The pontoon was finally hauled out of the river on Monday (April 14) after some 27 months, leaving a striking gap in the landscape after decades in place. Following several hours of preparation and tide-watching, the structure was fenced off in Riverside Park beside the model railway, where it awaits repairs, expected to take around six weeks. See our previous story for more...
MP Darren Paffey (Lab) has launched his own petition calling for a banking hub for Bitterne following the news last year that Lloyds and Halifax will also be closing their local branches in June.
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Southampton City Council says permits will soon be requested for work on the Itchen Bridge, originally scheduled for last summer.
Work to repair the pontoon in Riverside Park – closed to the public since early 2023 - is finally expected to begin on Monday (April 14).
A carnival with a ‘mission to bring joy and happiness’ will be returning to St Denys on spring bank holiday (Monday, May 26) after a break of nearly 30 years.
Photo: courtesy Jacqui Bassi
A new partnership has been announced between TriFest, the Bitterne Park community festival, and Benana Music Studio, who will be running the music side of this year’s event.
An application has been lodged to demolish property including a former public house on Portswood Road, which could eventually become student housing.
A private SEN school has been granted conditional approval to demolish a pair of semi-detached cottages.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A Southampton councillor has called for the speed at which 20mph zones are introduced across the city to be increased.
Survey work on the Northam Rail Bridge, a key route into Southampton on the A3024, may lead to lane restrictions or closures over the coming months.
Image: SCC
The Friends of the Itchen Estuary has called for public discussion and consultation over the future of the Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre given concerns that it could be sold.
Friends of Riverside Park (FORP) volunteers got digging to plant around 30 new trees awarded by The Woodland Trust.
The city council (SCC) has announced that Active Nation, which has been running leisure facilities across the city, will cease trading, and Places Leisure will be stepping in to run facilities.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Council leaders have been accused of “secrecy” over the assets they are looking into selling.
Photo: LDRS
The council “is fully committed to keeping Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre open as a facility for water activities and community use” according to a cabinet member.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Portswood's controversial bus gate trial, which it's claimed is causing “widespread chaos and misery”, will not be scrapped.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A former Southampton City Council cabinet member has defected to the Green Party, saying the Labour government has “broken my heart”.
Another vehicle smashed into already boarded up shop Jupider on Saturday morning, causing some structural damage.
A large number of people marched through Portswood on Saturday morning (March 22) protesting against the current Portswood traffic calming trial.
A new mural celebrating Woodmill as a birthplace of endangered Atlantic salmon has been created near the Activity Centre.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Southampton City Council is looking to sell a further 13 sites in the next phase of an “important and transformational” project.
Photo: SCC
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Charges of up to £2,500 a day for carrying out roadworks in Southampton’s busiest roads could be introduced by the city council.
The council is inviting Southampton residents to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day by organising community street parties.
A new cohort of ‘digi dogs' has been welcomed to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Joint Operations Unit to help combat the ever changing challenges of digital crime.
Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones (Con) has announced she intends to run as Mayor for Hampshire and the Solent region in 2026, when a new mayoral authority for Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is likely to be established.
It was a tight squeeze to browse the seeds in the cosy Bitterne Station building during Southampton Seed Swap on Saturday (March 8).
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Campaigners have accused a council of “privatising” a local authority-owned leisure centre.
A car sales business has been fined £8,177 for continuing to operate from Itchen Business Park in St Denys after planning permission was refused. Photo: SCC
The council is due to remove a new ‘give way’ priority buildout - part of the controversial ‘Portswood Project Trial’ - on Brookvale Road on Wednesday.
Photo: SCC
