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 […]
Rock delivery escalates sea defence works
Thousands of tonnes of armour rock will arrive in Southsea by ship this month to form new primary sea defences as part of the Portsmouth City Council-led Southsea Coastal Scheme. The first shipment of 5600 tonnes of rock is planned to be discharged onto the shore at Frontage 1 (Long Curtain Moat) from 12-15 April, […]
Urban Vocal Group becomes part of the Guildhall Trust
The Guildhall Trust is delighted to announce that with effect from 1st April 2021, the multi award-winning Urban Vocal Group (UVG) will be joining the Trust with the aim of increasing opportunities for young people to engage in singing and music-making, to develop transferable skills and to nurture positive health and wellbeing. Having been based […]
Hampshire Business Show returns for 2021 with Karren Brady as headline speaker
The Hampshire Business Show is set to make a grand return this year after being forced to postpone due to the pandemic. The Hampshire Business Show will return on Thursday, October 14 with television personality and successful businesswoman Baroness Karren Brady, who will be headlining the show. The show is the biggest business-to-business expo in […]