Photos by Mike Daish. More than a thousand runners, joggers and walkers took to the streets of Southampton last week to take part in events ranging from 5K and 10K races to the full 26.3 mile marathon. Were you there? Check out our photo gallery of the event. In...
Features
Interview: Modern Woman’s Sophie Harris chats ahead of album release and Southampton date
By Darren Grayer. Pictures: Sandra Ebert. Art-rock four piece Modern Woman, fronted by primary songwriter Sophie Harris, will be one of the must- see acts at Southampton’s excellent Wanderlust Festival in May. The band are set to release their debut album, Johnny’s Dreamworld on May 1st via One Little...
Southampton’s favourite building…the results are in!
By Mabel Wellman. Main image by Mike Daish. Over April we at In Common have organised a public vote to find out what building is officially the Best Building In Southampton. We have had 18 nominations from our readers, and we are very grateful to have so many...
Opinion: a sad goodbye to the gnomes and wobbly flamingos of the recycling centre
By Bik. There used to be a small miracle at the Millbrook recycling centre. You might not have noticed it if you were the sort of person who treats a trip to the tip as a grim errand to be endured between sighs. But if you arrived with your...
Southampton’s Rugby Scene: Tradition, Talent, and Community
Advertising feature. Rugby union may not be the first sport that comes to mind when thinking of Southampton, but the city and its surrounding Hampshire area have been nurturing the game since the reign of Queen Victoria. Over 150 Years in the Making Rugby union has been part of...
Comedian and music journalist Marc Burrows brings The Britpop Show to Totton
Comedian and music journalist Marc Burrows presents The Britpop Show – a sharp, funny and unexpectedly moving multimedia show – part comedy, part cultural deep-dive into 1995. Thirty years on from the Blur vs Oasis chart battle, the show revisits the rivalries, personalities and chaos that defined Britpop, and...
Interview: Millie Manders on how to be anti-billionaire
By Laura McCarthy. Photos: Tina K. “I’m late. I lost track of time.” I’ve been waiting for my meeting with Millie Manders for ten minutes and the late start is no surprise; she is, and always has been, a busy person, what with numerous gigs, tours, interviews, and advocacy...
Bez from the Happy Mondays chats about politics, benders and more ahead of Bournemouth date
By Sam Wise. I think I was 17 when I first heard the Happy Mondays. My brother, always much cooler than me, had introduced me to the Stone Roses, but the first Mondays track I remember was Hallelujah. I remember seeing them in the NME, and thinking just how...
Interview: Downton Abbey star Michael Fox talks music ahead of his Southampton gig
By Laura McCarthy. Sporting the beard of a folk musician rather than the more familiar clean shaven face of butler, as seen in Downton Abbey, Michael Fox sits in a rather extravagant church here in Southampton. He shows me the many pews and stained glass windows. I instantly get...
Anti-racist demonstrators march up Portswood high street in response to anti-asylum seeker protests
Around 100 anti-racism demonstrators marched through Portswood on Friday night (14/11/25) in a show of community unity. The group gathered near Waitrose and marched to Highfield Lane in Portswood, where anti-asylum seeker protesters have been gathering every week for several months to protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers....