By Neil Glasspool. Hythe & Dibden Youth FC, which provides football opportunities for 650 young players, has opened a resurfaced 3G pitch and new pavilion at Applemore College, giving it a permanent home for the first time in its 27-year history. The club, which has twice been named Hampshire...
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Southampton International Boat Show returns this month
Words and pictures by Mike Daish. The RNLI has been named Southampton International Boat Show’s Charity of the Year for 2026, bringing safety advice and fundraising activities to the event, when the event returns to the city later this month. The Southampton International Boat Show returns to Mayflower Park...
Poetry review: Ultraviolet by Colin McGuire
By Anita Foxall. Colin McGuire’s new collection, Ultraviolet, is so beautifully moving that I had to stop myself from writing a full poem-by-poem analysis. I managed to hold back to allow you to dive in and experience these poems fresh for yourself. Nevertheless, for the purpose of this review,...
Review: The Ballad of Johnny and June – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Graham Hiley. Star rating: 4/5 If I could have seen one other singer in my lifetime, it would have been Johnny Cash. Sadly, it never happened – but The Ballad of Johnny and June is the next best thing. Christopher Ryan Grant is utterly convincing as the Man...
Heritage: Beating of the Bounds and Court Leet
By Martin Brisland. This year’s Beating of the Bounds ceremony and Court Leet will take place on Tuesday 29th September. But what are these ancient ceremonies, which date back at least 800 years, all about? The custom of Beating the Bounds was revived in 1957 after a gap of...
Suburban Safari: Townhill Park House
By Katie Isham. Some Suburban Safaris are available to relish every day, to wander freely. Others are a little more exclusive. Not every green space in the suburbs is open to general exploration. It might seem restrictive, but actually there’s a sense of occasion, an excitement in the air...
Southampton Anti-Racism Alliance – new Southampton anti-racism organisation to launch with unity march
A new anti-racism group has been formed in Southampton – and it will be launching with a unity march in November. The newly-formed Southampton Anti-Racism Alliance (SARA) has been established to bring together trade unions, faith groups, refugee and migrant organisations, community groups, charities, schools, student organisations and local...
Preview: Numb and Number, The Point, Eastleigh
Doctor by day, comedian by night – NHS anaesthetist, Ed Patrick, brings his new stand-up show, Numb and Number, to The Point on Saturday 26 September at 7.30pm. Blending sharp observational comedy with the extraordinary realities of hospital life, Patrick offers audiences a rare perspective – the comic voice of someone...
Words in Common – Back to School Writing Challenge
By Katie Isham. The second instalment of the Words in Common creative writing challenge returns – will your pen rise to in? The heatwave seems to be over and across the land teachers and students have been busy sharpening their pencils ready for the return to school. School has...
World premiere stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s thriller The Haunting of Hill House at Salisbury Playhouse
A new stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s bestselling novel The Haunting of Hill House will make its world premiere with a UK tour this autumn. Following the critically acclaimed Netflix hit series that introduced a new generation to Jackson’s eerie masterpiece, this brand-new adaptation – written by Olivier and...