By Sally Churchward. It’s a crack, she’s back. It’s almost impossible to hear the name Rebublica without having the band’s evergreen earworm hit Ready to Go start playing on loop in your head. You don’t even need to remember it from its release, 30 years ago. The song –...
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Anti-racist community unity demonstration planned for Southampton this weekend
Picture shows anti-racism demonstrators in Southampton in October 2025. Southampton anti-racist and community groups are holding a demonstration calling for community unity this weekend. A counter-demonstration organised by one of the groups, Southampton Stand Up To Racism, is also being held on Wednesday evening (17/6/26). Both events will be...
Reader’s letter: The time to stand together is now – unity is strength
By John Jess. As an 82-year-old working-class man, I have spent my entire life opposing fascism. It deeply worries me to see what is happening on the streets of Southampton, Belfast and elsewhere today. Too many people believe that fascism is something from the history books, or that it...
From The Joiners to the Guildhall: Why Southampton still feels like home to Frank Turner
Words by Rachel Jones @HMP_SHE. Picture by Callum Linklater. Ahead of his return to Southampton on Friday, June 26th, Frank Turner reflects on the venues that shaped him, the communities that sustained him, and why, in an increasingly digital world, nothing can replace the experience of sharing a room...
Reader’s letter: Rioters from outside Southampton don’t see the lasting damage to our community
By Lori Foster, Councillor for Portswood. Portswood is a community of diversity, community and togetherness. After the dust of the 2nd June riots cleared, many of us, along with city council workers, headed up to clean and clear – to return order to our homes and streets. By 10am,...
Urban Wild Festival bring week long festival to Southampton this month
Pictures courtesy of New Forest National Park Authority. This month sees the Urban Wild Festival return to Southampton. With its flagship event on the Common on Sunday, May 24th, the week includes a huge range of events, from planting for children and families, through walks to discussion and planning...
Anti-asylum seeker protest and unity counter demonstration changed to Thursday this week
Following Sunday’s all-out anti-asylum seeker march through Southampton, organised by ‘Southampton Patriots’ and large ‘Unity Demonstration’ counter-demo, organised by Southampton Stand Up To Racism, alongside local faith, community and trade union groups, the weekly protests and counter protests outside a Portswood hotel continue this week, taking place tonight (30th...
The Joiners, Southampton, included in community ownership campaign
Music Venue Properties (MVP), the pioneering Charitable Community Benefit Society created by Music Venue Trust (MVT), has announced the launch of the next phase of its ground-breaking ‘Own Our Venues’ project — a bold initiative to secure the future of a further seven iconic grassroots music venues (GMVs) across...