By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
The ambitions of the scrapped Portswood bus gate are “still very much alive”, according to the city council’s deputy leader.Read more ...
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4th February 2026
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
The ambitions of the scrapped Portswood bus gate are “still very much alive”, according to the city council’s deputy leader.Read more ...
Former Labour councillor Tony Bunday, who joined the Lib Dems earlier this year, has announced he’s been selected to stand in the Bitterne Park ward at next May’s city council elections – likely pitting him against his former Labour teammate and incumbent Cllr Phil Webb.
A Macmillan Coffee Morning takes place at Cobbett Road library on Friday, September 26 with drinks and cakes to raise funds for cancer support.
Following the decision to suspend the Portswood Project trial in May, Southampton City Council has confirmed that the scheme with a bus gate on Portswood Broadway will not be moving ahead.
A cashpoint machine at the Triangle looks set to be removed.
The Old Chemist, run by Oasis Church at the Triangle, is “on target” to reopen at the end of October following a £180k upgrade to the building.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
The Green Party is calling for authorities to prevent protests from continuing outside the Highfield House Hotel, where asylum seekers are housed.
The council has appointed Sovereign Network Group (SNG) to build around 170 “affordable homes” at Townhill Park.
The so-called Woodmill Bay area, currently being landscaped in Riverside Park, will still provide public access to the water, it has been confirmed.
Now available is our behind-the-scenes look at The Butcher’s Hook pub at The Triangle, with General Manager Ant James...
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Scores of volunteers teamed up for a large-scale clean-up of Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre which is being taken on by a youth movement.
Officers investigating an alleged arson incident at Highfield House Hotel have appealed for information.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A convenience shop has secured planning permission for new facilities, including a steel external canopy and walk-in chiller unit.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
No staff have remained at Woodmill Outdoor Centre as Scouts take over the former council-owned site.
Police were called out to Tesco on Witts Hill early on Saturday morning (Sept 6) following reports of a break-in.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A proposal for a new council children’s home in Portswood has secured planning permission.
Police have launched a witness appeal following a collision involving a car and a person riding a rented e-scooter on Thomas Lewis Way (TLW) just before midday on Saturday (Sept 6).
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By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans to convert a takeaway restaurant in a Townhill Park parade of shops into a massage parlour have been approved by councillors.
Updated: Two people received “immediate medical assistance” from firefighters, and an arrest was subsequently made after a kitchen blaze at a Newton Road property in Bitterne Park.
Update 2: The Osborne Road sewer repairs and temporary lights are back, for the... is it third time in recent months? The junction to Belmont Road has also been closed so work can proceed with a diversion in place.
Work is due to start in early September on landscaping ‘Woodmill Bay’ in Riverside Park, currently used as an informal boat launching and car parking area, to include seating overlooking the river.
By Noni Needs, Local Democracy Reporter
An outgoing fire chief has warned £1.7m in proposed cuts are untenable decisions – but things are going to get worse if the government does not give the service more money.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A cruise parking company operating from St Denys Road has launched an appeal against a council planning decision which is having a “material impact on the business”.
A car allegedly being driven on the wrong side of Bitterne Road West collided with another vehicle on Saturday evening (Aug 30).
Updated: A proposal to demolish the “degrading structure” of Bitterne police station on Bursledon Road, closed since 2016, has been filed with Southampton City Council.
The Green Open Homes event sees householders open their homes in September to showcase energy, water and money saving upgrades in action.
‘Water rescue’ cabinets are to be installed in Riverside Park.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Progress is being made on the drawn out Townhill Park housing estate regeneration project, councillors have been told.
Plans to change premises from a takeaway to a massage parlour in Townhill Park are due to go before the city’s planning and rights of way panel on September 2.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Complaints have been lodged with the council’s planning enforcement team over the use of Highfield House Hotel in Portswood to house asylum seekers.