Two decades ago, the city’s council chose to prioritise playgrounds and youth clubs to help its poorer families – and the benefits are plain to see• Read more: Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas...
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Read MoreEven some of her political opponents back the Portsmouth North MP in the race to succeed JohnsonThe thick stone battlements that guard the entrance to Portsmouth’s ancient harbour bake in the late afternoon heat. Teenage...
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