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.
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29th September 2025
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
A councillor question over the use of a Portswood hotel to accommodate asylum seekers received a single word answer.
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.
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.
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”.