Police were called in the early hours of Monday (Oct 13) to reports of a man on the roof of a Mousehole Lane property.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Just shy of £6million in profit was made from car parking charges by Southampton City Council.

An event to celebrate Portswood Library’s 110th birthday takes place on Saturday, October 25.

Volunteers are invited to help clear debris and support wildlife at Chessel Bay, Southampton’s first Local Nature Reserve, on Saturday, October 25 from 10am to 2pm.

Eight Southampton-area artists who each won funding awards through an experimental bursary scheme are exhibiting new work at God’s House Tower until November 30.

Plans for a new cocktail bar in the former Darn It and Stitch unit on The Triangle have moved a step closer.

Volunteers are invited to help build homes for bees, butterflies and other insects in Riverside Park later this month, as part of a community biodiversity project.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Concerns have been raised over when a riverside path will be delivered as part of a major housing development.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Southampton City Council wants to be given the power to fine drivers who park their vehicles on the pavement.

Deaf and hearing-impaired people can now contact Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary for non-emergency issues using a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter following the introduction of a new video service.

By Natalia Forero, Local Democracy Reporter

 Around 400 e-scooters and electric bikes have been seized by the police in Hampshire over the last year.

bitternepark.info, one of the UK’s longest established ‘hyperlocal’ news sites, celebrated its 20th birthday this September.

Why do people put themselves forward to be councillors? What does the role actually involve? How much are they really paid - and what horrors can they face when campaigning on the doorstep? Listen to our full conversation with Bitterne Park ward councillor Phil Webb, now available on our digest+ channel.

Police warn of a surge in vehicle theft reports across Townhill Park, Bitterne Park and Harefield, and say anyone spotting car doors being tried late at night should call 999.

Yarrow Heights School on Cobden Avenue has submitted a planning application to allow the reduction of trees growing towards an access road.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

A Townhill Park resident has been blocked from felling a tree outside their Southampton home after their request for permission to cut it down sparked the council to make a preservation order.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

A councillor question over the use of a Portswood hotel to accommodate asylum seekers received a single word answer.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Authorities may have to kill fish that were placed in a Southampton Common lake due to the risk they pose to a protected species.

An application to change the use of a detached house on Glenfield Avenue from a dwelling to a children’s residential home has been approved at a city council planning meeting.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

The airport saw its request for a licence to carry out the work in South Stoneham Cemetery, which also involves cutting back a further 10 trees, approved by the city council’s cabinet in July.  
Library photo of runway