Portsmouth residents asked for their views on Colas work
Portsmouth residents are being asked for their views on the condition of the city’s roads and the tidiness of its streets. Colas provide a range of services across Portsmouth, such as maintaining the roads, managing street lights and keeping pavements clean and tidy and would like to hear the public’s thoughts on their work. Jane […]
Art opportunity for city underpasses
An artist, or group of artists, will be invited to create public art installations at two underpasses in the city, as part of a council and police commissioner project to make the area safer. Recently £423,851 funding was awarded to Portsmouth City Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire from the government’s Safer […]
Potential expansion of cycle storage pilot
Residents in eight roads in Portsmouth could soon benefit from secure cycle storage, in the form of bike hangars, if proposals to launch phase two of the pilot are approved at next week’s cabinet meeting. Bike hangars are secure, lockable, covered pods which can accommodate between four and six cycles. Portsmouth City Council has […]
Secondary schools vaccination programme in Portsmouth
All 12- to 15-year-old pupils at mainstream secondary schools in the city have now been offered the coronavirus vaccination. The successful vaccination programme adds to the measures taken to address very high and rising coronavirus infection rates in schools. With schools suffering both in terms of pupil and staff absence as a result, the Director […]
Big potential for Tiny Things in Old Portsmouth
A new interactive museum experience will let people explore the history of the oldest part of Portsmouth using the latest technology. The Tiny Things project will see nine small replicas of museum exhibits dotted around Old Portsmouth for residents and visitors to discover. The tiny creations are made using 3D printers and will be found near […]
Portsmouth secures £20m to transform the visitor economy following Levelling Up Funding success
Portsmouth International Port’s crucial terminal extension, the transformation of Hilsea Lido and the creation of ‘Linear Park’ have officially been given the go-ahead after an announcement today by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The bid called Transforming the Visitor Economy has been awarded £20m Levelling Up Funding with £8.75m supporting an opportunity […]
Wightlink goes greener
On the eve of the international climate change summit, COP26, Wightlink pledged to further reduce its carbon emissions significantly over the next decade. The ferry company that connects the Isle of Wight with the south coast already operates England’s first hybrid energy ship, Victoria of Wight. She entered service between Portsmouth and Fishbourne in […]
Transforming Portsmouth’s bus service
Bus travel is set to be transformed over the coming years with greener, better-connected and more accessible services for all. Portsmouth City Council has reacted quickly to the launch of the government’s new national bus strategy by producing Portsmouth’s ambitious Bus Service Improvement Plan. The plan sets out the improvements that are needed to transform […]
Join the Portsmouth climate change discussion during COP26
Leader of Portsmouth City Council, Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, is calling for residents and businesses to join the council in combatting climate change. As the UK prepares to host the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 (31 October – 12 November), bringing together world leaders to commit to urgent global climate action, Portsmouth is looking at how […]
Have your say – engine idling survey
Residents are being encouraged to share their views in the engine idling survey ahead of the Clean Air Zone being launched on 29 November. Portsmouth City Council has launched an engine idling survey to gather a better understanding of whether the people travelling in the city understand what engine idling is, and the negative impact […]