9 November 2021
On Sunday 31st October at 07.00am Fawley Power Station’s 650ft (198m) chimney and remaining southern end of the Turbine Hall were demolished by contractor Brown and Mason by the controlled […]
Portsmouth International Port’s crucial terminal transformation will officially get underway after an announcement today by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that the scheme has been awarded £11.25m […]
8 October 2021
The Solent Freeport Consortium is recruiting for a Chair of the Board to lead the Solent Freeport. Alastair Welch, Solent Freeport Consortium Ltd Director, said: “We believe the Solent Freeport […]
4 June 2021
DP WORLD today announces that Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal, will benefit from a major programme of investment in 2021 designed to take it up to the next level […]
3 March 2021
The Solent’s ambitious bid for Freeport status has been shortlisted by Government in the 2021 budget. The Solent LEP believe the proposal has the potential to attract £2billion investment and […]
5 February 2021
The Solent has a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to level-up local communities, turbocharge post-Brexit trade and invest in a net zero future, say partners behind an ambitious bid for Freeport status. We […]