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Back in September
Back in September
Sorry, we're on our summer break right now. We'll be back around mid September.
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Full Council Report July 2025
Full Council Report July 2025
We review Portsmouth City Council’s meeting of the Full Council July 15th 2025 - what were the big items on the agenda? Which were controversial ? Where was there harmony? Where was there heated debate?
In this meeting the council discussed:-
🗳️ an update on the government's Local Government Reorganisation and what that means for Portsmouth.
🏢 The planning squeeze on Portsmouth as it's forced to allow the building of more and more homes
💨Improving air quality in the city
🌊 Is the council reacting fast enough to the threat of the climate emergency?
👨🦽➡️The lack of disability accessible equipment and the city's play parks.
🏘️The unintended consequences of 'lawful development certificates' - and how this could increase HMO developments
🚬Tackling rogue traders selling illegal tobacco & vapes
💩 Southern Water - will massive increases in bills result in massive reductions in sewage pollution in our area?
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Menopause Matters
Menopause Matters
Joining us this week is Claire Hattrick she'll be talking about challenges facing menopausal women, what employers can do to support & retain staff as they experience menopause & what help is available.
Polluted Portsmouth
Polluted Portsmouth
With air pollution in our congested city contributing to respiratory illness and shortening the life expectancies of residents - we ask local air quality campaigners what improvements have been made, and what more could be done?
We hear from thee clean-air campaigners and interview PCC Cabinet Member for Traffic & Transportation, Cllr Peter Candlish.
Mayor's Musings
Mayor's Musings
We ask former Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Cllr Jason Fazackarley about his and Lady Mayoress, Helen Mitchell's highs & lows for their year representing the city of Portsmouth and its residents.
What questions would like us to ask a former Lord Mayor?
Mayor's Musings - Landscape
Mayor's Musings - Landscape
Mayor's Musings - Recorded livestream - Portrait
Mayor's Musings - Recorded livestream - Portrait
What do YOU think?
What do YOU think?
We took a brief look at some of the key events, local, national or worldwide from the last couple of weeks as chosen by our audience, and share our observations.
Israel (& the USA) bombing Iran's nuclear sites.
The Welfare Reform bill
Government u-turn on holding another inquiry into grooming gangs
Portrait or Landscape? You decide
Portrait or Landscape? You decide
Pride UK in Portsmouth
Pride UK in Portsmouth
Portsmouth this year hosts UK Pride, and with Pride itself rapidly approaching, we hear from Tally Aslam, Co-Chair of the Portsmouth Pride Trust.
What’s on the itinerary for June 7th?
How are Pride navigating the politics?
Protest, great day out or both?
Time for a smartphone ban (in schools) ?
Time for a smartphone ban (in schools) ?
With several countries around the world enacting bans on smartphones in schools, and on social media access for children, we ask -
Is their pervasive use having an detrimental impact on learning, concentration, mental health?
Should the UK also instigate a ban?
What’s happening in today’s classrooms, and what might the solutions be?
We’re joined by Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education on Portsmouth City Council, 🟧Cllr Nick Dorrington, 🟥Cllr Mark Coates who happens to be a teacher, along with Rachael Speed, also a Teacher.
This week saw Portsmouth City Council’s Mayor Making ceremony and Annual General Meeting.
We interviewed Cllrs Graham Heaney (LAB) & George Madgwick (PIP) to hear what happened when there were two parties with the next largest number of councillors after the Lib Dem administration.
How do you make a Mayor?
How do you decide who takes the 2nd spot when more than one group has the same number of councillors?
Why didn't PIP join the other members of the council on stage for the ceremony?
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