Officers investigating a series of indecent exposures across Southampton, and one in Chandler’s Ford, have now made an arrest.

A Bitterne Park resident has proposed altering the traffic light sequencing at the St Denys Road and Thomas Lewis Way junction to help ease current congestion.

Businesses on Cobden Avenue have been left to pick up the pieces after a car reportedly smashed into them in the early hours of Thursday (May 16). 

Reuters news agency reports that Spanish construction giant Ferrovial might join its partner, Australian financial group Macquarie, in selling their shares in AGS Airports, which operates Southampton and other airports. However the Ferrovial CFO has reportedly said no final decision has been made. Read more on Eastleigh News.

Young writers who won a competition to explore the future of libraries were awarded prizes at an event on Wednesday (May 15), that also celebrated Cobbett library’s 85th anniversary.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Former Bitterne Park councillor and pharmacist Peter Baillie is the new Conservative group leader on Southampton City Council.

•Peter Baillie: From Triangle in the 90s to council chamber in the 2000s

New Tory group leader Peter Baillie worked at the Bitterne Park Triangle pharmacy – now The Old Chemist – from 1992 until 2000, and his family lived above for most of the period.

Former Bitterne Park pharmacist and councillor is new Tory group lead

If you saw people wandering the streets of Bitterne Park on Sunday in the heat, clutching bags containing plants, they were probably taking part in the annual seed and plant swap, organised by Growing Places.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

The new Lord Mayor of Southampton is aiming to rekindle engagement in local democracy.

By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

The introduction of voter ID, apathy to national politics and the looming general election have all been given as factors for low turnout in local elections.

Southampton City Council (SCC) has put forward two sites in Townhill Park to four registered housing providers to bid on to build new ‘affordable’ housing.

‘Dead Good Days’ is a series of May events, including a day at St Denys Church, opening up conversations about death, dying, life and loss, “for anyone who might, one day, die”.

Officers investigating a series of indecent exposure reports in the Riverside Park area have now released CCTV imagery.

Police have appealed for information following reports of indecent exposure on Thursday evening (May 2) around the Riverside Park and Mansbridge areas.

Labour has retained control of Southampton City Council in the local elections, with wins for the party in both Bitterne Park and Portswood wards.

Left: Gordon Cooper - won by a whisker for Labour in Bitterne Park

• City council elections: ward-by-ward results

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Results of the local elections for Southampton City Council have been announced.

• Labour retains control of city; wins in BP & Portswood wards

 By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Conservative Donna Jones has been re-elected as Hampshire and the Isle of Wight crime commissioner following the May 2 election.

Friends of the Itchen Estuary (FOTIE) have published their latest results from testing the water quality of the river, again flagging high E.coli levels at four locations - including at Cobden Bridge.

Crews from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) held a water safety event last weekend at Riverside Park to celebrate new water safety measures.

Network Rail has said it’s sorry for any inconvenience caused by the lane closure on St Denys Road, which is now listed as potentially lasting until August 2.