Both Lloyds and Halifax bank branches in Bitterne are slated for closure next year.
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13th October 2024
Both Lloyds and Halifax bank branches in Bitterne are slated for closure next year.
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Plans for six new semi-detatched homes on Macnaghten Road are recommended for conditional approval when they head to a city planning committee on September 17.
Community radio station Skyline Gold, for many years based in Hedge End, has announced its closure after nearly two decades.
A local poet is looking to start a writing group in Bitterne Park, meeting monthly for two hours, and is inviting interested writers to get involved.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Council leaders are set to make a decision on the future of leisure contracts in Southampton – but little detail has been released to the public.
Entrance to the council chamber. Photo: LDRS
By Natalia Forero, Local Democracy Reporter
Pilots flying to and from Southampton could be dazzled and confused by 862 new solar panels, the airport has warned.
The city council (SCC) says trips on e-scooters in Southampton have replaced an estimated 825,000 car journeys, according to operator Voi’s externally validated carbon calculator,.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is launching an appeal to fund its move to a new base near Southampton Airport, which it says will save lives by cutting response times.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Motorists have paid out a total of more than £3.8million for driving in bus lanes, travelling in restricted roads and stopping on zig-zag lines outside schools across Southampton.
Shirley bus lane. Photo: LDRS
A researcher from the Netherlands is seeking information about the relatives of Flying Officer Reginald Percy Worthy, an RAF pilot from Bitterne Park who was shot down during World War II.
The date for the Shirley council ward by-election has been announced following the resignation of Cllr Satvir Kaur (Lab) after she was elected MP for Southampton Test.
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The No 20 bus has starting using its new 'down Bond Road' route now September has begun, no longer serving the 'Cobden Avenue' stop, close to the medical centre on Thorold Road.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A Burger King restaurant in a “highly residential” part of Southampton has tabled plans to offer a 24-hour drive-through service.
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Drama, music, tea, cake, children's activities, chats with neighbours - and even a visit from a special migratory bird - marked the Janaway Jamboree, a community event celebrating St Denys on Saturday (Aug 31). Read more for the bigger picture.
Police were called to an early morning collision on Witts Hill, near Mousehole Lane and Vanguard Road, on Saturday (Aug 31).
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Anyone who swims in part of the river Itchen runs a “very severe risk of becoming ill”, a senior Southampton councillor has warned.
Southampton City Council has announced that works at Woodmill have finished ahead of schedule, and that the route has reopened to traffic with no closures next week as had been predicted.
Including winning numbers
Winds halted the annual charity duck race from Mansbridge to Woodmill just before the finish line on bank holiday Monday, but organisers declared winners based on duck positions at the final bend.
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By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Extension plans to convert a Portswood hardware shop into a takeaway restaurant have been approved despite objections from a charity which supports Southampton’s learning disability community.
In this update, Bitterne Park councillor Phil Webb discusses the current state and future plans for the ward’s seven play areas.
Work, when it starts, could take around three months to repair a retaining wall on St Denys Road, involve “an electricity shut down for certain properties” and the full closure of the westbound carriageway for a cable diversion, according to a new council page.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Councillors have asked for a focused briefing on a huge investment project which aims to protect hundreds of Southampton homes and businesses from flooding.
One of the few remaining independent hardware stores in the area is set to close after 35 years, and a planning application to turn the property into a takeaway is winding its way before councillors.
Flagship Coffee opened this month on Portswood Road in premises previously occupied by The Nest, promising a modern, speciality approach to the city’s coffee culture.
Bluestar has said that its service 20 buses that run into Southampton from Bitterne Park will be turning right from St Catherine’s Road down the lower section of Bond Road from September.
Southampton Airport has launched a £100,000 ‘Spitfire Wellbeing Fund’ to support local community organisations’ initiatives that reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing.
Updated: Bitterne Road West was closed between Northam Bridge and Bullar Road / Athlestan Road on Saturday evening (Aug 10) as firefighers used eight fire engines and an aerial ladder to tackle a blaze at an end-of-terrace property.
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A reader whose grandfather used to own Saunders Dairy in Bitterne Park has been in touch to ask whether anyone can share information, photos or memories of it.
By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
A petition urging Southampton City Council to build a theme park on the Toys R Us site has ended with a dozen signatures.
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