Join the Portsmouth climate change discussion during COP26
Leader of Portsmouth City Council, Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, is calling for residents and businesses to join the council in combatting climate change. As the UK prepares to host the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 (31 October – 12 November), bringing together world leaders to commit to urgent global climate action, Portsmouth is looking at how […]
The Queens Hotel becomes a Shaping Portsmouth Patron
We are pleased to welcome The Queens Hotel as our latest Patron, As announced at our Business Leaders Group meeting last week, held at the hotel. Training and developing the talent of tomorrow is a major focus of the hotels, and they are creating an apprenticeship programme to nurture and develop their talented team. Catherine […]
Raising awareness of modern slavery on anti-slavery day
On anti-slavery day (18 October) Portsmouth City Council asks residents to understand what modern slavery is and how to report concerns. Someone is in slavery if they are: Forced to work Owned or controlled by an ’employer’ Dehumanised Treated as a commodity or property Have restrictions placed on their freedom of movement It is everyone’s […]
Over a quarter of employees in Hampshire and neighbouring coastal counties say their mental health has got worse since Covid began – new survey finds – as Solent Mind launches new national service for workers 20 October.
A new YouGov poll commissioned by Solent Mind and Push, the wellbeing and performance company, has found that a quarter (27%) of employees in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Dorset, say their mental wellbeing has got worse since the pandemic began. The national poll found that two-thirds (73%) of those who had experienced worsened […]
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. […]
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 […]
GRP Solutions becomes a Shaping Patron
We at Shaping Portsmouth are very pleased to announce that GRP Solutions has joined us a Patron. GRP Solutions is the UK’s leading glass reinforced plastics distributor providing composite solutions to customers across a wide range of industries such as marine, construction, automotive, leisure and wind energy. Brian Harpur, Managing Director of GRP Solutions comments, “It is […]
A multi-million pound economic boost forecast following record-breaking year for cruise at Portsmouth International Port
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, 2021 is set to become the most successful in Portsmouth International Port’s history for cruise operations, with a record number of days alongside maiden calls, and forecast economic growth for the city, published in a report to Portsmouth City Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday 5 October. By the end of […]
Season’s turn signals colder environment for small businesses as furlough ends and pandemic support withdrawn
The end of the furlough scheme coincides with the withdrawal of the small employer Sick Pay Rebate and the end of the Apprenticeship Incentive – meaning that small employers could find their operating environment becoming less hospitable as of 1 October. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme provided 60% of the wages of furloughed staff up […]
The Federation of Small Businesses and The Portsmouth News offer a Business Bounceback
The Portsmouth News have seen how tough the past year has been on businesses so they have decided to do their bit to help by offering a new way for businesses to market – and a lower cost. The Business Bounceback scheme, sponsored by the Federation of Small Businesses, will help businesses promote themselves at […]