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PUSH Joint Committee meeting - 18 March 2008
The next PUSH Joint Committee meeting will take place at the Civic Offices, Fareham, at 6pm on Tuesday 18 March
Delivering Sustainable Growth: Planning Obligations, Development Tariffs & Community Infrastructure Levy Seminar
PUSH adopts Sustainability Policy Framework
PUSH partner authorities have resolved to endorse and support the Sustainability Policy Framework taken to the PUSH Joint Committee held on the 18th March.
PUSH helping to develop South Hampshire's future entrepreneurs
Swanmore College of Technology has won the PUSH Ahead! Young Entrepreneurs' Challenge.
The Joint Committee of the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire has re-elected Councillor Woodward as Chairman for the next municipal year (2008/9)
PUSH welcomes Multi-Area Agreement
Multi-Area Agreement for South Hampshire
PUSH considers Government response to South East Plan
The Chairman of the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH), Councillor Seán Woodward, and PUSH Managing Director, Stuart Jarvis, are today considering the Government’s comments on the South East Plan and in principle have welcomed them as a firm endorsement of the PUSH strategy for South Hampshire.
PUSH welcomes second round status of Transport for South Hampshire bid
The Department for Communities and Local Government shortlists south Hampshire transport infrastructure bid
PUSH Joint Committee meeting - 16 September 2008
The next PUSH Joint Committee meeting will take place at the Civic Offices, Fareham, at 6pm on Tuesday 16th September following its deferral from the original 8th September date
Reports taken to the last Joint Committee can be viewed via the minutes.
PUSH announces £6.76 million Capital Investment Programme for 2008/09
PUSH responds to Government amendments to South East Plan
PUSH Joint Committee agrees South East Plan response
Search starts for South Hampshire's young entrepreneurs
Project to 'upskill' in South Hampshire is granted Government funding
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills funds a £400,000 project to create employment hubs and other upskilling initiatives in the area.
The Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) has submitted its response to the Government's suggested South East Plan amendments.
PUSH Joint Committee meeting – 18th November 2008
The next PUSH Joint Committee meeting will take place at the Civic Offices, Fareham, at 6pm on Tuesday 18th November. Copies of the notice and papers for this meeting will be available shortly.
Agenda and Papers for the PUSH Joint Committee – 18th November 2008
The agenda and papers for the next Joint Committee are now available.
Feasibility of an Energy and Climate Change Strategy
A full copy of the Feasibility of an Energy and Climate Change Strategy for South Hampshire taken to the Joint Committee is available on this website
PUSH Approach Endorsed by Government
PUSH responds to Government report following consultation on Sub-National Review
The monthly forward plan, which details the items due to be brought to the Joint Committee, has been published and can be found via the following link:
Governemnt New Growth Fund announcement brings good news for PUSH
PUSH project to create safer, warmer homes in South Hampshire
A ground-breaking new initiative to make homes in South Hampshire safer and warmer is set to be launched in January 2009.
PUSH Joint Committee meeting - 15 January 2009
The next PUSH Joint Committee meeting will take place at the Civic Offices, Fareham, at 6pm on Thursday 15th January.
Launch of PUSH 4 Safer Homes initiative
Project to Create Safer, Warmer, more Accessible Homes in South Hampshire
PUSH Policy Frameworks on Employment Floorspace and Gaps are available on this website following their publication.
Elected Members and officers from PUSH visit Number 10 for the signing of Multi-Area Agreements
PUSH housing market monitoring report 2008
The Annual Housing Market Monitoring Report for 2008 is available on this website.
MPs attend PUSH update briefing
Local Members of Parliament gathered in Fareham last Friday (27/02/09) for an update briefing from the Chairman and Managing Director of the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire.
PUSH has today unveiled its review of its Business Plan for 2009-11, which recognises the impact of the recession and focuses strongly on measures to support the South Hampshire economy with particular emphasis on skills, training and other measures to help people into work.
PUSH has agreed a £18M investment strategy for South Hampshire over the next two years, helping to boost the local economy, with a range of projects designed to provide an immediate boost for construction and infrastructure improvement, whilst recognising the need to continue to prepare schemes and projects for the future, ready for the uplift in the economy.
Thirteen teams of young people from schools in south Hampshire will set showcase their environmentally sustainable product or service and present a “Dragons Den” to a panel of business and innovation judges in the Grand Final Trade Show of the PUSH AHEAD! Young Entrepreneurs’ Challenge on Thursday 2 April. The winning team will be presented with a trophy and prize of £500 sponsored by BDO Stoy Hayward.
PUSH welcomes £20M transport funding
PUSH welcomes today's announcement of a £20m Government grant to finance phase one of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit scheme, running between Fareham and Gosport. The funding comes from the Community Infrastructure Fund, set up by the Government to provide infrastructure to support housing delivery in growth areas.
Ringwood School has won the PUSH AHEAD Young Entrepreneurs’ Challenge and walked away with a trophy and £500 sponsored by BDO Stoy Hayward. Called “the energypreneurs”, the winning team beat 12 other finalist teams from schools in South Hampshire after showcasing their environmentally sustainable business product in a Trade Show and presenting to a “Dragons Den” panel of business and innovation judges.
PUSH Welcomes Final SE Plan Publication
PUSH broadly welcomes the Secretary of State’s belated publication of the final version of the South East Plan, following consideration by the Government of the consultation responses to their Proposed Changes to the Plan published last year.
Millions invested in South Hampshire to provide over a thousand homes
With an investment commitment of over £75m, by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) the national housing and regeneration agency, South Hampshire sub region is set to grow by over 1300 affordable new homes.
Following this morning’s triumphant ‘housing pledge’ announcement by newly promoted Housing Minister John Healey, PUSH has been shocked to learn that far from the straightforward increase in housing investment which seemed to be on the way, the Government are in fact planning to cut their capital grant to PUSH and other Growth Points by nearly 50%.
The Department of Work and Pensions has today (Wednesday 29 July) awarded a grant of £5,850,000 to an innovative new scheme designed to help people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight return to work.
Fast track to success with Collaborate 2 Innovate Event
Collaborate 2 Innovate (C2I) 2009 is a project initiated by the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) to contribute to ensuring knowledge exchange and innovation are at the centre of economic development in the South Hampshire sub-region. Priceless advice and collaboration opportunities providing the catalyst for innovation and economic growth are among the highlights fast growth businesses and investors can expect at C2I on 6th October in Southampton.
Southampton Airport launches search for South Hampshire’s young entrepreneurs
Southampton Airport is announcing its support of the 2010 search for South Hampshire’s young entrepreneurs in the ‘PUSH Ahead Challenge’. The challenge is open to every school and college in South Hampshire, and will see teams of students designing and creating innovative products and services for use in an airport. The project is the first in a series of events planned throughout 2010 to mark the centenary of flying from Southampton Airport.
Multi Agency Task Force for Employment and Skills
Multi Agency Task Force(MATF)for Employment and Skills brings together expertise from many parts of the public sector and partner agencies to improve services to residents in Urban South Hampshire to give them the skills to gain and remain in employment.
Consultation with Stakeholders on the PUSH Green Infrastructure Strategy
Maximising the potential of local green space is another critical environmental priority for PUSH.
PUSH Growth Fund Changes for 2010/11
The Partnership for Urban South Hampshire is dismayed at the Government's response to its recent consultation on cuts in the Growth Fund. The 44% cut in PUSH’s capital, grant announced this week, will mean that PUSH will not be able to support some key projects in 2010-11 and puts at risk other investment in projects that rely on PUSH funding.