The council’s plans to redevelop Southampton’s Outdoor Sports Centre have been conditionally approved by its planning panel.

Plans are in the pipeline but as yet there’s no firm timetable or budget for a revamp at the playground near Woodmill car park, sometimes known as 'The Wooden Playground'.

There’s still no date for the reopening of the Riverside Park pontoon which has been shut to the public pending repairs for around six months

The council's cabinet is to decide whether to adopt a new policy that allows them to tow vehicles causing highway obstructions due to unauthorised parking or safety concerns. It will also help them address vehicles whose owners consistently disregard penalty charge notices.

Up to seven weeks of government and university-funded improvement work will see the Wessex and Woodmill Lane junction closed to traffic, and one-way westbound traffic only on part of Woodmill Lane during the final three weeks.

It was minus four degrees but dry near the top of Ben Nevis when local couple Jess and Luke Tranter undertook their “challenging” climb of the highest mountain in the UK on Friday (Aug 4), to raise funds for Riverside Pre-school.

Coastal defence work is ongoing on the east bank of the Itchen at Centurion Industrial Park off Bitterne Road West, and close to the assumed site of the former Roman settlement of Clausentum, under an apparent £2.9m contract to construct a new seawall and walkway.

Children can enhance their cycling skills for free through dedicated sessions taking place at Southampton Common this summer.

by Stephen Slominski

Train operators are extending the consultation period for proposed changes to ticket sales at railway stations.

Southampton City Council, in collaboration with Bluestar and First Solent, has reintroduced the ‘five for £5’ bus fare offer for groups in the city.

Organisers of Bitterne Park festival TriFest have said that the event won’t be returning this year.

A structure, thought to be for a pizza kitchen and takeaway, has arrived in the Bitterne Park Hotel garden.

Vehicular access to the old pitch and putt course on Riverside Park has today been blocked off with a large tree trunk and soil after the encampment apparently left by Friday morning ahead of the county court bailiff eviction scheduled for 10am.

A focused week of action by roads policing officers led to nearly 500 suspected driving offences being identified with the help of an AI-equipped camera van.

The boardwalk, which provides a route for pedestrians and cyclists between Horseshoe Bridge and Mount Pleasant Industrial Estate in Northam, is to undergo repairs closing the route during daytimes.

The government's ‘Multiply’ numeracy programme returns to Southampton this September, offering courses to boost adults' numeracy skills.

Actor and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax is in the city this week for the University of Southampton’s graduation ceremonies.

Winning entries to a wildlife photographic competition were on show on Sunday (July 16), and will inspire more nature-themed artwork in public spaces close to Bitterne Station.

In a bid to reduce litter in the city, new bins have hit the streets of Southampton, encouraging the public to vote on hot topics such as Scott Mills vs Craig David, or Barbie vs Oppenheimer, using their litter.

The potential for a pedestrian crossing on Mousehole Lane has been raised by a local councillors.