Lib Dem Council Leader Gerald Vernon Jackson will explore the possibility of a new John Lewis store in the city with the company and has made it clear that the planning rules mean that the ground floor of Knight & Lee has to remain retail. He has also made clear that he will strongly oppose any proposal for student accommodation on the site.

Today, news broke that the Knight and Lee store will close in July this year following a meeting of all staff at the store this morning.

A new way of dealing with homelessness, with more emphasis on prevention and treating people as individuals, is being proposed by the new Liberal Democrat team running Portsmouth City Council.

The rollout of the Government's EU citizen registration scheme has been shambolic. Problems range from a broken app to thousands of decisions left unmade.

Portsmouth’s Lib Dem council is launching a £1million project to buy new properties to house the city’s homeless community.

A free bulky waste collection service for those on the lowest incomes in Portsmouth could be introduced from April thanks to action by Portsmouth Lib Dems.

A message from Milton councillor and Leader of the Council, Gerald Vernon-Jackson:

“I’m really sorry to say that I have had a call from John Westwood, Chief Executive of the NHS Property Company, to say that the council’s bid to buy the main St James’ hospital site has not won the bidding.

Portsmouth City Council's cabinet member for community safety (and Lib Dem Councillor for Fratton), Dave Ashmore has asked the police to increase the number of beat officers in Portsmouth.

Local campaigner Chris Attwell thanks the hundreds of people who signed his petition, and whose support resulted in the new number six bus service linking The Hard with Southsea via Old Portsmouth starting this week.

Signage has been unveiled at Landport playpark asking people not to smoke there.

Two dilapidated properties are to be turned into affordable homes that can be rented by local people, thanks to a decision by Lib Dem Cabinet Members.

Portsmouth’s Lib Dem run council has taken another step towards a greener city, with the opening of its first carton recycling bank.

Something we can sometimes forget in the busyness of the festive season is when to put our bins out. Save the image below to your phone to make sure you know when to put your bins out!

Portsmouth is getting a new country park with over 50,000 trees. Across the city a programme of tree planting will also take place, creating a ‘green grid’ to target areas of poor air quality.

Portsmouth International Port is owned by the City Council. It brings in vital income which helps to support services for local people.