Category: News Story

Wightlink Ferries welcomes Dan Haynes as Head of Retail

Dan Haynes has joined Wightlink Ferries as Head of Retail. He is responsible for the 14 cafés and shops onboard ferries and at ports throughout the company with more than 80 members of staff. Dan’s career began with a job at House of Fraser in his home town of Shrewsbury, followed by other posts in […]

South Western Railway awarded leading accreditation for workplace inclusivity

South Western Railway (SWR) has been awarded a leading accreditation for fostering an inclusive workplace and culture. The train operator, which employs over 5,000 people across London, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, and Devon, has earned a ‘silver’ in the Inclusive Employers Standard. For the Inclusive Employers Standard, applicants must provide evidence in response to 35 […]

Former HSDC Film And TV Production student lands big break with ITV

A former HSDC Film and TV Production student who enjoys “turning ideas into reality” has been given an opportunity of a lifetime with top television presenting duo Ant and Dec. Hayden Kracke, who studied Creative Media Production (Film and TV) from 2019 – 2021 at HSDC South Downs has already celebrated success in the TV […]

Portsmouth conference reaffirms the ‘importance of reading’ in schools

Education leaders in Portsmouth are reaffirming the importance of learning to read, raising standards in literacy across the city. The Portsmouth Education Partnership, which brings together all education providers, partners, and stakeholders, held a teaching and learning conference for professionals in schools, colleges, and early years settings. Through keynote speakers and workshops, the conference focused […]

Networking event encourages businesses to strengthen their IT security

Last week Lisa Gibbs, our Business Digital Resilience programme lead, presented to Portsmouth City Council’s network meeting at the Kings Theatre. Lisa, who is also Director of Philip Gibbs Insurance Brokers, gave attendees an overview of Shaping Portsmouth and the programme, its aims, resources available, and the partners involved, and then introduced Emma Mouncey and Ramata Touré from […]

Launching the Charity Support Network programme

Shaping Portsmouth is pleased to announce the pilot launch of our Charity Support Network, and we’re looking for businesses to sign up. Businesses can volunteer their time and expertise to build up a resource bank to provide free support to charities in the Portsmouth area.Charities can then request the support they need, and the Shaping Portsmouth team will […]

Community funding available to support great ideas

Great ideas and projects that support the development of the area can apply for Neighbourhood CIL funding from Portsmouth City Council. In the 2021/22 financial year around 40 projects around the city benefited from Neighbourhood CIL expenditure to the total of £447,084. Community projects from greening spaces, community hall refurbishments and outdoor art have received […]

Over 500 jobs placements to be Made In Pompey

Following the very successful 100 in 100 campaign in 2021 we are relaunching it as a new programme called Made In Pompey. The essence of this programme is to promote Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Assisted Internships from 1st April 2023 to the 31st January 2024. The plan is to generate over 500 places in our local businesses […]