After the violent scenes on the streets of Southampton at a demonstration following the verdict in trial of Henry Nowak’s murder, the huge police presence on the streets of Portswood and beyond yesterday (20/6/26) was unsurprising. And it was a relief that the UKIP/Southampton Patriots vigil and march and...
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Anti-asylum seeker hotel protest and anti-racism counter demonstrators returned to Southampton last night
Anti-racist demonstrators and anti-asylum seeker protesters faced off across Highfield Lane again last night in hostile scenes that have become all too familiar to local residents (17/6/26). Anti-asylum seeker demonstrations and counter-demonstrations coordinated by Southampton Stand Up To Racism became a weekly feature of the Portswood street from summer...
Southampton anti-racist group call emergency counter-demonstration in Portswood tonight
Anti-racism group, Southampton Stand Up To Racism, has called an emergency counter-demonstration in Portswood, Southampton, this evening, from 5.45pm. It is being held in response to an anti-immigration group resuming protesting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, placed there by the Home Office. For almost a year anti-immigration protesters...
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,...
Reader’s letter: When will this madness end?
By D A Jones. I understand the frustration and heartbreak over Henry Nowak, a young man, losing his life. I also understand why people feel let down by how the situation was handled in the immediate aftermath. But we also have to face a difficult truth: even if he...
Halt called to anti-asylum seeker protests and counter demonstrations
Southampton Stand Up To Racism have announced that they have called off today’s counter-demonstration, set to take place this evening in Portswood (17/4/26). It comes in response to ‘Southampton Patriots cancelling their weekly anti-asylum seeker protests outside Highfield House Hotel in Porstwood, which houses asylum seekers, placed there by...
Southampton police issue a statement about ongoing anti-asylum seeker demonstrations and counter protests
Ahead of an anticipated further anti-asylum seeker protest and community unity demonstration tomorrow (3/4/26), Superintendent Alex Charge, District Commander for Southampton police, has made a statement on the ongoing demonstrations, which have been taking place since early summer last year. In a statement posted today (2/4/26) on social media,...
Reader’s letter: Fantastic local charity SCRATCH relies on volunteers from asylum seeker community
By Cllr John Savage. I spent this morning at SCRATCH – Southampton City and Region Action To Combat Hardship. This is a brilliant local charity. I had a tour of the warehouse and logistics set up and was introduced to the staff and volunteers who do so much provide...
Another unity march in Portswood this Friday
Following last week’s demonstration, which saw around 100 people march up Portswood high street in a show of community unity, another march is planned for this Friday (21st November). The marches are organised by Southampton Stand Up To Racism. The group has also been coordinating counter-protests, in response to...
Opinion: Southampton – Our City of Sanctuary
By Rachel Jones. Southampton is a city built on the movement of people. From the docks that launched the Titanic to the cruise liners that still connect us to the world, we have always been a place shaped by travel, trade, and migration. Generations of families have arrived here...