By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Council leaders in Southampton have unveiled a “budget for investment” with more than £150 million of spending planned to include bin lorries, roads, schools and libraries.
Council budget: City ‘deserves better’ - opposition leader
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
The proposed Southampton City Council budget is built on “assumptions that contradict reality”, according to an opposition leader.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A new skate park for Riverside Park is one of seventeen projects revealed as part of a £1.5million investment in green spaces and community assets across Southampton.
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The former St Denys Road car showroom, currently used by a cruise car parking firm, is listed as for sale with an asking price “in excess of £975,000”.
Volunteers are being invited to take part in a spring clean at Chessel Bay Local Nature Reserve later this month.
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Southampton City Council is inviting parents and local communities to have their say on creating a Safer Route to Schools scheme for Bitterne Park Primary School.
A new weekly Parent and Baby/Toddler Hour is set to launch at Cobbett Road Library next month.
Local politicians have shared their views after three Triangle businesses announced plans to close.
Caribbean restaurant and takeaway Soca Shack has announced its “time at Bitterne Park Triangle has come to an end”, making it the third Triangle business to announce closure this year.
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By Natalia Forero, Local Democracy Reporter
Southampton Airport has revealed expansion plans including two new passenger lounges as bosses look to boost traveller numbers to three million a year.
Updated: The Triangle Launderette reports a temporary closure due to its gas dryers requiring repair.
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 [open until Feb 22] aimed at tackling rat running in Highfield.
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.
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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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.
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.
