The 21st of June marked the end of week long celebration to mark the contribution that refugees have made to the city. The day featured entertainment in the shopping centre and then a procession to the Palmerston park for a picnic and entertainment. Amongst those present was John Jess,...
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Interview: Ricky Bates of legendary Southampton venue The Joiners
Words: Darren Grayer. Pictures: Chris Moorhouse. The recent news that Southampton music venue The Joiners is in line to be granted funding from the Music Venues Trust was gratefully received by everyone involved in running it as well as the hundreds of music lovers who regularly attend gigs there....
National Action for an Arms Embargo takes place in Hampshire on Tuesday
People from across Hampshire and beyond will be gathering for a National Action for an Arms Embargo event at the Lockheed Martin site in Havant on Tuesday (17 June). Lockheed Martin states on its website that it has supplied parts for Israel’s F-35 fighter jets and C-130 aircraft since...
Southampton joined Global March for Gaza
words and images by Charlotte Ndupuechi. Southampton joined a Global March for Gaza as communities across the south coast united for justice, humanity and Palestine. On Sunday 15 June 2025, residents from across the South gathered for a March for Gaza as part of a Global Day of Action...
Unity 101 Community Radio Secures 10 Year Licence Extension
Southampton’s Unity 101 Community Radio has secured a 10-year extension to its Ofcom community radio licence, confirming the station will continue broadcasting until at least December 2035. The station has served the city’s Asian and ethnic communities for almost 20 years and was one of the first in the...
Southampton Refugee Week celebrates community and culture this month
Southampton is gearing up for Refugee Week, which runs from June 15 to 21. This year, the week is celebrating ‘community as a superpower’. Southampton and Winchester. Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group, which works with refugees and asylum seekers, is hosting a week of free events, to which all...
Opinion: Disability Rights protest – resisting the cuts
By Manthan Pathak. Pictures by Andrea Barrett. Local campaigners for disabled people’s rights staged a protest at Southampton’s Guildhall Square to bring attention to the government’s plans to cut disability benefits. A new nationwide grassroots group, Crips Against Cuts, created in opposition to the proposals, organised the demonstration, which...
SS Shieldhall resumes sailings for 2025
Southampton’s heritage steamship SS Shieldhall returned from her annual dry dock in Falmouth looking pristine and ship-shape ahead of her first 2025 sailing, which took place on Saturday 24 May. Shieldhall’s high tech, electric blue silicone coating (more environmentally friendly than traditional anti-foul) initially applied in 2022, was re-applied...
Urban Wild – Weston Shore Birdwatching and Guided Walk
By Katie Isham. Birds, bugs and buggies. They were the main foci of my trip to Weston Shore this morning. Being no stranger to the shore, nor to a suburban wander, I felt it was my civic duty to join the guided birdwatching walk along my common stomping...
Palestine fundraising walk in the New Forest this weekend
The Southampton and Lymington branches of Palestine Solidarity Campaign are joining forces to hold a fundraising walk this weekend. Taking place on Sunday, May 25, the walk will go from Milford-on-Sea to Lymington. Funds raised will go to the lifesaving work of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and the...