by Mike Daish. It really is so good to get outside and appreciate some of the natural beauty around. I consider myself very lucky to live close to so many wonderful places to walk and cycle. Even going into the centre of Totton is a treat as it has...
Opinion: pandemic rent debt must be cancelled and renters protected
by Jonathan Mitchell. Throughout this pandemic private renters have received a half-arsed olive branch from the government. They may have been given protection from Section 21 evictions (also known as ‘no fault evictions’) during it, but no write off of pandemic debt. Mortgage holidays were granted for all mortgage...
It’s not just any old gallery – Southampton’s art treasure, and how we got it
by Charlie Hislop. Remember when the Daily Echo and Tory council bosses wanted to sell off paintings from the city art gallery to free up cash? Well, now that the city is bidding to be UK City of Culture 2025 everyone has thankfully changed their tune, and the value...
Suburban Safari: Costa Del Southampton
by Katie Isham. Could it finally be summer? What better to do on a summer’s day than to wander by the seaside? However, for a city on the coast, Southampton only has a few spots to actually be beside the seaside, and even then, there’s no sand for comfort....
God’s House Tower to reopen to the public next month
‘a space’ arts and God’s House Tower have announced that God’s House Tower will reopen to the public on July 9th. This is a huge moment for Southampton’s newest arts and heritage venue, which had to temporarily close just six months after opening, and after a seven year,...
Column: Vienna to Southampton – Sometimes you have to jump
by Anna-Maria Bauer. Paths are created by walking. I have heard this phrase so often that I normally don’t even think about the meaning when I say it. But then, I started walking and had to admit to myself: It’s true. The first step was taken a year ago....
Walk: the Itchen Navigation, Southampton to Shawford
by Nathan Goldsmith. “The spring is sprung, The grass is riz. I wonder where the boidies is. The little boids is on the wing. Naa, dats obsoid; The little wings is on the boids” There are different variations of this poem – and a number of different...
Terry Waite to attend Hampshire wellbeing expert’s book launch online tonight
Hampshire author, Positive Psychology Practitioner and Ambassador of Wellbeing, Cheryl Rickman, introduces her new book, Navigating Loneliness: How to connect with yourself and others on Wednesday 26th May at 7pm. The book, which is published the following day on 27th May, has a foreword by Terry Waite CBE (who as a hostage endured the...
Southampton community charity appeals for more volunteers
A Southampton charity that was praised by the Department of Health and Social Care for its work at the city’s Covid-19 vaccination centres is urgently appealing for more volunteers. Communicare is looking for people to donate their time during the next stage of immunisations to provide support to people...
Suburban Safari: Lost in Lords Wood
by Katie Isham. Don’t tell too many people but, a mere skip from Southampton General Hospital, tucked away at the back of a 1960s housing estate, down a road guarded by the endemic sight of Tesco that used to be a pub, there’s a gateway to a hidden woodland....