A citizen science WhatsApp group of strategically located individuals for reporting on frequent sewage odours around the river is looking for two or more volunteers in Bitterne Park

By Natalia Forero, Local Democracy Reporter

There are more than 8,000 applicants for social housing in Southampton but they face waits of up to 11 years and five months for a home.

An assembly of Southampton citizens, convened to recommend how the council should tackle climate and transport, has said it would like a future where people use public transport and active travel as their main ways to get around.

Fresh Fades barber's has now morphed into 'Bitterne Park Barbers' with new signage appearing at the Triangle on Thursday (March 7).

An information request for the Portswood Wastewater Treatment Works’ odour management plan has been filed.

Organisers of ‘All Aboard’, the watery festival that takes place on and around our stretch of the Itchen, have announced the date for the sixth annual shenanigans.

Community project SO18 Big Local, which finishes at the end of March, has released a short film celebrating its achievements and legacy. You can read more about its work and closing celebration in our previous piece, and watch the film on our site, or as large as you like on YouTube.