Private Hire Vehicle trial rescheduled
A trial to allow private hire vehicle drivers to use bus lanes in Portsmouth has been rescheduled to the summer. The trial, which will last for at least three months, was set to go ahead in late March. Portsmouth City Council has taken the important step of rescheduling the trial to give more time to […]
Newly-conserved painting that captures “The Death of Nelson” takes centre stage in gallery dedicated to naval hero
A newly conserved original copy of Arthur William Devis’ ‘The Death of Nelson’ which famously captures the dying moments of one of the nation’s greatest military leaders, has gone on display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The painting, which measures over a metre squared, depicts Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson […]
£50 supermarket vouchers help local families
Thousands of families are getting a £50 boost from Portsmouth City Council to help them buy food. Up to 8,000 children who qualify for free school meals will benefit. Their families will be getting £50 supermarket vouchers, designed to help them over the Easter holidays. Families are notified about the scheme by their school, […]
Red noses on hovercraft for Comic Relief
Hovertravel, the world’s only year-round scheduled passenger hovercraft service, is wearing a red nose on each of its two hovercraft to raise awareness and encourage donations for Comic Relief 2022. Loretta Lale, Head of Commercial at Hovertravel, explains: “Our hovercraft are some of the most photographed commercial vessels in the world, and we wanted […]
Women working in hospitality in Portsmouth offered tracking app to make sure they get home safely
Shaping Portsmouth are working with Portsmouth City Council and Isle of Wight Council to offer free year-long licenses for the StaySafe Lone Worker app to nightclubs and restaurants in the city as part of a new bid to help women feel safer. Over 300 licenses are available to women working in the hospitality sector in […]
Bransbury Park plans spring into action!
First chance to see sports hub plans at Spring it on community drop-in event Residents are invited to Spring it on – a fun community drop-in event at Eastney Community Centre from 4.30 pm – 7.30 pm on Tuesday 22 March 2022, where they will be the first to see Portsmouth City Council’s plans for […]
Wightlink apologises for Covid-related cancellations
Wightlink apologises for cancelling sailings at short notice on its Portsmouth to Ryde FastCat service and the Lymington to Yarmouth car ferry. This is because of a spike in cases of Covid-19 among crew members. Wightlink will continue operating its winter timetable until the Easter holidays. The Portsmouth- Fishbourne car ferry service will operate with […]
Hundreds of Somerstown people work together to create name ideas for tower blocks site
More than 350 Somerstown residents worked together to create a mural of ideas as the local community started the search for a name for the brand new Portsmouth City Council-owned housing that will replace Horatia and Leamington Houses. Click here to watch a two-minute video of the You Name It community event which saw […]
Rock floods in for sea defence work
Thousands of tonnes of rock have been offloaded onto the beach near the Pyramids to build new flood defences for the next phase of the Southsea Coastal Scheme. A total of 140,000 tonnes of rock will be used for the defences along frontage 4 of the Scheme, stretching from the Pyramids to Blue Reef Aquarium […]
Go wild for green Jubilee grants
Groups and charities are royally invited to apply for a Portsmouth City Council Jubilee Neighbourhood Grant to fund environmentally focussed community legacy projects across the city to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Up to £1,000 is available for every ward in Portsmouth for projects such as wildflower gardens, bee hotels or parklets. The project must: […]