Portsmouth’s local election results
The results of the Portsmouth City Council elections on Thursday 6 May have been announced following a count at the Guildhall, Portsmouth, on Saturday 8 May. One seat in each of the council’s 14 wards was up for election this year. The political makeup of the council is now: 16 Conservative, 15 Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour, […]
Hovertravel adds to timetable
From Wednesday 5th May Hovertravel is adding extra flights to its weekday timetable. The additional flights are 1545 from Ryde and 1600 from Southsea, on Monday to Friday only. Julie Horrocks, Head of Ground Operations at Hovertravel, explains: “We always monitor our passenger numbers and flows in detail and, over the past year, this has […]
University of Portsmouth Cosmologist to help map the earliest structures of the universe
An astrophysicist from the University of Portsmouth will have the honour of joining one of the first missions on the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor of the Hubble Space Telescope. When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) becomes operational later this year, it will be the world’s premier space science observatory. One of its first […]
boxChilli on why you should never use a website builder.
boxChilli work with businesses of all shapes and sizes to get them online or ensure that they see the best return from their website and marketing investment, hailing from just outside of Portsmouth, they give some valuable advice on how to improve your website and also your business: If you are selling a product or […]
Global smart city leaders show what Portsmouth can gain from full fibre
Across the world, data and technology is being harnessed to solve some of the biggest challenges of city life – from traffic and pollution, to overpopulation and public safety. As our towns and cities get smarter, they become more responsive, easier to navigate and ultimately, more enjoyable places to work and live in. For the […]
Portsmouth’s ‘Cathedral of the Sea’ offers new experiences for visitors and explorers from 17 May.
Portsmouth Cathedral is pleased to announce the Cathedral’s reopening to visitors and explorers from 17 May 2021, alongside launching exciting new visitor experiences created with funding from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage. Over recent months Portsmouth Cathedral has remained open as a place of worship, holding a reduced pattern of services and offering […]
Mental health charity encourages people to ‘Get Back to Nature’ to boost their wellbeing
Spending just a couple of hours a week in green space or bringing nature into your everyday life can benefit both your mental and physical wellbeing – says Hampshire’s largest mental health charity Solent Mind. For Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 May), Solent Mind and its social enterprise company Mayfield Nurseries has launched its Get […]
Victorious Festival is helping to Shape our city
We are very pleased to welcome Victorious Festival, The UK’s biggest metropolitan music festival, to the Shaping Portsmouth family after becoming a Patron. Victorious will return to Southsea Seafront this August Bank holiday weekend (27th-29th August), and is set to be the biggest festival weekend in the South this Summer, having announced a line-up brimming […]
Big Mouth Comedy Festival returns for a monumental year!
After what has been one of the most challenging years in the history of Portsmouth Guildhall and for us all, the Big Mouth Comedy Festival is set to return on Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th September 2021, marking the start of what will be a packed Autumn/Winter season of events at the city’s iconic venue. […]
Victoria Park’s centenary fountain springs into life
The centenary fountain in Victoria Park is once again flowing and ready for park-goers to enjoy this spring, following investigation and maintenance work. As part of Portsmouth City Council’s work to revive Victoria Park, the team has cleaned up the fountain bowl, removed layers of silt from the pond and mechanics, and been able to […]