Wightlink celebrates the return of the Isle of Wight Festival
It was all hands on deck at Wightlink Ferries as many thousands of music lovers boarded ferries to cross the Solent and enjoy three days of live music at the Isle of Wight Festival. The much-loved annual event was cancelled in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and then postponed from its usual June […]
Abri’s success at Victorious Festival
Abri’s Employment Service engaged with 34 people through their Abri Work Academy (AWA), resulting in 30 jobs across the weekend. This included a group of Sudanese young people and many from disadvantaged backgrounds. AWA’s see them working in partnership with employers across a range of sectors including sales, customer service, care, construction, and events to […]
Paraffin’s work has been recognised for its excellence with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise
This prestigious award recognises Paraffin’s excellence in international trade, and the outstanding year on year growth they have achieved over the last three years. It also reflects the impact Paraffin has had in creating positive cultural change through our delivery of learning and capabilities to some of the best brands and manufacturing businesses in the […]
Support given for the Guildhall Walk road closure
A vibrant street in the city centre is to remain closed to vehicles following positive feedback from local residents and business owners, as well as visitors. Portsmouth City Council fully closed Guildhall Walk as pandemic restrictions increased, last year, under temporary powers granted by central government. Prior to the pandemic the road was closed to traffic after 7pm each day. The […]
Social Work in the South, Promoting Stronger Futures and Portsmouth City Council’s attendance at the event
Meet the Stronger Futures’ team from Portsmouth City Council at Social Work in the South on Thursday 23 September at the Ark Conference Centre in Basingstoke. The children’s social care team would love to meet you. Organised by Hampshire County Council, the event is aimed at qualified social workers who are looking to network with […]
Be transported to imaginary places
Grab your free tickets to enjoy an afternoon of poetry and harp playing at the Imaginary Places event on Saturday 2 October at 2pm at Portsmouth Central Library. This enchanting event, from Portsmouth City Council, features poet, Chris Tutton, reading from his poetry, and harpist Anne Denholm’s musical interpretation of the poetry. Chris Tutton is […]
Make a difference to Portsmouth’s vulnerable children
Meet some of our dedicated foster carers and the Foster Portsmouth team this autumn to discover more about the challenges and rewards of fostering. Portsmouth City Council is holding their first in-person foster carer recruitment event since Covid restrictions have been eased for people living in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. The event, which will be held […]
Addressing digital exclusion with full fibre connectivity
The last decade has seen digital exclusion go from a relatively minor issue to a significant problem for millions of citizens. The latest stats show that nearly 12m people (22% of the UK population) lack at least some essential digital skills. At the same time, we are increasingly having to conduct our lives online. Everything […]
Portsmouth port’s ‘living laboratory’ for green tech featured in new film
Portsmouth International Port are proud to be playing a leading role in a new British Ports Association (BPA) programme, discussing the maritime industry’s transition to a smarter, cleaner future. Committed to a cleaner future, the global shipping industry is undergoing a transformative journey. Intrinsic to our domestic shipping industry are Britain’s ports; our gateways to and from the […]
Employment stats don’t reflect lived reality, say small employers
The UK’s largest business group is urging policymakers to increase a targeted employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) break as the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that the vacancy rate has hit an all-time high. In London, Scotland and the South East there are still fewer employees on payrolls than there were pre-pandemic. […]