From pharmacies to petrol stations, and supermarkets to bin collections, here’s information about essential services during the Christmas and new year period 2017/18.

 

 

All information was believed to be correct at the time of compilation, but always check in advance with the relevant outlet, especially if your arrangements depend on it. We may add additional information and updates to this piece over the next few days.

Chemists / pharmacies / medical advice

The NHS has published this list of pharmacists open in Southampton over the Christmas and new year period for 2017/18: click to download it from their website.

Details are subject to change. They advise calling ahead to check they are open and have what you need.

They also advise phoning 111 if you need medical advice over the holiday period and don’t know where to go. The line is open 24 hours a day and free from landlines and mobiles.

Petrol

Shell - Thomas Lewis Way
Thomas Lewis Way, Southampton SO17 3ED
Tel: 023 8055 2612
Open 24 hours a day over the holiday period

BP - Bitterne Road West
123 Bitterne Road West, Bitterne, Southampton SO18 1AR
Tel: 023 8022 4730
Open 24 hours a day over the holiday period
Also a 24-hour off licence/shop

Supermarkets

Bitterne Park Express
27 St Catherine's Rd, Southampton SO18 1LL
Tel: 02381 783959
Christmas Eve: 6.30am - 11pm
Christmas Day: 8am - 10pm
Boxing Day: 6.30am - 11pm
New Year's Eve: 8am - 10pm
New Year's Day: 8am - 10pm

International Foods
164-168 Portswood Road, SO17 2NJ
Tel: 023 8067 1577
The “biggest Asian supermarket south of the M25" say they “never close, and they’re open every single day” over the Christmas/new year period, from 8am - 9pm, selling a huge range of goods.

Co-operative Food - Cobden Bridge
17 Manor Farm Road, Cobden Bridge SO18 1NN
Tel: 023 8055 4049
Christmas Eve: 7am - 9pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 8am - 8pm
New Year's Eve: 7am - 9pm
New Year's Day: 8am - 8pm

Sainsbury’s - Portswood
224 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2LB
Tel: 023 8052 3400
Christmas Eve: 11am - 5pm
Christmas Day: closed
Boxing Day: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 27th: 7am - 8pm
Thursday 28th: 7am - 8p
Friday 29th: 7am - 8pm
Saturday 30th: 7am - 8pm
New Year's Eve: 11am - 5pm
New Year's Day: 9am - 5pm

Tesco Express - Cobden Avenue
14 - 16 Cobden Ave Southampton Southampton SO18 1FX
Tel: 0345 026 9944
Christmas Eve: 6am - 10pm
Christmas Day: closed
Boxing Day: 8am - 10pm
New Year’s Eve: 6am - 10pm
New Year’s Day: 8am - 10pm

Tesco Express - Midanbury
Witts Hill Midanbury Southampton Hampshire SO18 4QA
Tel: 0345 610 2720
Christmas Eve: 6am - 10pm
Christmas Day: closed
Boxing Day: 8am - 10pm
New Year’s Eve: 6am - 10pm
New Year’s Day: 8am - 10pm

Council services over the holiday period

From libraries and museums to bins and Christmas tree collections, the council has announced opening times and changes to its services over the festive period.

The following is from the council, in their own words.

While many council services will be operating as normal throughout the Christmas period, there are some non-essential services that will be unavailable during this period. Here's a handy round up of information and those services affected.
 
Gateway
The last day that the Gateway one stop shop in Guildhall Square will be open is Friday 22 December, 9.30am - 4.30pm. Gateway will then be closed on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 December and back open on Wednesday 27, Thursday 28 and Friday 29 December. Gateway will also be closed on Monday 1 January 2018 and reopens as usual on Tuesday 2 January. Many of the tasks you can do at Gateway will still be available to complete here on our website 24/7 throughout the Christmas period.
 
Libraries: Christmas opening hours
All council run libraries will be closed from 4pm on Saturday 23 December to Monday 1 January (inclusive). They will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2018. Additionally YMCA Weston Community, Thornhill Community and Burgess Road libraries will also close during this time. Any items on loan during this period will be due back after the closure. Cobbett Hub and Millbrook Community libraries will remain open as usual with the exception of bank holidays.

 
Bin collections: general waste, recycling and glass
There will be changes to your bin collections over the holiday period so please check your online bin collections calendar. Please note there will be no bin collections on 25 and 26 December 2017 or 1 January 2018. You can check your revised bin collections over the Christmas and New Year period here.
 
Garden waste collections
The last garden waste collection for 2017 will be on Friday 22 December. Collections will start again on Monday 8 January 2018.
 
Christmas tree collections
We will be collecting real Christmas trees from the kerbside from 8 January 2018 for two weeks. Please make sure your tree is put by the edge of your property, and not blocking the highway, on your revised general waste collection day. We will be unable to return to collect any trees not put out in time. Alternatively, residents that are signed up to the garden waste collection service, can put their Christmas tree in their garden waste bin for collection on their designated collection day (only one tree per household please). Trees can also be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre (please shake off any soil).
 
Household Waste & Recycling Centre (HWRC)
The Household Waste Recycling Centre is closed on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 December and Monday 1 January - otherwise it is open as usual from 9am - 4pm.
 
Museums and Art Gallery: Christmas Opening Hours
SeaCity Museum is closed 24-26 December 2017 inclusive and on 1 January 2018.
Tudor House & Garden is closed 24 December 2017 to 1 January 2018 (inclusive). Reopens on 2 January 2018 from 10am - 3pm.
Southampton City Art Gallery is closed 24 December 2017 to 1 January 2018 (inclusive). Reopens on 2 January 2018 from 10am - 3pm.
To find out what is happening at our venues visit Discover Southampton.
 
Car parking
Please note that Sunday parking charges will apply to all parking in the city on Boxing Day (Tuesday 26 December 2017) and New Year’s Day (Monday 1 January 2018). We recommend that people check the charging periods on ticket machines as charges will vary depending on location.
 
Archives
Our Archives Team are usually open 10am to 4pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and closed on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Over the Christmas and New Year period our last day open is Wednesday 20 December. We will then be closed on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 December. We will then be open as normal from Tuesday 2 January 2018.
 
Registry Office
Southampton Registry Office deals with births, marriages and deaths and is based at 6a Bugle Street, Southampton, SO14 2LX. Our opening times over the festive period are as follows:
 
Friday 22 December: Open 9am - 12 noon (by appointment only)
Saturday 23 December: Pre-booked ceremonies only
Sunday 24 - Tuesday 26 December: Closed
Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 December: 9am - 4pm (by appointment only)
Saturday 30 December - Monday 1 January: Closed
Tuesday 2 - Friday 5 January: Normal opening hours
 
Gritting and snow clearance
With the onset of the expected cold weather our aim is to make Southampton’s roads as safe as possible and keep disruption caused by bad weather in winter to a minimum by gritting roads and providing grit bins.

From November through to the end of March we provide the winter maintenance service for the city which includes pre-salting to help prevent ice forming and post-salting to melt ice and snow that has already formed. 

Priority one routes are treated as routine pre-salting, in advance of any forecast of frost, ice or snow. We monitor daily weather forecasts and road conditions to enable us to decide when precautionary salting or other treatment is required and can react quickly to extreme weather conditions. Find out more about road gritting here.
 
For up to date information follow our highways service on Twitter at @scchighways.