Geese lease
Castle Field will remain open all year round following a negotiated decision by Southsea Coastal Scheme officers and Natural England to use Southsea’s MoD field as a new bird refuge for overwintering Brent Geese. A case was made to Natural England to relocate the winter refuge in order to balance the needs of the […]
Portsmouth Short Story Competition 2021 launches
Aspiring writers can now enter Portsmouth City Council’s annual short story competition for a chance to win £500 and have their short story published online. This year’s competition has the theme ’10 years ago’. Writers can choose to interpret the theme how they wish in an original, non-published short story up to a maximum […]
Cameras being installed for Portsmouth Clean Air Zone
Residents will start to see cameras being installed within Portsmouth’s government mandated Clean Air Zone (CAZ) from 1 August, ahead of it going live in November. The CAZ is being introduced in the city to address harmful levels of air pollution. Portsmouth City Council is working with contractors Colas and telecoms company Siemens to start […]
Accommodation to support vulnerable rough sleepers in Portsmouth
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded £117,000 in funding for a new pilot which will provide safe accommodation for over 30 victims of violence and abuse who are at risk of sleeping rough in Portsmouth. The new accommodation will be in addition to the three accommodation sites recently purchased by […]
New era for education in Portsmouth
Two of the city’s leading colleges have officially merged in an ambitious move that will create significant benefits for the city and region. City of Portsmouth College has been formed by the merger of Portsmouth College and Highbury College and was formally constituted on Sunday 1st August. The newly formed College will give students […]
5 weeks of family fun at Portsmouth Museum & Art Gallery with the HAF Fun Pompey programme
This summer holiday from 26 July to 23 August, Portsmouth Museum & Art Gallery are running a fantastic programme of fun activities as part of the HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Fun Pompey scheme. Families will discover Portsmouth’s heritage, the natural wonders of the area and stories of Tudor England. The events are open […]
New innovative electric vehicle, solar panel and battery project to cut council’s carbon emissions
Portsmouth City Council has installed innovative solar panel, battery and electric vehicle (EV) charging systems at two housing depots in the city. Five new electric vehicles have been leased, to be used by the council’s green and clean team, which will run on the green power produced by the solar. Portsmouth City Council has […]
Go wild in Portsmouth parks
Local families can have fun finding out more about both wildlife and books this summer at the free ‘Go wild in the park’ events, organised by Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. At the events children will be able to take part in various wildlife themed fun activities, find out […]
Could you inspire Portsmouth’s schoolchildren to Explore Their Future?
With our Explore Your Future programme, we’re aiming to inspire Portsmouth’s 14- to 19-year-olds by showing them the wide variety of careers, and the wider variety of paths into those careers, available to them in the city. To achieve this, we’re building a library of short video interviews in which Portsmouth people discuss their jobs and […]
Portsmouth to host biggest angling event in the history of the UK
Portsmouth will become the ‘angling centre of the UK’ as it hosts an international sea fishing contest attracting hundreds of anglers to the Solent in 2022. The city has been announced as the official home of the Sea Angling Classic – and it is hoped that hundreds of people will be drawn to Portsmouth for the […]