First ever Imagine Portsmouth community award recognises organisations supporting people with the cost of living
A charity dedicated to supporting people in need and targeting issues of homelessness and addiction was announced as the winner of the first Imagine Portsmouth community award at the Shaping Portsmouth conference on Friday 27 January. The winner, LifeHouse, is based in Albert Road in Southsea where they provide a friendly food kitchen and diner serving […]
Happy Socks at Gunwharf Quays flips back to Havaianas store
Gunwharf Quays has announced the annual changeover of its unique multi-seasonal store with leading Brazilian footwear brand Havaianas now open. The store, located in City Quay Square next to Le Creuset and L’Occitane, replaces the seasonal Happy Socks store which began selling the Swedish brand’s selection of hosiery in October last year, in time […]
Small business confidence collapses – FSB calls for growth plan to power through
Small firms’ confidence in the final quarter of 2022 plunged to a depth almost on a par with that measured during the second Covid lockdown two years previously, new research from FSB has found. The Small Business Index (SBI)’s headline confidence figure in Q4 2022 fell to -46 points, down from -36 points in Q3 […]
A Brand-New Evening with Aggers and Tuffers New Year Tour 2023
Jonathan Agnew MBE and partner in crime Phil Tufnell, are bringing their popular stage show, An Evening With Aggers and Tuffers, to the Kings Theatre, Portsmouth. This brand-new show is, as ever, full of the humour, energy and rapport that these two share on stage. Aggers and Tuffers are key figures in the world of […]
The Harbour mental health service now closed – information on other services which offer mental health support
The Harbour, an urgent out-of-hours mental health support service, closed on 20 January 2023. The service was set up as a pilot in September 2021, but the decision has been made to close the service as the demand was not high enough. Charlotte Hope, Head of Unplanned Care at Solent NHS Trust, said, “Whilst feedback […]
Solent LEP seeks next Chair to shape the region’s long-term success
The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced that it is seeking its next Chair to help deliver its Solent 2050 vision and shape the long-term success for the region. Successful Local Enterprise Partnerships are led by influential private and public sector leaders, acting as champions for their area’s economic success. As the first LEP […]
Wightlink announces its summer 2023 timetable
Wightlink is announcing additional FastCat services between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier starting on Monday 27 March 2023. There will also be changes to the Lymington-Yarmouth timetable to improve connections with South Western Railway (SWR) trains. The extra FastCat evening sailings will be the 21:20 and 22:45 from Portsmouth and the 22:00 and 23:10 from Ryde. […]
Solent Freeport seeks views on projects to receive funding
The Solent Freeport is seeking views on the first business cases published for consultation to receive funding for capital projects. Brian Johnson, Chair of the Solent Freeport Consortium Ltd, said: “With formal designation of the Solent Freeport announced at the end of last year, national seed capital funding has now been unlocked which brings investment opportunities. […]
Join the Portsmouth Guildhall with a Working with Young People in a Cultural Environment luncheon
Portsmouth Guildhall is delighted to be taking part in Portsmouth & South Coast Business Week and invites businesses that engage with young people to join them for a networking luncheon. They host over a dozen businesses at the Guildhall and annually host 80,000 people to meetings, conferences and events. Portsmouth Guildhall is strong advocate on […]
Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre hosts PRIDE LGBTQ+ Film Festival as part of LGBTQ+ History Month
The Portsmouth Film Society’s 9th Pride LGBT Film Festival will take place at its new home, Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre throughout the month of February. The Festival will be showing a range of films, will have guest speakers, and aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and […]