Photo: L Weedy
Repair work by Southern Water on Belmont Road by Osborne Road South is reportedly due for completion later this week. It's thought work has been necessary around the same spot three times in recent months. So while some will heave a sigh of relief as traffic signals are packed away with access to properties eased, others lament the possible return of Belmont Road's use as a rat run.  

Volunteers are invited to help build homes for bees, butterflies and other insects in Riverside Park later this month, as part of a community biodiversity project.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Concerns have been raised over when a riverside path will be delivered as part of a major housing development.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Southampton City Council wants to be given the power to fine drivers who park their vehicles on the pavement.

Deaf and hearing-impaired people can now contact Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary for non-emergency issues using a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter following the introduction of a new video service.

By Natalia Forero, Local Democracy Reporter

 Around 400 e-scooters and electric bikes have been seized by the police in Hampshire over the last year.

bitternepark.info, one of the UK’s longest established ‘hyperlocal’ news sites, celebrated its 20th birthday this September.

Why do people put themselves forward to be councillors? What does the role actually involve? How much are they really paid - and what horrors can they face when campaigning on the doorstep? Listen to our full conversation with Bitterne Park ward councillor Phil Webb, now available on our digest+ channel.

Police warn of a surge in vehicle theft reports across Townhill Park, Bitterne Park and Harefield, and say anyone spotting car doors being tried late at night should call 999.

Yarrow Heights School on Cobden Avenue has submitted a planning application to allow the reduction of trees growing towards an access road.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

A Townhill Park resident has been blocked from felling a tree outside their Southampton home after their request for permission to cut it down sparked the council to make a preservation order.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

A councillor question over the use of a Portswood hotel to accommodate asylum seekers received a single word answer.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Authorities may have to kill fish that were placed in a Southampton Common lake due to the risk they pose to a protected species.

An application to change the use of a detached house on Glenfield Avenue from a dwelling to a children’s residential home has been approved at a city council planning meeting.

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

The airport saw its request for a licence to carry out the work in South Stoneham Cemetery, which also involves cutting back a further 10 trees, approved by the city council’s cabinet in July.  
Library photo of runway

Live music is set to return to one of Southampton’s most intimate venues this October as the Chooganooga Sessions continue at Bitterne Station.

Regular visitors to Riverside Park will have already noticed new ‘Water Rescue Cabinets’ along the waterside path, officially unveiled by the council this week.

A new nursery providing early years provision for up to 90 children from age two to school age on a term-time basis has opened at Bitterne Park Primary School.

 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.

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.