A Brand-New Evening with Aggers and Tuffers New Year Tour 2023
Jonathan Agnew MBE and partner in crime Phil Tufnell, are bringing their popular stage show, An Evening With Aggers and Tuffers, to the Kings Theatre, Portsmouth. This brand-new show is, as ever, full of the humour, energy and rapport that these two share on stage. Aggers and Tuffers are key figures in the world of […]
The Harbour mental health service now closed – information on other services which offer mental health support
The Harbour, an urgent out-of-hours mental health support service, closed on 20 January 2023. The service was set up as a pilot in September 2021, but the decision has been made to close the service as the demand was not high enough. Charlotte Hope, Head of Unplanned Care at Solent NHS Trust, said, “Whilst feedback […]
Wightlink announces its summer 2023 timetable
Wightlink is announcing additional FastCat services between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier starting on Monday 27 March 2023. There will also be changes to the Lymington-Yarmouth timetable to improve connections with South Western Railway (SWR) trains. The extra FastCat evening sailings will be the 21:20 and 22:45 from Portsmouth and the 22:00 and 23:10 from Ryde. […]
Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre hosts PRIDE LGBTQ+ Film Festival as part of LGBTQ+ History Month
The Portsmouth Film Society’s 9th Pride LGBT Film Festival will take place at its new home, Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre throughout the month of February. The Festival will be showing a range of films, will have guest speakers, and aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and […]
Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards announce headline sponsors for 2023
Pamodzi’s annual Awards celebrate Portsmouth-based individuals who make a positive impact within their communities, whatever context that may be. The award evening marking International Women’s Day is open to men and women. It will also celebrate the creative industry within Portsmouth, including musical and dance theatre performances. The Headline Sponsors for this year’s event […]
Portsmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia to become sister cities to progress trade opportunities
Portsmouth and Halifax Nova Scotia in Canada will formalise their “sister city” agreement to expand on both cities’ work to develop opportunities for business on Thursday 19 January. The agreement will be signed by Mayor of Halifax, Mike Savage and the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor Hugh Mason. The signing of this formal agreement opens […]
New year, new beginnings with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council are holding their first foster carer recruitment event of 2023 on Saturday, 21 January, from 10 am-1 pm at Portsmouth’s Holiday Inn Express, Farlington. As you clinked flutes or joined the countdown this New Year’s Eve, what resolutions did you make? How about one that changes your life… and theirs? The first fostering drop-in event […]
Would you like to join the Wymering Manor Trust, in planning the future of one of Portsmouth’s oldest houses?
Built by Catholics in 1581, its Elizabethan timber frame wraps round the great hall with its dramatic twisting staircases to the fine rooms and attics above, while the nineteenth century extensions offer several different spaces. It’s listed Grade II*, and its atmospheric interiors and garden attract enthusiastic volunteers. The Wymering Manor Trust’s aim is […]
Portsmouth bus operators cap fares at £2 until 31 March 2023
People across Portsmouth can benefit from single bus fares capped at £2 for the winter under a government-backed campaign to encourage people back on to public transport. Portsmouth City Council has collaborated with local bus companies First Solent and Stagecoach who have both taken up the scheme. According to the Department for Transport, people can save […]
£75,000 boost to cycling and walking improvements in Portsmouth
Creating a cycling and walking network that’s better connected, safer and accessible to all is one step closer following the funding award from Active Travel England, Department of Transport. Portsmouth City Council has been awarded £75,000 by Active Travel England to invest in working with communities to design improvements to the city’s existing cycling […]