By Mabel Wellman. Picture by Mike Daish. At the beginning of January the four “main” councils of Hampshire took to vote on whether or not to be included on the Devolution Priority Programme. These were the Isle Of Wight, Southampton City, Portsmouth City and Hampshire County Councils. Devolution would...
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Seed Swap at Bitterne Station this spring
Local community food growing project, Bitterne Park Growing Places, has teamed up with Southampton Seed Swap to organise this year’s seed swap on Saturday 8 March at Bitterne Station from 11am to 2pm. The event is free to attend but donations are welcome to cover costs. A wide selection...
Community rallies behind popular Southampton venue Board in the City
By Mabel Wellman. Award winning board game café Board In The City CIC has been blown away by the support that their GoFundMe fundraiser has received since it was opened this week. The cafe is struggling with bills built up during covid and had an extra blow when a...
Hundreds of anti-racist demonstrators gather for Southampton counter-protest
Hundreds of local anti-racist protesters gathered in Southampton city centre to tell UKIP supporters they were not welcome in the city. UKIP leader Nick Tenconi announced his intention to march through the city, calling for mass deportations, in December, after a Southampton pub cancelled a booking he had made...
Victorious Festival wraps up an award-winning year
Photo credit: Tom Langford Victorious Festival 2024 marked a milestone year, earning national recognition, making significant charitable contributions, and driving economic prosperity in Portsmouth. Community Impact 2024 was a fantastic year for Victorious enabling the festival to continue its Victorious in the Community work. This year the festival is proud...
Southampton council criticised for handing city rebrand to London firm
By Sally Churchward. Southampton City Council (SCC) has come under fire for handing a lucrative contract to rebrand the city to a London agency, without giving local companies the chance to bid for the work. After In Common discovered that SCC chose not to invest the £80,000 contract locally,...
Mayfield Garden Centre reopens after major revamp
Mayfield Garden Centre, part of Hampshire’s largest mental health charity Solent Mind, has officially reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Lord Mayor, Councillor David Shields and Jude Gardner, Acting Operations Manager for Southampton Services at Mayfield Garden Centre, cut the ribbon. Members of the local community, and Solent Mind employees...
Charity Tree of Light campaign raises more than £2,000 to help beat loneliness in Southampton
A charity dedicated to helping beat loneliness and isolation in Southampton has raised £2,008.72 from its recent annual Tree of Light campaign. Communicare held switch-ons for light-covered trees – each one commemorating a lost loved one or a special cause – at the end of last year and sponsorship...
Record-breaking 100,000 attend Mayflower shows over festive period
The city’s Mayflower venues (Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios) are celebrating a record-breaking run of festive shows. Over 100,000 people came to see English National Ballet’s Nutcracker, Elf the Musical, A Very Hungry Christmas Caterpillar, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Wind in The Willows, across both venues. Mayflower...
Southampton actor stars in film The Mire
Antony Knight, from Southampton, is one of the stars of a film from a Portsmouth-based production team, Apple Park Films, currently streaming on Prime Video. Knight stars alongside Holly McLachlan, and Joseph Adelakun, in The Mire. The film is set on the eve of a mass suicide as charismatic...