Tens of thousands

28,789 people aged 16 to 64 in Portsmouth were classed as 'economically inactive' as of March

One in five in Portsmouth aged 16-64 classified as ‘economically inactive’

54,902 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of May

Thousands waiting for routine treatment at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust in May

From left, Christine Whittingham, 61, Tilly Phillips, 12 and Sophia Whittingham, 34, at the Race for Life in Southsea. Picture: David George

Race for Life runners raise more than £45,000 for Cancer Research UK

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago

Russian mercenary group plot to remove Vladimir Putin

Tens of thousands of patients were waiting for routine treatment at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust in April

Revealed: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust's April waiting numbers

New plans would allow more doctors and nurses to receive their training "on the job" rather than via the traditional university route.

Student doctors told to skip university to solve the NHS staff crisis

The RCN strike will be cut short after the high court ruled it “partly unlawful.”

Next week’s nurses’ strike ruled ‘partly unlawful’

A GP takes a patient's blood pressure

GPs dished out more than 30,000 sick notes in 2022 in Portsmouth

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Almost 50,000 patients were waiting for routine treatment at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust in February

Tens of thousands of patients waiting for routine treatment in Portsmouth

Edward Anson, delivery station manager at the Amazon plant in Havant Picture: Habibur Rahman

Amazon says new delivery station in Havant 'wants to be a good neighbour'

Nurses to stage 48-hour strike next month including A&E workers

An aerial view of work machines and diggers at the site of collapsed buildings on February 16, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey

Capital FM: Ofcom complaints over Turkey-Syria earthquake ‘joke’

Thousands of Portsmouth residents are providing unpaid care.

Thousands provide unpaid care for friends and family, census data reveals

Nurses striking outside Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portmsouth, on January 18, 2023
Photos by Alex Shute

Patients are given advice on attending appointments at QA on nurses 'strike days

Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as pallbearers carry the coffin at the end of the funeral mass at St. Peter's square

Mourners gather to pay respects at Pope Benedict XVI funeral
Thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican today.

The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of nurses start strike action today

The NHS are setting up more pop-up vaccination clinics available as the health service gears up for winter. Picture: Mike Cooter (300721).

Pop-up vaccine clinics being run across Portsmouth

Woman getting a Covid 19 vaccine at a vaccination cente. Picture: Paul Maguire

Tens of thousands receive autumn Covid booster

John Devlin 29/07/2022. GLASGOW. BT workers on the picket line in Glasgow. CWU members in Northern Ireland and across the UK, including 999 call handlers, are to take part in further strike action tomorrow

CWU October strikes: over 40,000 BT and Openreach staff walk out

Sam Fender playing at Victorious Festival, Southsea on Sunday 28th August 2022. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Sam Fender announces break to look after his mental health after Victorious

Mark Chapman, regional secretary of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Brigades Union

Firefighters ‘insulted’ at 'disgraceful' pay offer as they ballot for strikes

Portsmouth and Southsea railway station.

Railway passengers divided on strikes set to disrupt travel this week

Ark Charter Academy in Southsea.

Portsmouth schools facing funding shortfall, suggests union data

Portsmouth City Council has a large backlog of planning applications

Council reduces planning application backlog - but still has 100s in the queue

Crowds wander through Gunwharf Quays during the official opening in 2001.
Picture: Luke MacGregor

The thrill has gone from a shopping trip to Gunwharf Quays | Emma Kay

File photo dated 19/05/08 of a woman looking through a microscope.

Hundreds of people are diagnosed with the most deadly stage of cancer in city
HUNDREDS of cancers are not discovered until they have progressed to the most deadly stage of illness in Portsmouth, worrying new figures have revealed.

Great South Run is back again this October.

When is the deadline for the Great South Run 2021?

Festival goers at Strongbow Yard at Victorious Festival 2021. Photo by Matthew Clark

'Homecoming' feeling for revellers as Victorious Festival begins

Crowds of people enjoying Victorious festival on Day 1. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Excitement as crowds return to Victorious Festival

Tens of thousands of domestic abuse victims at high risk identified by NHS bodie...

The kits will be sent to women between 25 and 64 years old who are 15 months overdue for a check (Photo: Shutterstock)

At-home smear tests to be trialled by thousands of UK women in bid to cut cervic...

Local cricket started on July 18 - here, Havant 1sts take on Portsmouth & Southsea prior to the start of a new-look and truncated Southern Premier League season. Picture by Ian Hargreaves.

A record-breaking start to a year we will never forget – a look back at local sp...

Fans celebrate with the players at the FA Cup Pompey parade. Picture: Malcolm Wells 082235-5585

Pompey's 2008 FA Cup-winning parade revisited with 24 great images

Tens of thousands of retired doctors, nurses and emergency workers are being ask...

Runners in action at the Great South Run. (201019-044)

Great South Run 2019 photos - All of our best pictures from the Portsmouth run

Alison Smith, Sarah Langborne and Penny Langborne dressed as Lego men in the 2010 Great South Run. Picture: Sarah Standing (103427-903)

How to track your family and friends' progress during the Great South Run

D-Day 75

Best restaurants to eat at if you are visiting Portsmouth for D-Day 75 ceremony