The council wants feedback on proposals to bring in 30mph speed limits on The Avenue, Bassett Avenue and nearby roads.
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8th June 2023
The council wants feedback on proposals to bring in 30mph speed limits on The Avenue, Bassett Avenue and nearby roads.
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Wardens will be paying visits to check parked vehicles near a local school following complaints from local residents about drivers flouting parking rules, according to a ward councillor.
Mettricks, which runs food and drink outlets at Guildhall Square and Woolston, has confirmed it’s planning to open a branch in the former Lloyds bank premises in Portswood this spring.
People from various city groups and none took their noisy protest to Southampton Itchen MP Royston Smith’s Tory HQ front door in Bitterne on Saturday (Jan 15), to oppose the police bill currently winding its way through parliament.
Two days of work starts on Monday (Jan 24) on upgrading traffic lights on Thomas Lewis way at the Portswood Road spur.
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The converted chapel on Cemetery Road near Southampton Common has been given the go-ahead for an alcohol and music licence for business events.
Southampton City Council is currently consulting on the idea of creating what it describes as “an independent forum”, in the form of a Climate Commission, to help it achieve its legally binding target to become net zero carbon by 2050.
A local group is offering a programme of free community events this month to boost wellbeing and help “combat isolation and pandemic burnout”.
Two local events marking Big Energy Saving Week - a national campaign to help people cut fuel bills and get financial support they’re entitled to - explore how to improve individual sustainability at a very uncertain time.
On January 22, Southampton City Art Gallery will open Royals to Ratcatchers: 200 Years of Power in British Portraiture, an exhibition curated by undergraduate history students from the University of Southampton.
Owners of a Bitterne Park cat are wondering why their pet has returned home having been shaved.
Many Highfield roads could see a 20mph speed limit introduced if proposals to Southampton City Council are approved.
Hundreds were arrested and more than 1,000 drivers stopped in Hampshire and Isle of Wight during a festive drink and drug driving crackdown.
Work is due to start this month on improvements to cycle and pedestrian facilities, and on traffic signals on St Mary’s Road.
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Athelstan Road is due to close for roadworks, with "delays likely", between Bitterne Road and Garfield Road on January 12-13.
It's understood the footpath around the Quay 2000 development in St Denys has now reopened following repairs.
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Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Southampton last night involving a car and a pedestrian on Thursday (Dec 30).
Both sunshine and 'snow' featured at this year's 'Christmas in the Triangle' event on Saturday, and crowds enjoyed a variety of stalls, carol singing, food and drink, and even a quick visit to see Santa - in his traditional milkfloat, obviously! Read more to see our photo gallery.
Southampton City Council is consulting residents to “understand the impact of a proposed end to leisure services” at St Mary's Leisure Centre.
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Residents are being encouraged to “take the Harefield Bus Campaign Survey” because there’s “a real opportunity to improve Harefield’s bus service.
Rice Up Wholefoods, an independent store based at Hanover Buildings in Southampton, has launched a crowdfunder because it says it needs help to survive.
Councillors have approved plans to use a converted shipping container as a pizza kitchen and takeaway in the Bitterne Park Hotel garden.
Residents have launched a petition calling for a 20mph speed limit on Manor Farm Road.
By Maria Zaccaro, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans to expand Itchen College in Middle Road, Bitterne have been given the green light.
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The booking system at Millbrook Household Waste & Recycling Centre is to be removed for a trial period after Christmas.
Southampton City Council has been awarded further £150,000 towards initiatives aiming to prevent violence against women and girls in public spaces at night.
Updated Signage both sides of Woodmill indicates the "road is closed here" from December 14 for three days. The closure doesn't appear to be listed on one.network's roadworks map. Southampton Travel told bitternepark.info: "The closure is for the removal of the scaffolding which is currently in place at the activity centre, there will be access for pedestrians and cyclists during the closure to vehicles."
As reported last week, the group challenging plans to extend the runway at Southampton Airport has won the right to take the issue to judicial review, and has increased its fundraising target to help finance the action.
Southampton Airport is appealing against Southampton City Council’s rejection of plans to fell some tall trees on the southern edge of Marlhill Copse.
Triangle Indian restaurant and takeaway Bitterne Balti has announced its closure.