A new indoor tennis centre is set to be built at the Mountbatten Centre, jointly paid for by our local council and the Lawn Tennis Association. This is going to be a brilliant centre, bringing a top-quality tennis facility to our city! I can’t wait to see it completed!

Very good news for everyone – yesterday, our Lib-Dem run council agreed to freeze council tax for the third year running. This means that council tax here in Portsmouth is less than all surrounding areas. As a council tax payer, I’m definitely pleased by this decision!

As part of our council’s investment in sport for children, subsidised swimming lessons are going to be available at the Mountbatten Centre this half term. This is a fantastic scheme that the council are offering and is just part of a 2012 plan to give children across our city opportunities to try out Olympic sports close to home. Learning to swim […]

As I walk around the area, I’m always impressed by how tidy the streets are – much cleaner than other cities.  Full credit to our local council! If you do see any rubbish in the streets, let me know and I’ll do my best to get it sorted as quickly as possible (contact details are […]

Brilliant news that the Hilsea Lines woods and walks have been awarded Forestry Commission grants of up to £30,000!  This is as a direct result of the great work that has been done by volunteers and the council’s Hilsea Ranger.  The grants come on the back of the award of “Green Flag” award for excellence […]

Some really good news has just reached me about the new splash pool at Hilsea Lido – it’s almost complete and should be open soon! The splash pool is going to be a great addition to the local area, especially in the summer.  If it’s anything like the splash pool in Southsea, children are going […]

Great news today with the announcement that our Lib Dem-run council is going to stop people parking caravans, trailers and boats on our roads for long periods. This will free-up valuable spaces for cars and will be some relief to anyone who has driven round their area looking for somewhere to park, especially on a […]

It’s great to see 20mph zones introduced by our Lib Dem council in residential streets throughout Hilsea. The 20mph zones make our busy, narrow streets much safer for all. Since 20mph speed limits were introduced to most Portsmouth streets injury accidents have fallen a lot.  Now cities and towns across the UK are following Portsmouth’s […]