by Sally Churchward. A Southampton shopworker will be addressing the council this week, in a bid to make the city’s bus stops safer for shift workers. Beccy Ruddick, who works in a supermarket in Southampton, has to catch the bus to work at 5am, a time when it’s dark...
Opinion: We need to stand together for the people of Ukraine
by Jonathan Mitchell. The way the British government has responded to the Ukrainian refugee crisis has been nothing short of a moral failure. After two weeks of intense and brutal fighting and indiscriminate violent from the Russian forces, as of 16 March only 6,100 refugees have been issued visas...
People from Southampton on the city being shortlisted for City of Culture 2025.
Southampton has been shortlisted to the final four to become UK City of Culture 2025. But what do people who live in the city think about its culture and what it would mean to Southampton if it wins the bid and becomes the next City of Culture? We spoke...
Southampton down to the final four to be UK City of Culture 2025
Late last night (March 18), it was announced that Southampton has been shortlisted to the final four as a candidate for the title of UK City of Culture 2025. On the shortlist are: Bradford, Durham, Southampton and Wrexham. The winner of the title will be announced in May 2022. ...
Art installation at Southampton gateway will ask challenging question
A new public artwork commissioned by Southampton arts organisation ‘a space’ arts is soon to be displayed on one of the city’s main gateways, following a public vote. In February, ‘a space’ arts released an open call inviting artists to submit their ideas for a new banner commission to...
Student art exhibition seeks to make connections in Southampton
A new exhibition of artworks created by Fine Art students from Solent University comes to Southampton’s Guildhall Square next month. The exhibition, entitled ‘Connections’, will be exhibited in repurposed shipping containers, and runs from April 2 to 6. Each student will be interpreting the theme of ‘Connections’ in their...
Preview: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. With humour, heart and countless timeless classics all performed live on stage, the Olivier Award-Winning comedy-drama from Jim Cartwright, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, is set to open at MAST Mayflower Studios from 23 to 26 March. Directed by Bronagh Lagan, this bittersweet comedy...
Review: Sheila’s Island, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
by Martin Brisland. Want cheering up? Then this comedy drama is for you and had the audience laughing throughout. Think Lord of the Flies meets Dinnerladies meets Miranda and The Office. Described as “a comedy in thick fog”, Sheila’s Island is a reimagining of Tim Firth’s 1992 play Neville’s...
Southampton artist paints charity bakery mural to thank crowdfunders
Artist Donna Mcghie from Southampton has lent her talents to a community bakery in the city by painting a mural to thank those who donated more than £100 to its Crowdfunding appeal last year (2021). The artwork now on the wall at CommuniBakes on St James Road in Shirley,...
Suburban Safari: The Forest of the Future
by Katie Isham. This may seem like a rural safari, but we’re just ahead of the curve. The suburbs are coming. Out on the periphery of Southampton, on the other bank of the River Hamble, housing estates are multiplying, stealing space from green fields for our ever-increasing population. The...