Celebrate the May Bank Holiday with free live music at Port Solent
Port Solent’s May Bank Holiday live music event is set to return on Sunday, 1 May, to give visitors a free, fun-filled day of entertainment from local talent. Portsmouth-based sixties band Mojo Dollar will entertain guests with a mix of Mod, Motown, Blues and Beat. New for 2022, The Voltaires – an award-winning ultimate […]
Hovertravel awarded part of Government’s £1 Million accessibility grant
Hovertravel has been awarded a grant to improve accessibility for its customers. Last October, the grant launched was explicitly aimed at lifeline ferries and seaports serving the Isle of Wight and Isles of Scilly. Neil Chapman, managing director of Hovertravel, explains: “Our HoverCare initiative has been a huge success. We are just one of two […]
Portsmouth electrical recycling firm launches schools Recycling Week to encourage people to recycle old tech
An electrical recycling firm is launching an initiative to help lower the number of electrical goods going to landfills. Hilsea-based Southern Electrical Recycling (SER) is launching a scheme to encourage more people to recycle their tech rather than keeping it untouched in drawers or throwing it away with household waste. The family-run company is introducing […]
Wightlink is awarded £276,800 to improve travel for disabled customers
Wightlink has been awarded £276,800 to help improve travel to and from the Isle of Wight for disabled customers. The ferry company’s submission for the Government Maritime Accessibility Fund grant was drawn up following consultation with accessible travel company Unlimited Island. Fully accessible toilets for disabled adults and children will be built in both […]
New city centre artwork for popular underpass
A popular underpass in Portsmouth city centre will soon be made more beautiful and have improved safety for people living and visiting the area, as new lighting is added and artwork is developed by local artist Pete Codling. Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner have received funding to improve an area of […]
Portsmouth City Council funding supports greening projects
Two city areas have been transformed into new Green and Clean community spaces to improve greening, air quality and health for residents with funding from Portsmouth City Council’s CIL Neighbourhood Fund and Greening the City Fund. The urban areas of Southampton Road in Cosham and Church Street in Buckland have been planted with trees, […]
‘Art is my light as my world is getting darker’
Local art gallery seeks support to provide opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to experience art. Portsmouth’s leading contemporary art gallery Aspex, based in Gunwharf Quays, celebrates the opening of its latest exhibition this spring. Journey by Dots (8 April – 26 June 2022) presents the most ambitious collection of work to date by […]
More funding for rough sleeping reduction work
Portsmouth City Council has secured more Government cash to help it continue the work of reducing the number of rough sleepers on the city’s streets. A bid for three more years of Government funding has also been submitted, with a decision expected in May. £149,000 has been confirmed for current services, including caseworkers helping rough […]
Portsmouth campaign calls out attitudes that lead to violence against women and girls
We all have a role to play in tackling sexual violence – that is the central message in a new campaign unveiled this week by Portsmouth City Council. The campaign asks people in the city to step up and challenge their own attitudes and behaviour and to speak out if they see or hear […]
Key workers presented with symbolic freedom of Portsmouth
Local businesses and the voluntary community have been presented with symbolic freedom of Portsmouth for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 100 key workers and organisations were invited to Portsmouth Guildhall as recognition of their contribution. Last year Portsmouth City Council decided to award Freedom of the City to key workers and the reception, […]