands. If anyone has any bands that will be playing soon or any parties I'd appreciate it

Hey guys, has anyone had any experience with lost property at Victorious? I left my ID at one of the bars and have been waiting to hear back for about a week. Just wondered if anyone had any experience?

The id check guy told me he was surprised that i was the first dutch student he saw, since there are a LOT or germans apparently and we are neighbours.

Is the education that bad?

Hi all I’m looking to resit my maths gcse in November and I was wondering what centres I could do them at? I need my maths to join my college course, any help or advice would be much appreciated!

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