Portsmouth’s popular 60+ Festival makes a welcome return
Spaces still available on many activities, with events taking place from the Monday 4 October A fortnight of fun activities and events are on offer as Portsmouth’s popular 60+ Festival gets underway, and there are still spaces on many of the activities available. The festival, run by Portsmouth City Council takes place from Monday 4 […]
Portsmouth City Council to launch first Carbon Budget
Portsmouth City Council has announced it will be producing its first-ever carbon budget for 2022/23. The council already produces a financial budget for the following financial year. This has two elements. The capital budget is for major infrastructure projects and the revenue budget is for ongoing services. Councillor Kimberly Barrett, Cabinet Member for Climate Change […]
Berth of a new era as ceremonial name announced
Portsmouth International Port’s recently extended berth is to be given the ceremonial name of ‘The Ayrton Berth’, after the British engineer, mathematician, physicist, suffragette and inventor Hertha Ayrton, who was born in Portsmouth. Completion of the port’s multi-million pound berth extension, undertaken during a period of significant challenge, means the port can now manage larger […]
Portsmouth residents asked for budget views
Portsmouth residents are being asked to help shape the city’s budget strategy for future years. Portsmouth City Council has launched a budget consultation to help inform difficult decisions it will have to make to save £1m a year starting from April 2022. Like all councils, Portsmouth is facing costs and increases in demand for care […]
Apprentice chefs Ketan and Jack on track for a career in catering
With so much talk about the hospitality industry struggling to fill thousands of jobs, the Queens Hotel is delighted to welcome apprentices Ketan Dixon-Whiteaway and Jack Breach to the kitchen team. The youngsters are being supported on their career path thanks to a new apprenticeship programme being offered at the Queens Hotel. General […]
Two-thirds of Portsmouth now part of food waste recycling trial
Tens of thousands of Portsmouth homes are to join the city’s food waste recycling trial from next week. Portsmouth residents will receive from this week their deliveries of food caddies to start participating in the city’s third and fourth phases of food waste recycling trial. The rounds will be introduced on a phased basis to […]
Have your say on the new draft Portsmouth Local Plan
A new draft local plan for the city has been created by Portsmouth City Council who are now inviting residents to read the plan and give their feedback in a public consultation running until 31 October 2021. The Portsmouth Local Plan is a plan for the whole city for the next fifteen years. It sets […]
Wightlink celebrates the return of the Isle of Wight Festival
It was all hands on deck at Wightlink Ferries as many thousands of music lovers boarded ferries to cross the Solent and enjoy three days of live music at the Isle of Wight Festival. The much-loved annual event was cancelled in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and then postponed from its usual June […]
Paraffin’s work has been recognised for its excellence with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise
This prestigious award recognises Paraffin’s excellence in international trade, and the outstanding year on year growth they have achieved over the last three years. It also reflects the impact Paraffin has had in creating positive cultural change through our delivery of learning and capabilities to some of the best brands and manufacturing businesses in the […]
Support given for the Guildhall Walk road closure
A vibrant street in the city centre is to remain closed to vehicles following positive feedback from local residents and business owners, as well as visitors. Portsmouth City Council fully closed Guildhall Walk as pandemic restrictions increased, last year, under temporary powers granted by central government. Prior to the pandemic the road was closed to traffic after 7pm each day. The […]