Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious collision between a motorbike and car on Bitterne Road West.

"Cafe, bistro, wine bar” 'Riverside', sporting a sparkly new sign and frontage on the former Riverside Diner premises - advertises that it's set to open on Friday (Feb 28) at the Triangle.

Network Rail says five months of work to a railway bridge, that was due to close a St Denys road for at least some of the period, has been postponed.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Southampton City Council approved a budget for 2025/26 which relies on significant transformation savings – as opposition groups voiced fears the authority had not escaped the financial mire yet.

Live music, art and craft stalls helped raise £861.15 for the Friends of Itchen Estuary on Saturday (Feb 23). Southampton Ukulele Jam brought the event to a rousing close, raising the roof at St Denys Boat Club.

A railway station friends group and a local theatre company are inviting residents to share stories as part of celebrations commemorating 200 years of the modern railway.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Southampton City Council will no longer be posting on social media platform X, it has announced.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Southampton City Council leaders have proposed a balanced budget without exceptional financial support from government – but residents will face a council tax increase.

A trial restriction on Portswood Road reduced vehicles by 42% and increased cyclist and pedestrian numbers during bus gate hours, council figures show.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

A convenience store has been given the green light to stay open and sell alcohol until 1am every night despite opposition from residents.
Photo: Google

Riverside Diner at the Triangle is set to reopen as a “cafe, bistro, wine bar” later in the month.

The government has launched a public consultation on proposals to set up a Mayoral Strategic Authority for Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Controversial measures to scrap free car parking in suburbs including Bitterne and Portswood will go ahead after council leaders were quizzed over the plans.

Photo: LDRS

Bitterne Road East will close for seven weeks from February 17 for work between Maybray King Way and Somerset Avenue.

Charlton House School on Midanbury Lane says it’s “delighted” to announce the publication of the independent school’s latest inspection report, which follows a visit from the Independent Schools Inspectorate in December.  

Tony Bunday, the “first ever” Labour councillor for Bitterne Park in 2022 who was later stripped of his party membership apparently for liking a social media post, says he’s joined the Lib Dems.

An application to confirm change of use of a Glenfield Avenue address into a children’s residential home has met with opposition from some residents.

A tree which fell overnight surprised schoolchildren, dog walkers and cyclists as they had to change their route down the slope and through the crocuses to access Riverside Park on Friday (Feb 7). Read more to see our picture gallery.

A Section 34 dispersal order was ordered on Thursday (Feb 6) for Riverside Park following reports of young people seen with “potential weapons”.

Camera enforcement of the trial bus/taxi/cycle only section on part of Portswood Road is set to start.