Specialist engineers from BAE Systems are working with the National Museum of the Royal Navy on a unique project to help preserve HMS Victory, the world’s oldest commissioned warship, for future generations.
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Wightlink’s new £30million environmentally friendly car ferry for the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route will be named Victoria of Wight.
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Ahead of her first entry to Portsmouth, HMS Queen Elizabeth has met up with the USS George HW Bush and her carrier strike group off the coast of Scotland.
The Nimitz-class US carrier has more than 60 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines on board, who have been working with their US counterparts to hone carrier strike skills ahead of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s entry into service.
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One of the world’s largest aircraft carriers, USS George HW Bush, sailed into Portsmouth today for a port visit before embarking Royal Navy personnel on a two-week exercise.
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History was made today as HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first QE Class aircraft carrier, set sail from Rosyth to commence first stage sea trials off the north-east of Scotland.
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Portsmouth City Council have announced that they’re removing cladding from two high-rise buildings as a precautionary measure.
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The Ship’s Company of HMS Queen Elizabeth has now taken up residence on board the nation’s future flagship.
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Gunwharf Quays becomes home to a dazzling Hollywood Bowl this month, as the popular Bowlplex centre undergoes a major £750,000 refurbishment.
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MV Deutschland cruises into Portsmouth this month, bringing more than 500 passengers from Germany. The 175 metre long ship is operated by German cruise company Phoenix Reisen.
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A year on from the launch of Boathouse 4 in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, HRH The Princess Royal will pay a visit to the boatbuilding space on Monday 20th March.
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Perth native John Mollison (57) joins Team Britannia, the British, Portsmouth-based, bid to design and build the fastest and most fuel-efficient powerboat to circumnavigate the globe.
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After 43 years supporting Royal Navy operations around the globe, RFA Gold Rover has reached the end of her lengthy and distinguished career.
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Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonated an unexploded Second World War bomb today after it was dredged up from the bottom of Portsmouth Harbour.
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A new exhibition at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard reveals the remarkable stories of naval women.
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The police team in Portsmouth’s Charles Dickens ward seized cannabis plants in a warrant in the city centre over the weekend.
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Portsmouth dementia service Remind are working with Gunwharf Quays to help the outlet shopping centre achieve a dementia-friendly status.
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Portsmouth’s Kings Theatre have been awarded £9,900 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for their new Theatre of War heritage project.
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The final phase of Commercial Road’s £300,000 facelift will begin on Monday 9th January, concluding renovations to the high street at the centre of Portsmouth.
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Mike Sellers, who has spent the last 20 years working for Associated British Ports in the east and north-east of England, has taken on the role of Director at Portsmouth International Port.
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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.
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