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New year, new you, new opportunities to recharge the batteries. After gliding across the Solent on one of Wightlink’s smooth-sailing ferries, there are countless ways to slow down after the festive frivolities, from indulgent spa experiences to calming coastal strolls. Here are five of our picks for places to take a break from it all on the Isle of Wight.
Read MoreThe legendary gentleman who launched the successful search to find Henry VIII’s iconic warship, the Mary Rose, has been honoured, as a new building is named after him.
Read MoreSailors on board the Royal Navy’s biggest ever warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, have spoken of their pride while saying farewell to their former ship, HMS Illustrious.
Read MoreExperts whose advice helped save the Navy a multi-million pound helicopter repair bill following the Ebola relief mission in Sierra Leone have been rewarded.
Read MoreCommunity interest company Project Compass, Dutch architecture network Architectuur Lokaal, and the University of Portsmouth School of Architecture are collectively promoting a design research competition to help reinforce Portsmouth’s coastal defences, and future-proof them against climate changed-induced rises in sea levels.
Read MoreNewly-published results of a study conducted at Queen Alexandra Hospital looking at differences in alcohol misuse between veterans and the general public show more needs to be done earlier to help veterans with drinking problems.
Read MoreRoyal Navy bomb disposal experts have destroyed a 500lbs German bomb found in P{ortsmouth Harbour.
Read MoreA sizeable Royal Navy contingent from shore establishments across southern Hampshire took part in the annual Service of Remembrance in Portsmouth on Sunday 13th November.
Read MoreTrafalgar Day is the most important day in HMS Victory’s calendar, and today, a poignant ceremony was held on board to mark the 211th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
Read MoreJust over a year ago, on 29th September 2015, we reported from a a ship hall at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, where D-Day veterans (pictured above) had assembled to see LCT 7074, the last Second World War landing craft in the UK.
Read MorePortsmouth-based BAE Systems has signed a ten-and-a-half-year contract extension to provide the Royal Navy with combat systems integration services.
Read MoreA multi-million pound refit has been carried out on Portsmouth-based Type 23 Frigate HMS Westminster. Her extensive maintenance period, as part of the £600 million Maritime Services Delivery Framework (MSDF), has been carried out by a team of more than 800 people at Portsmouth Naval Base.
Read MorePortsmouth’s Commercial Road shopping precinct is set to undergo a £300,000 facelift to improve its appearance, and to declutter the shopping high street.
Read MoreVisitors to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard we treated to a sneak preview of Strickly Come Dancing stars first dance ahead of this last weekends opening live televised competition.
Read MoreA Royal Navy descendent of a Battle of Jutland hero has helped launch a commemorative £5.00 coin issued by the Royal Mint to mark the 100th anniversary of the battle.
Read MoreAfter saving £60,000 through an innovative waste management project, Gunwharf Quays have been chosen as an official International Green World Ambassador.
Read MorePortsmouth City Council are aiming to help residents traverse domestic gas and electricity tariffs with the launch of a search engine-based comparison and switching service.
Read MoreAn exciting new escape room which tests visitors’ ability to solve puzzles and crack codes within an hour’s time limit has launched at the Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport.
Read MorePortsmouth patrol ship HMS Tyne has been called on twice in a month to escort Russian warship through the English Channel.
Read MoreTwo military yachts which have circumnavigated the globe during the last 12 months — testing the endurance and teamwork of hundreds of servicemen and women — have returned to the UK.
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