City of Portsmouth College apprentice on course for national bricklaying award
City of Portsmouth College apprentice bricklayer Elliott Kingston is cementing firm footings for his future career after winning a junior heat in the Guild of Bricklayers 2022 competition. Elliott, aged 18, took on competition from across the south in the regional contest at Eastbourne College. He now goes through to the national finals at South […]
Help map places in Portsmouth where you feel unsafe
Portsmouth City Council is working with Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service (PARCS), part of the national charity Family Action. The project aims to gather intelligence on hot spots in the city where residents feel particularly vulnerable, such as streets with low lighting, or where problem behaviour, like intimidation, sexualised or hate-based harassment, or being […]
Aspex Portsmouth, presents new exhibition by sculptor Jessica Wetherly, responding to environmental damage on the South Coast.
Sink or Float opens at Aspex from 8 July to 25 September 2022 and is the latest solo exhibition by Jessica Wetherly, an alum of the Royal College of Art. The exhibition will consider the most urgent issues affecting our waterways. Since 2009, only 14% of UK rivers met Good Ecological Status under the Water […]
College student Kia swaps pipes for pots and pans
A student at Fareham College has swapped life as a plumber to pursue a lifelong passion, cooking up a storm at a national student cookery competition along the way. Kia Vincent downed tools from her career as a plumber and decided to go back to school and do something she really loved following the […]
Portsmouth Pledge to care for young people
Council officials and carers in Portsmouth came together with children in care and care experienced adults to formally adopt the Portsmouth Pledge, setting care standards for the city. The pledge outlines 11 key principles children can expect to receive and was jointly co-produced by children, young people, foster carers and council officers. Once the […]
Young students secure prestigious placements with local NHS Trust
Five T Level Health Science students from Fareham College have been successful in securing an industry placement working with the local NHS Trust, Southern Health. Millie Mortimore, Ellis Ravenhall, Hannah Newton, Megan Avis and Isabelle Symes, aged 17 and 18 from Fareham, Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, all applied for the placement earlier in the […]
Solent welcomes national voice of the UK’s maritime industries
Maritime UK, the country’s umbrella body for the maritime sector that supports over 1 million jobs and contributes £46.1bn to the British economy, is to hold its first in-person National Council meeting in over two years in the Solent region when representatives from across the country meet at Portsmouth International Port on 25 May. Anne-Marie […]
Major new conservation phase for national treasure heralds a temporary new look for HMS Victory and once-in-a-generation visitor experience
One of the world’s best-loved ships and national treasure, HMS Victory, reaches a hugely significant conservation milestone in the 10-year-long project to ensure she is protected for the next half-century with the announcement that the ship will go under wraps and be partially enclosed by temporary covered scaffolding. A century since Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship […]
Levelling Up funding kick starts major Portsmouth port development
Portsmouth International Port’s terminal transformation has officially begun, as contractors Knights Brown started construction on a new carbon-neutral terminal extension, which will strengthen the city’s position as a major UK port and is one of the UK’s first Levelling Up projects to get underway. The port has been awarded £11.25m funding from the Department for […]
Ofsted give glowing report on city’s Community Learning Service
A “Good” rating and praise have been given to the passionate teachers, managers and leaders at The Learning Place, run by Portsmouth’s City Council, in a new Ofsted report. Ofsted recently inspected the Community Learning Service at The Learning Place in North End to look at how well adult learning courses are run. Ofsted reported […]