A new store specialising in African, Middle Eastern and South Asian produce has opened in Portswood on the corner of Brookvale and Portswood roads, next door to Waitrose. People were queuing to enjoy free food samples from a pink van outside on Friday lunchtime. Originally a car showroom, video rental store Blockbuster finally closed at the site in 2013. It was later used by grocery and alcohol delivery service Gorillas for about a year until 2022. Squatters reportedly moved into the site in 2023 for five months, which has now been transformed into gleaming foodstore Al Barakah.
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13th December 2025
Local group The Friends of Riverside Park has paid tribute to longstanding member and former chair Doug Perry, who has passed away aged 93.
A car fire at the Triangle on Wednesday evening (Dec 10) caused a short road closure as emergency services dealt with the clear-up.
Get ready to build, imagine and create – a new Lego club is launching at Cobbett Road Library on Friday, December 12.
A planning application to erect two one-bed flats at a Manor Farm Road property close to the Triangle is set to be decided this month, and recommended for conditional approval after a previous application was refused and dismissed at appeal.
We would love you to join us at Ascension this Christmas for one (or more) or our special festive services. For more details 
MP for Southampton Itchen Darren Paffey (Lab) has urged a reassessment by LINK on its decision that Bitterne doesn’t need a banking hub following four bank branch closures in as many years.
Work has started around South and Adelaide roads in St Denys by Scottish and Southern Power Distribution, scheduled to last from December 8 to 19. Multi-way signals are expected and some pavements are affected. 
Officers investigating the death of a man in Portswood last night (December 3) have arrested four people as part of their “initial enquiries”.
Bitterne United Reformed Church in Bitterne Precinct is inviting residents to its Christmas Tree Festival, where a collection of trees decorated by local groups and organisations will be on display throughout December.
The council is due to introduce new permanent household bin collection days in January.
Southampton City Council has become the first city-status authority to join the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA), a group of more than 30 organisations calling for tougher restrictions on gambling advertising.
Police have said that no arrests were made at protests centred around Highfield House Hotel on Sunday (Nov 30), but two people were ordered to leave the dispersal order area.
The Environment Agency is
Protesting groups again faced each other on Sunday afternoon outside Highfield House Hotel, following a march through Portswood organised by Southampton Stand Up to Racism. 
Protesters and counter protesters who have repeatedly gathered outside a Southampton hotel housing asylum seekers will be asked to attend a council meeting to discuss issues around the demonstrations.
Southampton City Council has announced four free weekend parking days in district centre car parks, including Bitterne and Portswood, in the run up to Christmas.
Council bosses are being urged to position Southampton at the front of the queue for driverless technology.
Southampton’s Winter Maker’s Market will bring work from more than 100 independent artists and makers to God’s House Tower across two festive weekends in December.
Details on the roll-out of weekly food waste collections in Southampton have been revealed by the council.
Fiona Funnell, leader of Southampton’s Delicious Sounds Choir, 
A St Denys pub has said it's been "burgled" for the second time in five days.
Calls are being made for protests outside a Southampton hotel that is housing asylum seekers to be moved to a city centre location.
Southampton City Council is asking residents to share their views on how local services should be funded and prioritised as it prepares its 2026/27 budget.
Police investigating an incident, where thousands of pounds worth of criminal damage was caused at the Utilita Bowl in West End, are appealing for information and witnesses to the incident.
Residents are being urged to watch out for scam text messages claiming to offer access to Winter Fuel Payments.
Nearly 33 months after the Riverside Park pontoon was first reported broken, a new bridge and fittings have been fabricated and await galvanising before reinstallation.
The new proposed operator of Southampton Water Activities Centre (SWAC), it has been revealed.