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“Somerstown self-portrait gallery has given my dad purpose and joy at a very difficult time”

|Date: 15 December, 2021

“Somerstown self-portrait gallery has given my dad purpose and joy at a very difficult time”

The daughter of a Somerstown artist said adding his painting to Portsmouth City Council's Somerstown Self ...

The daughter of a Somerstown artist said adding his painting to Portsmouth City Council's Somerstown Self-Portrait Gallery had given her dad a 'new lease of life, purpose and joy' after he was diagnos ...

15 December, 2021
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‘This is really emotional’ – former residents watch crane lift first panel from Somerstown tower block

|Date: 13 December, 2021

‘This is really emotional’ – former residents watch crane lift first panel from Somerstown tower block

Tearful former residents of Horatia House described their emotions at watching a crane lift the first pan ...

Tearful former residents of Horatia House described their emotions at watching a crane lift the first panel from the condemned Somerstown tower block. "I wasn't going to get all emotional but I can't ...

13 December, 2021
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Proud Somerstown grandma hails Somerstown street gallery

|Date: 17 November, 2021

Proud Somerstown grandma hails Somerstown street gallery

A Somerstown grandma has spoken of her pride at watching her granddaughter launch ambitious city centre c ...

A Somerstown grandma has spoken of her pride at watching her granddaughter launch ambitious city centre community art project Somerstown Street Gallery with a stunning 30m Somerstown-themed mural. Sky ...

17 November, 2021
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