Councillor praises Portsmouth’s commitment to equality
Portsmouth has been hailed for its commitment to equality by the city’s Cabinet Member for Communities following an anti-racism event in the city earlier this week. Cllr Chris Attwell, Portsmouth City Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Central Services, praised the city’s response having joined protesters in Guildhall Square and reiterated the council’s commitment to […]
CityFibre on full fibre and the future of streaming
Earlier this year, Ofcom published some new research on our entertainment habits which revealed a staggering generational divide with under-35s moving away from terrestrial and cable to streaming services. Streaming is already huge business and, with so many platforms, it can feel as though we’ve hit a saturation point. However, the reality is we are […]
A brand new brand and website for Portsmouth Guildhall
The Guildhall Trust, the organisation that manages Portsmouth Guildhall, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its formation, reflecting on some of its key achievements and successes of the last decade. Established as an Independent not for Profit Distributing Organisation (NPDO) in 2011, Portsmouth Cultural Trust became a registered charity in 2013 and rebranded to The […]
The Performance Academy continues to develop new and exciting opportunities on the water
Since its official launch last September, the Performance Academy, powered by Andrew Simpson Centres, has been striving to enable and support sailors for success at every level. “Through our team of expert coaches, we have been able to offer high quality training for sailors in our class specific programmes and foiling pathways over the winter […]
Call to commemorate D-Day 2021 at Portsmouth’s top visitor attractions
Portsmouth’s leading visitor attractions are asking the public to join us in commemorating the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings on 6 June at their sites, highlighting a range of ticketing offers. Portsmouth’s connection to D-Day as operational HQ is well known, and as museums and attractions open back up after a long period of closure, […]
New promenade set for Southsea Castle area
A split-level promenade – including terracing between the upper and lower promenade – is proposed to replace the existing walkway around Southsea Castle as part of an amended design for Frontage 4 of the Portsmouth City Council-led Southsea Coastal Scheme. A new planning application to amend the originally approved design will be submitted to […]
Cancer Contact Therapy comes to Southsea Bathing Hut
Clean Air Fund grants available for businesses on the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth
Residents, businesses and visitors on the Isle of Wight will benefit from fewer older, more polluting vehicles travelling on the island’s roads when Portsmouth’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) launches in November 2021. Portsmouth City Council is offering grants from the £3.2M Clean Air Fund to owners of vehicles that will need to pay when travelling […]
Call for tourism champions to help celebrate the city and welcome back visitors
With many of Portsmouth’s top attractions now reopened and ready to go for the summer season, Visit Portsmouth is calling on people to become cheerleaders for the city and re-launching its free, online training scheme, Portsmouth Champions, to mark English Tourism Week (22 to 31 May). On 28 May, Stephen Morgan MP will also be […]
Excitement builds as recordings for virtual Dance Live! TV event begin
The Guildhall Trust’s Dance Live! team has been hitting the road to bring a virtual edition of the popular dance competition for Schools and Colleges to fruition this summer. Following an earlier decision that the in-person event at Portsmouth Guildhall, due to take place in March, would not be able to go ahead due to […]