Phlex boosts hospitality and workers with new pub co-working spaces
Co-working business Phlex has partnered with local pub chain Brewhouse + Kitchen and The Host Space to offer co-working spaces in the Southsea and Portsmouth areas. Phlex has also agreed a deal with Brewhouse & Kitchen to use their venues as co-working spaces nationally. Co-working platform, Phlex, focuses on running dedicated co-working spaces in towns and cities in the […]
Centre Director Yvonne Clay on reopening Gunwharf Quays
Having spent several years in retail marketing, Yvonne’s passion has been to put the customer at the centre of everything she does. This customer centricity has been present during Yvonne’s time as a retail management graduate at Boots, to working for Virgin in product development and ecommerce, through to her current role. Having joined Landsec […]
Small business confidence rebounds as shops re-open in England and Wales
Close to two thirds (58%) of small businesses expect their performance to improve this quarter, and fewer than one in three (31%) expect theirs will worsen, according to the latest FSB study of almost 1,700 business owners. With trading restrictions easing across England and Wales today, the business group reports that its UK SBI confidence […]
The Wildlife Trusts spark national appetite for nature with The Big Wild Breakfast
Start your day the wild way on Tuesday 1 June with butterflies, bagels, worms, waffles, toads and toast for the UK’s biggest nature challenge – 30 Days Wild! The Wildlife Trusts invite the nation to join the Big Wild Breakfast, a new, outdoor, celebration to kickstart the UK’s most popular nature extravaganza – 30 Days […]
Changes to excess waste collection in Portsmouth
With lockdown lifting, rubbish collection services in Portsmouth are returning to normal from 19 April, following a relaxation in the allowance over the past few months aimed at helping people to stick to the stay at home order. From Monday 19 April, only rubbish contained in the black bin or three black bags (the standard […]
Opportunity to join us at Shaping Portsmouth with the Kickstart Programme
An opportunity for someone aged between 16 and 24 and claiming some form of Universal Credit has arisen to join us at Shaping Portsmouth as a Business and Admin Support Assistant. The job role involves: Providing support to the CEO of Shaping and the Head of Events & Programmes. Your main responsibilities will be: Organise […]
Sea wall repairs in time for summer
Repairs to damaged sea wall along four sections of the coastal path from Portsmouth’s Mountbatten Centre to the Lido will get underway on 19 April to ensure the area is fully operational in time for summer. The works are being undertaken as part of Phase 3 (Tipner Lake) of Portsmouth City Council’s North Portsea Island […]
Go safe as more businesses re-open
Residents are reminded to go safe, go local and follow any guidance as non-essential businesses re-open from Monday 12 April 2021. Portsmouth City Council hopes residents will keep doing their bit to protect Portsmouth as retail, personal care, outdoor door areas at hospitality venues and indoor sports and leisure open their doors. The council has […]
Positive Minds, Portsmouth’s mental health support service is back open for face to face support from today.
Positive Minds is a partnership between Portsmouth CCG, Solent NHS Trust and Solent Mind, the local mental health charity. The service is based in central Portsmouth and has been delivering fantastic online support over past last year. The service offers a new way to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of Portsmouth residents, with a […]
New project to restore seagrass and tackle climate change launches
Today Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust launched an exciting new partnership with Boskalis Westminster Ltd to undertake a seagrass restoration project within the Solent, starting with an important research and development phase. The Solent Seagrass Restoration Project, which will be led by the Trust’s Senior Marine Biologist Dr Tim Ferrero, aims to identify […]