“The NHS is safe in our hands.” Remember that quote from David Cameron? Twelve years on and the current crisis in Emergency care is anything but safe. Seeing long lines of ambulances unable to deliver their patients to hospital is shocking. Harm is undoubtedly being caused to patients and...
Opinion: How I learnt to stop worrying about The X Factor
by Lewis MacLean. Recent English Eurovision contender and runner up Sam Ryder needs no introduction. He will go down in history as the closest we got (since Bucks Fizz) to winning what England generally condisers the most biased and contentious global competition of all. However, enthusiastic Sotonites who turned...
Southampton charity combating loneliness with intergenerational event
In an effort to combat loneliness and bring generations together, a Southampton charity is hosting intergenerational events, allowing people to expand their social contact and make new friends. Communicare is trialling an intergenerational event at St Mary’s Primary School on Ascupart Street from Monday, January 30 from 10am-12 noon,...
Industrial-metal act Combichrist comes to Bristol and Southampton for two intimate electronic shows
Norwegian industrial-metal act Combichrist is heading to Bristol and Southampton for two electronic shows this spring. Landing at Thekla in Bristol on 27 April and The Loft in Southampton on 28 April, Combichrist founder and core member Andy LaPlegua will be appearing with DJ accompaniment and promising an “Old...
Short story: Automatic Zen Garden
by Damian Bemben. “One can accomplish something only so long as one cannot accomplish everything” – Stanislaw Lem, The Cyberiad swish swosh swash it felt at peace. the motor slowly turned. Methodically. Within the large garden next to the perfectly uniform bonsai trees, cut by the artificial gardener and...
Reader’s Letter: Levelling up – how about providing free school meals?
by Charlotte Ndupuechi. “Levelling up? What better way than to provide free school meals. With this week‘s big PR push from the government about the so-called levelling up agenda, this got me thinking. Child poverty continues to rise with 4.3 million children now living in poverty in the U.K....
Special event to mark Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day in Southampton next week
Southampton is set to mark Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day next week with a commemorative event organised by the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, University of Southampton and hosted by Solent University. The in person and online event will take place in the Palmerston Lecture Theatre...
Turner Sims offers Southampton creatives rare opportunity to be part of groundbreaking project
Southampton’s Turner Sims is presenting a fantastic opportunity for local people to be part of a unique project. Turner Sims is looking for creatives who live in a Southampton or SO postcode to apply to be part of new project The Ripple Effect with the ground-breaking ensemble The Third...
The Beat, featuring Ranking Jnr, bring their ska and reggae sound to Bournemouth and Southampton
One of the key bands in the UK ska revival of the late 70s and 80s, The Beat still bring the near-perfect balance of pop melodies and taut rhythms that made them stars and won them worldwide acclaim. They are currently on tour, and will be at The Old...
Reader’s Letter: we oppose far right group’s attempts to sow hatred and division in our communities
by Southampton Stand Up To Racism. “The far-right group Britain First is planning to hold a regional meeting in Southampton on February 7th. We oppose this attempt to sow hatred and division in our communities and stand united in defending our multicultural and diverse city. Britain First was founded...