We met with Bianca Carr from The Final Straw Solent to chat about single use plastics, how they're connecting with businesses across the world to help eradicate the use of single use plastics like straws, and how we can all do our own bit to help the environment.

Now in its 20th year, Portsmouth Festivities continues to impress with a diverse range of events. From June 14-23, visitors and residents of the city are invited to a 10-day extravaganza — showcasing the best of Portsmouth and the world.

One of the highlights of of our work within the community was the 70th D-Day commemorations that took place around the city, and came together over one weekend on Southsea Common.

Join Portsmouth’s number one independently run cinema, No6 Cinema, this month for a host of top films not to be missed. Here’s our pick of the highlights for January 2019.