Marine life habitat created in rock sea defences
Eighteen tide pools to enhance marine life are being installed in the rock revetment at Frontage 1 (Long Curtain Moat) of the Portsmouth City Council-led Southsea Coastal Scheme. The concrete pools are designed to create ecosystems that mimic natural rock pools found on rocky coastlines. The pools retain water to increase the habitat diversity at […]
Pharmacies boost testing capacity across the city
This week sees the roll-out of more than 30 Portsmouth-based pharmacies further supporting the fight against coronavirus by offering community access to asymptomatic testing. Around half of those involved now offer appointments for free-of-charge supervised asymptomatic testing onsite, and all involved become community collect sites for asymptomatic home test kits, now freely available to […]
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Flagships Taking Centre Stage in 2021
The partnership of the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) and the Mary Rose Trust (MRT), in conjunction with Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT), has announced that Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will reopen to visitors on Monday 17 May at 1000hrs with tickets already on sale, and timed booking slots made available online […]
Port Solent based retailer Pavers donates £1,000 to help life-limited children through the Pavers Foundation.
The Pavers Foundation, an employee-led charitable initiative, has donated £1,000 to the Oakley Waterman Caravan Foundation, following a grant application from Rick Ashby, branch manager at Pavers, Port Solent. Rick applied for the grant funding after speaking with his local friend Leigh Bollard, who regularly fundraises for the charity, providing respite care for children with […]
Spinnaker Tower lights switched off for Earth Day 2021
20-22 April marks Earth Day 2021, the world’s largest demonstration of support for action on climate change. To show support, the Spinnaker Tower turned its lights off for 24 hours. Throughout the year, the Spinnaker Tower is lit up for various charities. However, on 22 April, the Spinnaker Tower went dark, as all non-essential lighting […]
Portsmouth Guildhall to re-open for shows from 29th May!
In accordance with the Government’s Roadmap out of lockdown, at Step 3 from 17th May, Portsmouth Guildhall is able to re-open with a range of Covid secure measures in place. The iconic venue is ‘Good to Go’ having successfully met the Industry Standard Mark of Visit Britain and ‘See it Safely’ mark of UK […]
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust launch new awards which celebrate local campaigners helping nature’s recovery
When the coronavirus pandemic arrived on our shores just over a year ago, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, like many other organisations, had to adapt quickly to the necessary lockdown restrictions. Having only launched its new and exciting public-facing programme, Team Wilder, in January 2020, the Trust was particularly concerned whether people would […]
Old meets new in Southsea seawall design
Southsea’s new sea defences will closely resemble the historic Long Curtain Moat area, thanks to meticulous sourcing of stone that matches the original seawalls. Approval from Historic England for the materials to be used represents a major milestone for the Portsmouth City Council-led Southsea Coastal Scheme. Granite will be used for the apron (sloped revetment […]
Bishop to bid farewell after 10 years in role
The Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev Christopher Foster, will retire after a farewell service at Portsmouth Cathedral on Saturday April 24th. The 67-year-old will step down as the ninth Bishop of Portsmouth after more than 10 years in the role. He will retire at the same time as his wife, the Rev Sally Davenport, […]
The FastCats are back as Wightlink gears up for summer
Wightlink will resume its FastCat foot passenger sailings between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head on Thursday 29 April 2021. It will be an hourly service with two catamarans operating on school holiday weekends and during the Isle of Wight Festival. Wightlink’s car ferry summer timetable will come into effect on Monday 17 May 2021, […]