Update: TriFest has been cancelled. More here.
Popular free community festival TriFest is back on Riverside Park on July 22 , with more stalls than ever, music, beer, dogs – and even a bite to eat.

SO18 Big Local, a community organisation that covers parts of Harefield, Midanbury and Townhill Park in Southampton and which is winding down next year, is going all out by putting on more summer events than ever during the holidays.

A ‘direction to leave’ was served on Thursday (June 29) on the unauthorised encampment on the former pitch and putt course on Riverside Park, although around five caravans remain today (July 3).

No, it's wasn't a new jetty arriving to replace the still broken one, but rather military training (followed by snacks from the Triangle) by British armed forces from Marchwood, taking place by Riverside Park on Thursday (June 29). Pics: Stephen Phillips. Click for more.

Ready, Set, Read! This year’s Summer Reading Challenge, which encourages kids to pick up some books, launches locally with a celebratory event in Southampton Central Library.

A coffee shop and roastery celebrates its first anniversary at the Triangle on Saturday (July 1) and will be offering caffeinated treats with a sprinkle of spirits to mark the occasion.

Funding has been secured for the refurbishment of a Bitterne Manor playground in Southampton.

ITV Meridian has been speaking to St Denys residents about the stench which they say they've put up with for years. They say it's making their lives 'unbearable', sometimes even waking them up during the hot weather. Southern Water has apologised, but Cllr Savage said what's needed is regulation and investment. Meridian's piece is here.
Photo from previous protest in January 2023

By Jamie Shapiro, Local Democracy Reporter

Seven trees at Marlhill Copse have been protected by Southampton City Council after limiting-conditions to Southampton Airport, who owns the woodland, were approved by councillors.

The University of Southampton has been named in the top 100 of a global league table for the fifth year running.

Update 3: A new encampment has been set up in Riverside Park overnight, less than a fortnight after vehicles left the previous site on the main field. 

Police have launched an appeal for information following a fire on Bitterne Road West.
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A new pedestrian crossing appears to be on the cards for Townhill Way near Moorlands Primary School.

Southampton City Council (SCC) has put out a call for residents to help inform what its forthcoming ‘Southampton Citizens’ Climate Assembly’ will look like.

Bitterne Road West had to be closed on Saturday (June 24) so firefighters could tackle a shed fire that had spread to a house.

A popular family-friendly festival “for lovers of reggae, Jerk Chicken and great vibez” returns in July.

Labour has been successful in the Coxford election, which took place on June 22, increasing the party’s city council majority still further following the May local elections.

Updated: The Spar shop at the Triangle was closed on Wednesday morning (June 21) following reports of a break-in. It has since reopened.

Updated: Caravans and other vehicles left the encampment at Riverside Park on Wednesday afternoon (June 14), around a week after it all began.

‘Friends of Townhill Park Environment’ is a newly-forming group of like-minded volunteers who are dedicated to preserving local green spaces in Townhill Park, including Frog's Copse and Cutbush Hidden Pond – reports SO18 Big Local.