Hovertravel announces additional late night flights to support Portsmouth FC next season’s fixtures
As in previous years, Hovertravel is again adding extra flights to its timetable to support Isle of Wight residents who wish to watch the late home games. Pat Sowerbutts, commercial manager at Hovertravel, explains: “We are always looking to develop our services and thanks to an ongoing partnership with the Isle of Wight Pompey Supporters […]
New resting place for Southsea memorial benches
The Southsea Coastal Scheme has gifted a temporary seating area to the owners of 25 memorial benches that were recently removed during the construction of vital sea defences around Southsea Castle. Two new benches displaying all the removed memorial plaques have been installed by the Rock Gardens on Southsea promenade. Once construction work is […]
Neurodiverse City of Portsmouth College student picks up journalism award
A neurodiverse Portsmouth student, who is also partially deaf, has overcome his personal challenges to pick up a top southern journalism award. James Buckley, 20, who has just completed his journalism diploma at City of Portsmouth College, is to receive an award from the Solent branch of the National Union of Journalists in memory of […]
International conference to help end plastic pollution comes to Portsmouth
Revolution Plastics at the University of Portsmouth is holding an international conference to help end plastic pollution from 1-3 November 2022. PlasticsFuture 2022 is a mission-driven conference which aims to inspire new solutions to end plastic pollution. It will be an opportunity to share global research and innovation across disciplines and communities, and forge future […]
Author Ross Welford schools pupils and takes them to dreamland
More than 300 Portsmouth children met the author of their latest novel, Ross Welford, to celebrate Portsmouth City Council’s Big City Read. Ross Welford visited Mayfield School in Portsmouth where 325 children from Mayfield School, King’s Academy College Park and King’s Academy Northern Parade School had the opportunity to speak to the popular children’s […]
Historic find rings a bell
A copper bell likely dating back to Victorian times has been unearthed by the Southsea Coastal Scheme during work digging a trench to connect electricity on Castle Field. The bell was found at a depth of 600mm, just five metres away from a Victorian cobbled road that was also discovered at the same depth […]
Meet the new lead of our Armed Forces Covenant Programme
Shaping Portsmouth is pleased to welcome Andy Spencer as our new Armed Forces Covenant programme lead. For the past couple of years, Andy has been the Armed Forces Lead for Solent NHS Trust and is part of the Trust’s leadership team for the development and operation of NHS OpCOURAGE services in South-East England. He also […]
Experience the reopening of a family favourite while exploring the seas this summer at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Experience the reopening of a family favourite while exploring the seas this summer at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Family favourite Action Stations at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard gets a new look for summer and reopens with a physically-charged Royal Marines experience that will challenge visitors. Reopening on July 23, Action Stations welcomes the Commando Experience, that puts […]
Hovertravel supports Isle of Wight Pride 2022
Isle of Wight Pride is returning on Saturday 16th July with a parade through Ryde and live acts on the seafront throughout the afternoon. New for 2022 are events on both Friday and Sunday, making the weekend a three-day celebration of diversity and inclusivity and an opportunity to give Ryde its annual coat of […]
Travel and tourism career takes off for former college student Stephie
High-flier Stephie Zulu has checked in as cabin crew with Virgin Atlantic, straight after completing a travel and tourism course at City of Portsmouth College. The 18-year-old flew through the two-year Level 3 Extended Diploma at Highbury Campus, despite Covid restrictions resulting in a blended approach of remote and classroom learning. She’s already halfway through […]