Visitors to Southampton’s bustling East Street are today greeted by an image of its namesake ‘East Gate’. Installed last week, it will help visitors to visualise the layout of the old town walls in this area. At their peak, the Medieval Walls completely encircled the Old Town, covering a...
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RNLI support community rally in Poole this weekend
A community rally in support of the RNLI is being held in Poole this weekend. On Saturday (12/9/26), supporters of the charity which is dedicated to saving lives at sea will gather at Poole Quay from 1.30pm to stand with the RNLI and to ‘show that the far right...
A gamechanger – new pitch and pavilion for Hythe & Dibden Youth FC
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...
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...
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...
Lord Mayor visits local art club
This week (24/8/26), the Lord Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Pat Evemy, granted her presence and blessings on the opening day of the Oaklands Art Club Summer Exhibition, part of the Hampshire Open Studios 2026 currently taking place (HOS). The Oaklands Art Club (www.oaklandsartclub.org) is a small group of amateur...
Anti-asylum seeker protests and anti-racism counter demonstrations return to Southampton on Friday
Anti-racism demonstrators will be back on the streets of Southampton on Friday evening, in response to anti-asylum seeker protests resuming outside a city hotel. After a break of some months, ‘Southampton Patriots’ are set to resume their once-weekly protests outside Highfield House Hotel, which houses asylum seekers, placed there...
Southampton Pride returns to the city this weekend
Southampton Pride returns to the city this weekend on the 29th and 30th August. The annual Pride event is back again for its 10th year anniversary on both Saturday and Sunday. Held in and around Southampton’s Guildhall Square, there will be three stages hosting great acts, as well as...
The Southampton friends building an AI future that ‘works for humans’
By Rachel Jones. Picture: Fin Jones, left, Alfred Sommarstroem. When Fin Jones and Alfred Sommarstroem were pupils at Wildern School in Southampton, neither could have imagined they would one day be building a technology company together. Today, the lifelong friends are co-founders of TaskPool, a startup with an ambitious...
Five weeks left to enjoy free Park Yoga on Southampton Common
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. If you haven’t discovered free Park Yoga on Southampton Common yet, now is the time — there are just five weeks left to join in before the summer sessions finish on 13th September. Running throughout the summer, these relaxed outdoor sessions offer an hour of gentle...