Free Creative Workshop for Children 18 Months to 4 Years Old!
Beginning on Tuesday the 6th of September and regularly returning until the 13th of December— Get creative with Mrs Blossom Makes and your Crafty Little Toddlers in Portsmouth Guildhall’s Square Kitchen Café! Together, Mrs Blossom and your toddlers will explore colour, shape, sound & texture through fun and engaging crafts that encourage fine motor, […]
New bus lane in Portsmouth agreed at planning meeting
Portsmouth city centre will soon become a greener and better-connected destination as a new bus lane in the north of the city centre has been agreed at a planning committee. Portsmouth City Council officers and councillors agreed with plans to develop a brand-new bus lane in the area around Cascades car park in the […]
Search underway for best SME in the South East
The search is on again to discover and recognise the South East’s best and brightest small businesses. Britain’s biggest business group the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) has launched their annual ‘FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards’ which will culminate in a regional final in Shepperton, Surrey in March 2023 followed by a national final later […]
Portsmouth rated third in UK for electric charging accessibility
Portsmouth has been named the third most accessible city for electric vehicle charge points in the UK, with 59 per cent of residents now living within a five-minute walk of a charge point. New research from Field Dynamics in partnership with Zap-Map has revealed the volume of charging stations within a five-minute walk to residents […]
Age UK Portsmouth to deliver Meals on Wheels across the city
Local charity, Age UK Portsmouth, has been commissioned by Portsmouth City Council to carry out Meals on Wheels deliveries across the city. The new Meals on Wheels service provides a more flexible model than it has in the past, with drivers given the time to check up on service users, stop for a chat and […]
Wetwheels is the chosen charity for regional maritime awards
The Wetwheels Foundation is the charity partner for the first Maritime UK Solent Awards, raising awareness of its important and inspiring work, enabling disabled people to enjoy the open water barrier-free. The charity was founded in 2011 by yachtsman, Geoff Holt MBE DL, and has helped 6,000 disabled and disadvantaged people each year to […]
South Western Railway Joins Shaping Portsmouth
Shaping Portsmouth is pleased to announce that South Western Railway has joined us as our newest Patron. South Western Railway operates over 1,500 services each weekday, employs more than 5,000 people and provides commuter inter-urban, regional and long-distance services to customers in SW London, the southern counties of England and the Isle of Wight. As […]
With Thankful Hearts – Portsmouth’s Citywide Harvest
As well as the heatwaves and drought conditions in the country there has been one constant item on the news and in conversations. It is of course the economic situation we face, and particularly the pressures on those on low incomes and on the margins of our society. Although the utility bills increases and inflation […]
Smokin’ find near Southsea Castle
The bowl of a smoker’s pipe that looks likely to originate from Fareham Pipe Makers in the 1800s has been unearthed by the Southsea Coastal Scheme during work excavating a wall near Southsea Castle. The partial bowl of the clay pipe was found at a depth of 550mm by the wall, which looks to […]
An emergency day of fun at Port Solent’s 999 day!
Call 999! Port Solent will be hosting emergency summer holiday fun with the return of its popular 999 Day on Saturday 3 September. The Deputy Lord Mayor of Portsmouth will be attending the event, which is set to be bigger than ever before. It will take place from 10am to 4pm, in the first car […]