Aquind: Council Leader’s letter to minister
The Leader of Portsmouth City Council has sent the following letter to Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Dear Mr Kwarteng MP Re: Aquind Interconnector Application I am writing about the Aquind Interconnector application, which will take a major electricity line through Portsmouth, from the south to the north of the city. […]
Guildhall Games Fest returns in 2022!
Calling all gamers! You do not want to miss Guildhall Games Fest as it returns to Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th January 2022. Featuring the best in modern, board and retro gaming across 3 sessions and 2 floors of the iconic venue, the 2022 event will also feature gaming merch, tournaments and an all-new […]
Plans move forward for 180 new affordable homes
Plans for 180 new affordable homes in Leigh Park can move forward after Portsmouth City Council secured more than £2.5m of government funding. The homes will all be social or affordable rent and will include some custom-built for residents with specific specialist needs. It will see better use made of 13 under-developed sites owned by the […]
Portsmouth’s port sets course for shore power
Portsmouth City Council’s cabinet has approved a strategy for shore power provision at Portsmouth International Port, which will allow visiting ships to switch their engines off whilst alongside. The port has bold plans to tackle emissions and carbon, which will ultimately help them to become one of the UK’s first zero emission ports. The […]
Portsmouth silences hate with a united voice
Portsmouth City Council partners with Portsmouth Football Club and Pompey in the Community to produce an anti-discrimination film. Produced by Portsmouth City Council, the film stars prominent members of Portsmouth Football Club, fans and a local poet who penned the poem that is read out in the film. Prompted by a rise in hate […]
New era begins at Mayfield School
Mayfield School in Portsmouth held an official ceremony yesterday, 7 October, to celebrate the opening of their brand new school building, which includes a dedicated Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) centre. As the only local authority ‘all-through’ school in the city, it is set to provide a high-quality education environment for around […]
Inspirational webinar series designed for future teachers returns
A popular webinar series designed to kickstart a teaching career returns on Wednesday 20 October at 4pm, thanks to Teach Portsmouth. The webinar, Teach Portsmouth presents: special educational needs teaching, encourages those looking to teach children and young people with complex needs to take that first step into the profession. Teach Portsmouth is a Portsmouth City […]
Essential maintenance to port facilities means Wightlink’s Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferries will use the Portsmouth International Port on 16/17 October 2021
Wightlink’s car ferries between Portsmouth and Fishbourne will use the Portsmouth International Port (PIP) instead of Wightlink’s terminal in Gunwharf Road over the weekend 16/17 October 2021. This is to allow essential maintenance of the boarding ramp at Gunwharf. This weekend has been chosen as Sunday 17 October is also the date of the Great […]
Little-known story of the Royal Navy’s heroic coastal forces in both World Wars told for the first time in major new gallery at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
The little-known story of the Royal Navy’s heroic coastal forces in both World Wars was told for the first time in a major new gallery at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower Major new permanent gallery The Night Hunters: The Royal Navy’s Coastal Forces at War pays tribute to the high-risk, high-octane operations of the coastal forces in both world wars. Two remarkable surviving historic […]
Praise for Portsmouth builders working on all-electric council homes in the face of Covid challenges
Portsmouth builders have been praised for taking on the challenges of the global pandemic while building brand new all-electric council-owned homes in Hilsea. The 17 brand new Portsmouth City Council houses and flats, on the corner of Doyle Avenue and Northern Parade, in Hilsea, are being built for the council by Portsmouth firm PMC […]