Award-winning fiction writer from Southampton, J. S. Morton, will be at Coffee Woolston on February 27th for a relaxed question and answer session. J.S. Morton is an award-winning fiction writer with a deep love for dark comedy. Most of his stories revolve around real-life issues, psychology (depression/anxiety), and comedy...
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Southampton runners raise hundreds of pounds for local domestic and sexual abuse charity Yellow Door
Lordshill Road Runners, a community running group based in Southampton, have raised almost £900 for local charity Yellow Door, helping to support people affected by domestic and sexual abuse. The group first fundraised for the charity in September, when members took part in a 10k run in aid of...
Original Music Awards Dorset take place this weekend
By Darren Grayer. The annual Original Music Awards Dorset ( OMA’s) take place weekend (17/1/26) at The Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth. The event was set up to celebrate the hard work that goes into the county’s grassroots music scene and recognises everyone from musicians to sound technicians and...
Despite low turn out of anti-asylum seeker protesters in Portswood on Friday, group set to return on Sunday
Anti-asylum seeker protesters have been back on the streets of Portswood, Southampton, with dwindling numbers since the beginning of the new year. But what they lack in actual people on the street they seem to be trying to make up for with the frequency of which they are gathering...
The third anti-asylum seeker protest and unity counter demonstration in a week happens today
Southampton Stand Up To Racism are holding a counter demonstration this evening (8/1/26) after anti-asylum seeker protesters return to shout outside of a Portswood hotel housing asylum seekers for the third time in a week. Recent anti-asylum seeker protests have seen significantly dwindling numbers, from highs in the summer of...
Another anti-asylum seeker protest and unity counter-demonstration to be held today
Following Friday’s sparsely-attended anti-asylum seeker protest (pictured), which saw around 20 people gather outside a hotel temporarily housing people awaiting their asylum decisions, another rally is being held by the group in Portswood, Southampton, on Sunday afternoon (4th January). Recent anti-asylum seeker demonstrations have seen a significant drop in...
Urgent ‘defend refugees rally’ this afternoon in Portswood
Southampton Stand Up To Racism have called an urgent rally to defend refugees in Portswood, Southampton, this afternoon. The group are encouraging people to gather at 3.45pm at the bus stop near Waitrose, Portswood, saying ‘please join us in unity’. In a post on social media, they say: “please...
Reader’s letter: Thanks from Southampton Ukulele Jam for helping us support some of the the city’s most vulnerable
By SUJ – Southampton Ukulele Jam. Hello, we’re Southampton Ukulele Jam! Remember us? Back in August we embarked on a challenge: to set a UK record for the longest jam a jam has ever jammed, whilst raising as much money we could for four Southampton charities. We played our...
Gym team lifts more than 1m kilograms in mental health fundraiser
Chandler’s Ford training studio, StudioTwenty3, brought together more than 80 members, friends and coaches to collectively lift over 1 million kilograms in weight, raising more than £2,500 for mental health charity, Solent Mind. As a show of strength and solidarity for the 1 in 4 people who experience mental...
“An inclusive symbol at Christmas” – diverse flags appear in Southampton district
Words: Sally Churchward. Photos: Milo Wilson. A selection of flags of different nationalities alongside the Progress Pride flag have been erected on lampposts in a Southampton district. The flags appeared in Bitterne Park Triangle on December 14th in what appears to be a celebration of diversity and inclusion. ...