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5th February 2026
Bitterne Park Stores has announced its Triangle shop will be closing after five years.
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Weekly food waste collections will begin in Southampton from Monday (Feb 9), the council says.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
New measures are being put on the table for resident consultation aimed at tackling rat running in Highfield.
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By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
The Gregg School is considering relocating its prep school in Portswood to join the main school at Townhill Park House.
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Arts and heritage venue God’s House Tower reopens during February after what’s described as “a month of TLC”, marking the occasional with an opening weekend and new exhibition launch.
A Bitterne Park church is marking 100 years since its building was consecrated with a week of centenary events from Tuesday, February 3, to Saturday, February 7.
What was the Old Chemist like when it really was a working pharmacy? And how does it feel to return to the same building decades later, now freshly renovated and serving the community in a very different way?
A sixth-form student has started an ePetition calling on the council to hold school catering companies accountable for the quality and cost of meals provided to children and young people.
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Ward councillor Phil Webb has confirmed he’s been re-selected for Labour in the May local elections, in what looks like being a particularly unpredictable contest.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans are being drawn up for a diverse community event in Southampton to mark this year’s St George’s Day.
It has been revealed that the lease between the council and community-run Cobbett Road Library operator Awaaz FM has been terminated after about two years, with a charity now being offered an interim tenancy
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Bitterne Police Station, which has sat unused for a decade, has moved a step closer to demolition.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Residents will take to the streets to protest against plans for hundreds of student flats on a university site.
Fires & Fascism, a documentary examining the increasing number and intensity of wildfires across Europe and the links it draws to climate change, corruption and far-right politics, is to be screened at October Books.
Some local roads in Bitterne Park were again gridlocked on Wednesday (Jan 14) following similar jams on Tuesday, both thought to be caused by disruption on the M27.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
The Environment Agency is expected to publish a report next month on its project to improve the ecosystem along the lower River Itchen, including Riverside Park.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Tensions flared at a community meeting in Portswood as attempts were made to focus discussions on the use of a hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers.
Police have rejected concerns that a Highfield neighbourhood meeting on Thursday is intended to discuss banning protests, ahead of a Police and Communities Together (PACT) session with residents.
The Songbird cafe at The Triangle has announced it will close in April 2026.
Ceno Restaurant has announced it has closed after over 20 years, blaming “ongoing issues connected with the Highfield Hotel” in which it’s located, and which accommodates asylum seekers.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was taken to hospital from a Harcourt Road property with what's described as "a serious head injury".
A planning application to erect two one-bed flats at a Manor Farm Road property close to the Triangle has now been approved, with councillors granting conditional permission following an earlier refusal and a dismissed appeal.
Heralded by a flotilla of inclusive flags mysteriously appearing on lamp posts and bright blue skies after an unpredictable week, Christmas in the Triangle proceeded confidently on December 20, raising the bar and attracting the largest crowds seen in recent years. Read our report & see our picture gallery.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
St Denys Road company Cruise Azure Parking has had its challenge to restrictions imposed on its operation by the council rejected by a planning inspector.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A toy library which has provided free play to thousands of children for more than 50 years is set to close at the end of the month.
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By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A controversial student accommodation scheme on the site of Portswood shopping centre has been approved by the narrowest of margins at a council meeting.
A new store specialising in African, Middle Eastern and South Asian produce has opened in Portswood on the corner of Brookvale and Portswood roads, next door to Waitrose.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Developers have agreed to make changes to a major student accommodation scheme in Portswood by increasing commercial space in an attempt to secure planning permission.
Local group The Friends of Riverside Park has paid tribute to longstanding member and former chair Doug Perry, who has passed away aged 93.