100,000 COVID-19 booster jabs given in Portsmouth
More than 100,000 COVID-19 booster jabs have now been given in Portsmouth, marking a major milestone in the roll-out of the country’s largest vaccination programme. NHS partners and Portsmouth City Council have worked together to increase capacity across the city, including: More appointments at St. James’ Hospital vaccination centre (including walk-in options with no booking […]
Wightlink’s £1.5million investment to upgrade its Portsmouth Harbour FastCat terminal reaches its next stage
The next stage of Wightlink £1.5million investment in the FastCat foot passenger route between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head starts on Wednesday 5 January 2022. The timetable will stay the same but there will be changes to the way customers board the catamarans in Portsmouth for the next three months, because of major structural […]
UTC students show how robotics could help Portsmouth be less reliant on cars
Year 13 students from UTC Portsmouth have shared their ideas for how technology and robotics could help people become less reliant on their cars, as part of a term-long project with Portsmouth City Council. In September, four groups of students were tasked by the council’s regeneration team to explore how the latest technology, from […]
Is This Love? Domestic abuse campaign encourages us to recognise the signs of abuse
A campaign to highlight the signs of domestic abuse has been relaunched in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year. Is This Love? is an annual campaign run by Portsmouth’s community safety partnership that aims to raise awareness about the various types of domestic abuse, including emotional and financial, which often go unrecognised. […]
Council announces further funding for energy saving measures
Portsmouth City Council has successfully secured a further £15.7 million funding to install more energy-saving measures in Portsmouth homes. The funding supports the installation of free solid wall insulation, air-source heat pumps and solar PV worth up to £10,000 for low-income households across Portsmouth and other partnering local authorities across the South of England. This […]
Nursery workers seek to inspire others to join sector with new webinar
People working in local nurseries will go online in the new year to inspire others to follow in their footsteps. A range of people will be heard explaining how rewarding and fulfilling the work can be, in an interactive webinar. The series will run during Portsmouth Aspirations Week on Monday 17 January from 4 pm […]
Portsmouth’s first woman elected as a councillor honoured
A new blue plaque has been installed in Southsea commemorating Kate Edmonds, who became the city’s first woman elected as a councillor in 1918, along with the activist suffragettes who supported her. Just a few months after women finally gained the right to vote, Kate became the first woman to be elected onto the then […]
The D-Day Story in Portsmouth joins nationwide National Lottery Days Out campaign to offer discounted entry this winter
Visitors to The D-Day Story in Portsmouth will be able to redeem a £25 voucher on admission this winter thanks to the museum’s participation in a new National Lottery Days Out campaign with VisitBritain, the national tourism agency. National Lottery players who purchase a Lotto ticket this winter will be able to redeem a £25 […]
New fund to encourage Portsmouth residents to reconnect after COVID
Grants of up to £20,000 are being offered to support vulnerable residents to re-engage with their communities following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Portsmouth City Council’s Reconnecting Communities Fund welcomes applications from charities and voluntary sector organisations to run projects that will engage residents classed as Clinically Extremely Vulnerable or those who needed to […]
Have your say on improvements to walking and cycling in Portsmouth
Residents are being encouraged to share their views to improve cycling and walking routes from Fratton and Southsea to the city centre. Portsmouth City Council has launched a survey to share plans about improvements to walking and cycling routes in the city and gather people’s views about how best to implement changes. The planned schemes […]