TriFest returns to Riverside Park on Saturday with organisers promising a community festival that is “better, not bigger” – with a handful of new touches for visitors this year.
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15th July 2026
TriFest returns to Riverside Park on Saturday with organisers promising a community festival that is “better, not bigger” – with a handful of new touches for visitors this year.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans to build more than 1,100 student bedspaces in a conservation area have been recommended for approval, despite a petition with 340 signatures.
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Eastleigh Lions Club is appealing for a business sponsor to help maintain the £250 first prize at this year’s annual duck race from Mansbridge to Woodmill.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans have been unveiled for 110 affordable homes as part of a major regeneration scheme in Southampton.
Updated A key route used by cyclists into town is slated for much-needed “improvements”.
A free workshop for those with concerns about children and technology takes place at The Old Chemist on Thursday (July 16).
Plans for new traffic-calming measures around Highfield are being progressed following feedback from local residents.
A new scheme aimed at reducing disruption caused by roadworks on some of Southampton’s busiest roads has been approved by the government.
More than 40 drivers were caught speeding during the latest police enforcement operation on Cobden Avenue, as officers continued a crackdown following residents' concerns.
Firefighters were called to a vehicle fire off Kent Road in St Denys shortly after 3:30pm on Monday (July 6).
Photo: HIWFS stock image
What a fine T-shirt being sported by this Friends of Cobbett Road Library stall holder at a Bitterne Station community event on Saturday (July 4)!
The Itchen Bridge will fully close overnight for five nights from Monday, July 20, as maintenance work moves into its next phase.
Concerns over the operation of the Woodmill bridge traffic lights are continuing to be raised by residents, with Bitterne Park councillor Phil Webb (Lab) saying he is progressing the issue with council officers.
The TriFest topper has emerged from its hat box for another year, taking pride of place on its familiar Triangle postbox ahead of the festival on Saturday, July 18.
A short film outlining the case for giving rivers legal rights, and charting a May river walk to raise awareness, has been released.
River rights walk in May. Photo: Jonny Templeton
TriFest plans are taking shape for July 18, with more than 50 stalls, live music, a dog show and a silent disco planned.
A fundraiser launched to help Compton’s Cocktails replace windows damaged in a vandalism attack had raised around £1,000 of its £1,600 target at the time of writing.
By Natalia Forero, Local Democracy Reporter
Drivers are being warned that roads could become soft or even start to melt as the heatwave continues.
Photo: HCC
A documentary charting Southampton Ukulele Jam’s record-breaking 30-hour “uke-a-thon” will receive a charity premiere screening at Harbour Lights Picturehouse.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Civic leaders have faced criticism for using a housing association to build new properties on land at Townhill Park which was home to council flats.
Crowds gathered at Bitterne Park Triangle on Saturday (20 June) for Compton’s Garden Party, enjoying music, food, drink and the area’s distinctive community atmosphere. Click through to see our picture gallery.
Harbour Lights Picturehouse has appealed for public support following the announcement of plans to redevelop Ocean Village, which it says include a proposed tower block on the site currently occupied by the cinema.
The Pink Olive cafe opened on Wednesday (June 17) in the former Songbird premises, ahead of Compton’s Garden Party at the Triangle on Saturday (June 20).
More than three years and four months after it was first reported broken, the Riverside Park pontoon was finally being craned back onto the water on Tuesday (June 9).
A new Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance airbase has been officially opened at Southampton Airport, following a multi-million-pound relocation project.
The Triangle Launderette has announced it has reopened following a refit “after a gruelling eight weeks of hard work and delays”.
Southampton City Council (SCC) has announced housing provider Sovereign Network Group (SNG) is to deliver family affordable homes at Townhill Park.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Details on how the number of councillors could be slashed as part of the major restructure of local government have been revealed.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Proposals for a car wash on a former council-owned car park in Swaything have been thrown out by a planning inspector.
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