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A Portsmouth outreach team helped a trafficking survivor escape abuse, overcome addiction, and rebuild her life. After two years of support, she now has regular visits with her son and is working toward full custody.
Over 260 volunteers gathered at Portsmouth's Chichester Harbor to deploy 20,000 native oysters in the UK's largest underwater reef restoration project. The effort reconnects the region with centuries of maritime heritage while rebuilding a vital ecosystem.
Crystal Tides from Portsmouth broke into the UK Top 40 with their debut album "Toothpaste" after eight years of independent work. The band hit number 37 on the official chart and topped the album download chart without any label backing.
Portsmouth Football Club just pulled off something remarkable: staying in England's Championship league despite having the second-smallest budget in the entire division. Their manager, players, and staff turned financial disadvantage into a masterclass in determination.
After nearly dying from COVID-19, Eric Sirles now volunteers to sit with dying patients who have no one else by their side. The Portsmouth man spends his time at the same hospital that saved his life.
Janet Applefield, a Holocaust survivor, spoke to a packed audience in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ensuring her story of survival lives on for future generations. The April 12 event at Temple Israel brought together community members across faiths to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day.
A food pantry in Portsmouth, New Hampshire runs on the energy of 60 volunteers who show up every single day to stock shelves, cook meals, and restore dignity to families facing food insecurity. Their collective effort just earned one retired engineer the Volunteer of the Year award, but he says it's really about everyone who keeps coming back.
Scientists in Portsmouth are deploying innovative floating wetlands to bring back marine habitats destroyed by decades of coastal development. The project could restore critical ecosystems across the UK after 85% of coastal vegetation vanished in 50 years.
After a federal pause sparked legal battles, Virginia's massive offshore wind farm is back on track to power 660,000 homes. Senator Tim Kaine toured the Portsmouth terminal where the first turbine was just assembled, calling it a "Virginia pride moment."
A Portsmouth football fan who went into cardiac arrest at a train station has finally met the off-duty volunteer paramedic who brought him back to life. Sarah Taylor happened to be wearing her St John Ambulance uniform when Bob Dewane collapsed, and her quick CPR kept him alive for 10 critical minutes.
Workers restoring Lord Nelson's famous warship just discovered six 19th-century coins hidden beneath a massive mast for good luck. The treasures, sealed away in 1894, reveal a maritime tradition thousands of years old.
A 10-year-old cat wedged in a 4-inch gap for hours was rescued and reunited with owners who lost him in 2022. His microchip revealed he'd been living just two roads away the entire time.
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Over 230 years after Ona Judge fled slavery from George Washington's presidential mansion, a stunning new mural in Portsmouth, New Hampshire celebrates her courageous journey to freedom. The artwork brings visibility to a story that reminds us how individuals can change their own destiny against impossible odds.
Great Bay Community College just celebrated a major milestone with 288 students earning degrees and certificates at its 80th commencement ceremony. Nearly 200 graduates walked across the stage in Portsmouth, surrounded by cheering families who watched their loved ones achieve dreams that often took years of hard work to realize.
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and Saudi space company SARsatX are designing a new Earth observation satellite to tackle climate challenges together. The mission brings two countries together to monitor our changing planet and build lasting partnerships in space science.
A ragtag Paralympic sled hockey team that nobody believed in just became the subject of a powerful new documentary celebrating their 2002 gold medal triumph. The film "Ice Gold" premieres at Portsmouth Music Hall, honoring the New Hampshire coaches who led Team USA from worst to first.
A new study reveals that everyday Londoners in 1665 used weekly death reports to make life-saving decisions during the Great Plague, creating the blueprint for modern public health data. Samuel Pepys' famous diary shows how people navigated a deadly outbreak centuries before modern medicine.
At 22, Ona Judge fled President George Washington's mansion in 1796, choosing poverty and freedom over comfort and captivity. Her brave escape and lifetime of resistance rewrote what we know about courage in early America.
After a journey that took them from the Premier League to League Two and back again, Coventry City claimed their first second-tier championship in nearly six decades. The Sky Blues are heading back to England's top flight with one of football's greatest comeback stories.
What if the Big Bang wasn't the beginning of everything? Scientists now believe ancient black holes might be "cosmic fossils" from a universe that existed before ours.
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