Gig Buddies is a project based in Fratton that matches volunteers and adults with learning disabilities, who share hobbies and interests, to go out and enjoy a fulfilling social life.

Stef Nienaltowski caught up with Aryana Vashisht after Shaping Portsmout's recent Business Leaders meeting to discuss a number of different topics in her role as NatWest's Local Business Growth Enabler.

Aryana had worked with Shaping last year, when we ran the Entrepreneurial Spark programme which was funded by NatWest, our own PCC, and the University of Portsmouth. That programme was a great success, and Stef was interested to see what the rest of Aryana's role involved.

From the Business Boost event she is running in May at Lakeside North Harbour to her own radio show, this is a lady with many activities in play.

Fashion students at the University of Portsmouth are running a series of events next week promoting sustainable fashion.

The activities are part of Fashion Revolution, an international movement highlighting some of the exploitative and environmentally damaging practices in the fashion industry and challenging the way that clothing is produced, sourced and consumed.

The environment matters. What we do, how we live our lives and the decisions we make will have an impact on the world around us. From recycling to renewable energy, from pollution to plastics we all have a part to play in making our world a home fit for future generations.

On Friday 14th September, during National Beach Clean Week, Portsmouth Music Hub will launch 'One World'. During a year of special events and concerts, and bringing together music, drama, art, poetry and dance, 'One World' will reach thousands of children and young people from across Portsmouth. The message is simple; that the environmental choices we make every day will change the world.