Portsmouth, Southampton, and the Isle of Wight will have more control of their own financial futures, with all three councils being allowed to keep 100% of business rates collected in their areas as part of a national trial.
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Portsmouth City Council’s free ‘My Portsmouth’ app has just been updated to offer even more functionality for the city’s residents.
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Donna Jones, leader of Portsmouth City Council, has met with one of the city’s homegrown entrepreneurs, Grant Copper, to learn how he went from McDonald’s crew member in Commercial Road in the 1980s to one of the largest McDonald’s franchisees in the UK.
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Portsmouth City Council has extended its thanks to Portsmouth residents who helped find homes for a group of abandoned kittens which had been dumped in a rubbish bin.
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Five people were arrested after city council staff called police to the Arts Lodge in Portsmouth’s Victoria Park to carry out an eviction shortly before 10:00am on Tuesday 7th February 2017.
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Portsmouth City Council are offering Bike Doctor clinics with free check-ups and basic repairs for bicycles in the city.
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Landowners of Portsmouth’s Northern Quarter — the area of the city where the Tricorn Centre stood, which was due to be revived with shops, a leisure hub, and housing — have released a statement about their future plans following Portsmouth City Council’s proposal to terminate a development agreement for the site.
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The UK Department for Transport has announced that Portsmouth has won £455,000 from the government to promote green forms of transport.
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Portsmouth’s Mayor Making ceremony takes place at Portsmouth Guildhall on Tuesday 17th May.
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Portsmouth Library Service are launching a scheme to support young people with mental health issues, with expert-endorsed books available to borrow for free.
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On Friday 22nd March, Portsmouth City Council will launch their new garden waste collection service, known as the Green Waste Club, at an event in Guildhall Square starting at 11:30am.
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