A Southampton charity dedicated to eradicating loneliness in the city has officially launched its 16th annual Tree of Light fundraising and awareness campaign. Communicare hopes to help combat isolation through its sponsored festive lights, each one commemorating a loved one or special cause, at its switch-on events in November...
PJ Harvey to be honoured by Dorset music awards at Lighthouse
Credit Steve Gullick. Dorset-born musician, composer, poet and songwriter PJ Harvey is to be honoured with a special award for her Contribution to Dorset Music at the Original Music Awards at Lighthouse Poole on Friday 17 January. Having consistently drawn on her Dorset roots, from the gutsy songs of...
Southampton NHS Trust sees hundreds patients diagnosed with tooth decay amid dentist appointment troubles
Photo Cottonbro Studio. As getting a dentist appointment seemingly becomes harder and harder, Southampton hospitals have diagnosed hundreds of patients with dental issues. More than 450 patients have been diagnosed with issues attributed to tooth decay in Southampton hospitals over the past three years, a new investigation has revealed....
Circa Waves come to Southampton’s 1865 in February
Image: Polocho. Liverpool’s indie powerhouses Circa Waves are back with their new album in January. They will return to the road in February and March next year, embarking on their biggest UK headline tour yet, playing to their ever expanding fanbase. Across 12 dates, they’ll play to thousands of...
Young Knives come to Southampton’s Joiners in January
Image: Hannah Carter. Young Knives have recently announced a new album Landfill, alongside the record’s lead single ‘Dissolution’, as well as a run of headline UK tour dates, bringing them to The Joiners, Southampton, in January. Four years have passed since Young Knives’ last studio outing – 2020’s aggressive...
Julia Fordham plays Portsmouth homecoming show this month
Renowned British singer-songwriter Julia Fordham released her new album ‘Earth Mate’ last month. The collection showcases Fordham’s extraordinary vocal range and heartfelt songwriting, marking a significant milestone in her career spanning over three decades. She is also on tour and will be playing a homecoming show at Portsmouth Guildhall...
Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems comes to Bournemouth in February
Image: Derek Bremner. Get ready to be transported back to the decade that defined a generation – as the legendary Jo Whiley brings her electrifying new show Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems to your doorstep, coming to Bournemouth in February. The queen of this decade of British music will be rummaging...
Winchester Poetry Day draws crowds of poetry lovers
Winchester Poetry Day drew crowds of poetry lovers to The ARC. Almost 300 tickets were sold for the day which aimed to celebrate poetry in its many forms. This year the well-versed and the poetry-curious travelled to Winchester from all over the UK, and from all over the world...
Experience: The trials and tribulations of working out as a trans woman
By Mabel Wellman. Since I was in primary school, I have enjoyed exercising. I was around ten years old when I got my first set of dumbbells with my pocket money. My step dad bought me a set of weights, dumbbells and barbells from a neighbour too not long...
Review: & Juliet, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Sally Churchward. The world can feel like a very bleak place, sometimes more so than others. Yesterday was definitely one of those days. But & Juliet last night (6/11/24) at the Mayflower Theatre was exactly the feelgood and more full frontal reminder that there is also joy to...