By Graham Hiley. Imagine 7,000 travellers suddenly turning up in your home town – a bit like Southampton when the cruise ships are all in… but without the infrastructure to cope. That was the situation for the small Newfoundland town of Gander (population 9,500) when 38 planes were diverted...
View from the Kingsland: Ruled by hope or fear?
Saints fan column by Nick Mabey. I’ve been wanting to write this for a while, but the games have come so thick and fast that it is been hard to squeeze it in. And Saints’ fortunes have remained tantalisingly unknown throughout. Every match now means something and yet...
Open mic for authors, poets and storytellers
To cater for the growing hub of authors, poets, and storytellers in Portswood, Southampton, which independent bookshop October Books is hosting regular open mic nights. The next one is to take place on Friday, April 19. Whether you’re a poet, playwright, essayist, or novelist, reading your own work or...
Real Climate Solutions screening and discussion tonight
It can be easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of the climate crisis, but Transition groups provide a way to do something concrete to help. Tonight, Transition Southampton is holding a discussion evening based around the Real Climate Solutions videos at October Books in Portswood, Southampton. These six short,...
Review: Caity Baser – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
Pictures: Callum Linklater. Words: Vicky Greer. “This is a big one,” says Caity Baser on stage at the O2 Guildhall at the homecoming show of her Still Learning tour. It’s a full circle moment as she tells us about how she came to this very venue as a...
Willie J Healey comes to Southampton in May on UK headline tour
Image by Hollie Fernando. Willie J Healey’s latest album ‘Bunny’ earned a wave of remarkable critical adoration. The album took his talents to a broader audience with highlights including the BBC 6 Music Album of the Year accolade (as chosen by Guy Garvey), BBC Radio 1 support from Jack...
Review: And Then There Were None, Mayflower Theatre
By Martin Brisland. Image: Manuel Harlan. With a Mayflower programme full of musicals, concerts, opera and ballet it is refreshing to see a classic ‘whodunnit’ play with an intricate plot delivered by a company of excellent actors. Agatha Christie is the undisputed Queen of Crime and the creator of...
Review: The Craft and Crust Music Festival, Winchester Guildhall
By Mabel Welman. On the 6th of April, The Craft and Crust Music Festival came to in Winchester Guildhall. There was the option to book from 12:00 to 17:00 or 18:00 to 23:00, as I work on Sundays I choose the earlier session. The Craft and Crust Beer Festival...
Review: Bonnie and Clyde, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Graham Hiley. Who says crime doesn’t pay? Bonnie and Clyde is deservedly playing to packed houses as it Raises A Little Hell around the country. After an all-too-short run in the West End, the latest stop for this top quality touring production is the Mayflower in Southampton where...
David Rodigan, Goldie Lookin Chain & Fabio & Grooverider on Jerk Jam line up
Jerk Jam Festival returns in this year in June. The festival is set to take place Saturday 8th June, 2024 at Pinkmead Farm, Botley, Southampton from 11am to midnight. This year David Rodigan, Goldie Lookin Chain, Fabio & Grooverider, Altern8, and more join the line up. Jerk Jam Festival...