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'.
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.>
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.
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.
Children from two Southampton schools learnt how to be citizen scientists and sustainable eaters through a project run by the University of Southampton.
First reported on June 5, and following the installation of barriers, a road closure and even temporary lights, the sinkhole on St Catherine's Road at its junction with Bond Road has been repaired some 44 days later. Associated street clutter has been removed and Bond Road reopened to traffic.
There’s concern over some of the 70 oaks planted in Riverside Park to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee, with many of the trees appearing less than healthy, or possibly even to have died.
Update: TriFest has been cancelled. More here. A group of crafters have created this amazing postbox topper that depicts next weekend's TriFest. They'll be running the craft tent at the Riverside Park festival, which takes place from 12-7pm on Saturday (July 22). Click through to see the video and pics - and take a look for yourself at the Triangle! • Looking ahead to TriFest – and back at how it all began
The council will be in court next Monday morning (July 17) seeking an order to evict those at the unauthorised encampment on the former pitch and putt golf course at Riverside Park.
One student’s tumultuous journey from rock star photography to trainee physiotherapist – with a hand disability sustained along the way – is told as part of a current exhibition at the University of Southampton.
A proposal to upgrade currently free-to-use tennis courts in Southampton parks could also herald the introduction of ‘gate access technology’ and pay-to-play options.
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