More than 400 pupils from two Portsmouth schools have been stomping to school as part of Portsmouth City Council's 'Pompey Monster Stomp to School Challenge', which aims to develop healthy lifestyles, encourages road safety awareness and helps to improve air quality.

Hovertravel’s accessibility initiative, HoverCare, has been chosen by the UK Government as a case study to provide guidance on the just launched Inclusive Transport Leaders Scheme which aims to improve transport for disabled people.

Portsmouth Festivities has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for their arts and heritage project “Submerged” which will be led by Young Carers, to create multi-media art installations drawing inspiration from the 475th anniversary of the sinking of the Mary Rose, King Henry VIII’s flagship, a key part of Portsmouth’s heritage.

Local businesses are invited to find out about Portsmouth City Council's vision for the city, hear from key speakers and network with partner organisations, at a free breakfast networking event on Friday 6 March 2020.

The annual Future Portsmouth event takes place from 7.30am - 10am at the Village Hotel, Lakeside North Harbour. The Leader of the Council, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, will be sharing the vision for Portsmouth and there will be an opportunity to ask the questions that really matter about the great waterfront city.