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Meet the person tasked with helping transform Portsmouth’s city centre

Portsmouth resident Gilly Ainsley will take up the role of Portsmouth City Centre BID Manager on 19 October, bringing more than 15 years’ experience in marketing, project management, stakeholder engagement and communications.

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Celebrate Small Business Saturday in Portsmouth

Join us in Commercial Road on Saturday 6 December, 9am-4.30pm for the Small Business Taster Christmas Market.

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H&M to fully reopen in Portsmouth

H&M is set to fully reopen its doors in Portsmouth on Thursday 20 November 2025 at 10am to a totally refurbished and refitted store.

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From Pop Up to permanent: SP Collections’ journey of growth

Mother and daughter team Shama Parveen and Lubna Saleem at SP Collections, have grown their business at the Portsmouth Pop Up shop and have now taken up permanent premises in a larger shop in Portsmouth’s city centre.

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City centre hotel approved at former Post Office site

A 200-suite hotel earmarked for the former Post Office in Portsmouth’s city centre has secured planning approval. The ground floor…

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