Doris Hayward celebrated her 104th birthday with a party, surrounded by friends and family, at her home in Speedwell Court care home for older people, on Mansbridge Road near Haskins.
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16th February 2025
Doris Hayward celebrated her 104th birthday with a party, surrounded by friends and family, at her home in Speedwell Court care home for older people, on Mansbridge Road near Haskins.
A trial of the much-debated part-time bus, taxi, and cycle-only restriction on Portswood Road between the St Denys Road spur and Westridge Road is finally set to start on Monday (Jan 27).
Updated: Southampton City Council will issue SGN a fixed penalty notice after faulty traffic lights caused widespread congestion on the first day of two scheduled weeks of "essential gas works" on Woodmill Lane.
More than 100 illegal vehicles, including e-scooters and e-motorbikes, were destroyed in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight last year as part of a targeted police operation.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Free car parking could be scrapped at 17 sites in Southampton districts, including Bitterne and Portswood council car parks, despite 2,000 objections.
Council contractors are returning to the recently installed pedestrian crossing on Mousehole Lane from February 3 to “complete drainage works”, resulting in temporary lights and a closure at the Glenfield Avenue junction.
Network Rail is planning “essential structural improvement works” on the Priory Road railway bridge in St Denys from February 17 until July 10, resulting in the closure of the road under the bridge for at least some of this period.
Police say they’ve seized Illegal vapes, tobacco and alcohol from premises in Lodge Road, near Portswood.
Photo: Google
Toes in the Water – an art and music community day raising funds for the Friends of the Itchen Estuary and celebrating wild swimming, returns to St Denys in February.
Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a new speed camera on Northam Bridge was vandalised and cut down shortly after being installed.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Cash-strapped Southampton City Council is expected to be “back to normal” for the first time in three years when it comes to its budget proposals.
A song and rhyme activity for young children aiming to boost language development and social skills will be stopping at the end of January.
Bitterne Park Growing Places, a group which encourages Bitterne Parkers to grow and share their own food, is looking for a new volunteer coordinator.
Bitterne Station’s old ticket office, now a community space, hosts 'Chooganooga Sessions #2' in February, offering live music in one of Southampton’s smallest venues.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Southampton City Council’s cabinet has given its support to submitting a joint expression of interest with neighbouring authorities to be included on the priority programme.
The South-East is under an Amber health alert for cold weather, with snow warnings also issued.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans have been tabled for a student housing redevelopment at an industrial site on Burgess Road in Swaythling.
Work to install a part-time bus, taxi, and cycle-only section on Portswood Road will begin on January 6, ahead of its six-month trial.
Photo: SCC
A restaurant closed since May after a car crashed into its shopfront is set to reopen in the new year, according to an advertisement.
Click through to see our picture gallery of the Christmas in the Triangle event on December 21.
Updated: We're increasing our Bluesky activity in a trial, sharing most of our latest stories there instead of what was Twitter.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
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By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
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Southampton FC and Southampton City Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore redeveloping St Mary’s waterfront into a “leading sports and leisure destination.”
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An outline application to redevelop a pair of semi-detached houses into a three-storey building comprising nine flats has won approval by councillors.
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By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
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