Kelly Brown

2 weeks ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

Commemorations have been held in the city this morning (June 6) to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day at Portsmouth’s memorial stone. The annual event was organised by Portsmouth City Council in partnership with the Royal British Legion, to significantly mark the anniversary in a service involved a parade of standard bearers coordinated by the Royal British Legion, a wreath laying and 2 minutes silence, led by Father Cannon White.

2 weeks ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

Fresh images have revealed the crumbling state of the M27 motorway bridges at a key Portsmouth junction as a five-month project gets underway to carry out essential repairs,Lane closures are already in place as part of the National Highways project at Junction 12 with full weekend closures also planned for later in the year - although reassurances made that these will be carried out on days when Pompey are playing away from home to lessen the traffic impact in the area.

2 weeks ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

British and French troops stormed the beaches of North Devon together as they honed amphibious warfare tactics during two weeks of drills on both side of the English Channel. This joint amphibious warfare training – codenamed Exercise Catamaran– is currently taking place for the first time in seven years. The exercise is in two phases, in Devon and in the Bay of Biscay, and will test the ability of allied nations to operate effectively together in a war-time scenario.

2 weeks ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

Southsea Model Village has been put for sale ‘with a heavy heart’, with high hopes someone new will step in and help to make its future ‘truly special’. The model village has been operated by the the Wilson family for the past decade and has been a beloved part of Southsea’s history for nearly 70 years. But the recent death of their father Ian, has led to the decision of his sons Mark and Dean to pass on the torch to someone new.

2 weeks ago | portsmouth.co.uk | Kelly Brown

The long awaited new-look North Entrance at Queen Alexandra Hospital has now been opened. The entrance is opposite the North carpark and its opening marks the completion of months of work to update the entrances and provide additional retail offerings to visitors, patients and staff. As part of the development, a second Costa outlet has also opened today (June 5).