A local folk musician has published a book of tunes inspired by local streets near her Midanbury home.
Read more ...
- You are here:
- Home
28th March 2023
A local folk musician has published a book of tunes inspired by local streets near her Midanbury home.
Popular riverside community festival TriFest is to return in July, it’s been announced.
By Stephen Slominski
Eastleigh’s civic and political leaders have hailed a decision by the High Court to refuse an appeal over the legality of the planning permission that was granted for an extension of Southampton Airport’s runway.
Police are urging family members and friends of vulnerable people to be on their guard to protect loved ones from courier fraudsters after Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents lose thousands to courier fraud.
Cargo bikes seem to be in the Bitterne Park news lately. These two did the Growing Places rounds on Saturday (May 21), collecting and delivering spare plants and seeds around the trail for anyone to take home and plant for free. See our previous piece for background.
The Big Plastic Count is taking place from May 16 – 22, aiming to “help uncover the truth about what happens to our plastic waste and force the government to fix it”.
Locals may have spotted an electrically-assisted cargo bike that’s currently on trial at Bitterne Park Stores at the Triangle, which is saving miles of van journeys a week.
It was a case of wellies on and brollies up at Southampton Vineyard Church’s (SVC) community fun day at Riverside Park on Sunday afternoon, which went ahead despite poor weather.
It looks as if Labour, which won control of the council at the local elections, is likely to reopen St Mary’s Leisure Centre.
Photo: Google Maps
The long running Southampton City Council Community Chest grant scheme is back with applications now open for 2022.
A Saturday story time has been added to the schedule at Bitterne Library, there’s a coffee morning and Jubilee events at Portswood – but unfortunately not a lot to report about the Cobbett Road library.
The police station in Bitterne is to be demolished “to remove the risks the empty building poses to the public”, it’s been reported.
Hampshire police are opening a two-week window for the surrender of firearms and ammunition.
Local food banks report they’re now out of stock on 12 different items, and “urgently” need to top up supplies.
Foster Care Fortnight (May 9-22), the Fostering Network charity’s annual awareness-raising campaign, is stressing the need for more people to foster so children can be cared for locally rather than being placed away from their communities.
By David George, Local Democracy Reporter
Exam anxiety is causing more problems in schools than it was before the pandemic, fear headteachers.
Labour has regained control of Southampton City Council in Thursday’s (May 5) local elections after a year of Conservative control, with local Tony Bunday, pictured, gaining a seat for the party in Bitterne Park, and Lisa Mitchell fending off the Greens to hold her Labour seat in Portwood.
Tony Bunday, who won a council seat for Labour in the local election on Thursday (May 5), said he believes he’ll be the first ever councillor for the party in Bitterne Park ward – certainly since Southampton became a unitary authority in 1997.
Work is due to start on Tuesday (May 10) on a new “continuous crossing” at the junction of Priory Road and Aberdeen Road in St Denys, closing it to traffic for two days.
Photo: Google Maps
A recent Easter market held at a local church raised much-needed cash to keep premises available for local community use.
You can while away some time watching the wildlife on the Itchen near Woodmill, but just a few steps away in the car park the fly-tipping by the recycling banks continues. According to the BBC in 2016, "Fly-tipping costs councils in England and Wales more than £50m annually, and more than 900,000 reports of fly-tipping are received every year." Click through if you like looking at pictures of rubbish!
Police are appealing for information after a woman died as she crossed Bitterne Road West on Monday (May 2).
Photo: Google Maps
'Easily the best support on the route'
As is their custom, Bitterne Parkers were at the Triangle today (Sun, April 24) to cheer marathon runners on - as Southampton Ukulele Jam belted out hit after hit!
Bigger pic >>
By Rhia Weston, Bitterne Park Growing Places
If you've got spare seeds and plants, put them in your front garden. Then join the trail around Bitterne Park roads on Saturday, May 21 to find the plants and seeds you like.
Updated: The council leader is recommended to sign the city up to a grassroots ‘city park’ project that wants to “create more spaces that are safe to play in and where nature can flourish”.
By David George, Local Democracy Reporter
A new police station has been opened up on West End Road in Bitterne.
Temporary multi-way signals on Cobden Bridge starting Monday, coupled with further roadworks in Swaythling near Woodmill Lane, caused delays for drivers trying to cross the river.
No Lib Dem candidates
Candidates for all Southampton wards have been published for the May 5 local elections. Here are the hopefuls for Bitterne Park and Portswood wards – interestingly with no Liberal Democrat candidates standing in either.
A planning application has been lodged to change a 13-bed care home to a nine-bed house in multiple occupation (HMO) in Cobbett Road.
Photo: Google Maps
The Friends of Portswood Rec and Southampton City Council (SCC) are joint winners of one of only 21 national awards for a 2021 Bees’ Needs Community Award