Were you a pupil or a member of staff at Southampton Grammar School for Girls, The Southampton College for Girls, or Hill College? Do you want to get together with your former fellow students and reminisce or just see what everyone is up to now? Then you may be...
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Councillor Darren Paffey selected as Labour parliamentary candidate for Southampton Itchen
by Sally Churchward. Councillor Darren Paffey has been selected as the new Labour candidate to stand for MP in Southampton Itchen. He takes over the role from Simon Letts, former leader of Southampton City Council, who contested the seat on behalf of the Labour Party in 2017 and 2019,...
Community bakery Communibakes announces ‘bake-off’ winners
Madeline Jenness and Ellie Moodley from Southampton have been crowned the winners of a bake-off style competition hosted by a community bakery in the city. Madeleine won in the adult’s category, while 13-year-old Ellie won the competition in the under 16s category at CommuniBakes. Their winning bakes will now...
Positive Money discussion on tax and government spending cuts taking place this month
Positive Money, which exists to encourage education and discussion about banks and the financial system in Britain, is holding a discussion in Southampton this month. The event, which will take place at God’s House Tower on the afternoon of Sunday 14th August, will be a discussion in the form...
Preview: We Will Rock You at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton, We Will Rock You – featuring 24 of Queen’s greatest hits – will entertain the audience at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 16 to 20 August 2022. Directed by Ben Elton, the show, which celebrates its 20th anniversary, has seen...
Preview: Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King at the 1865, Southampton
The Grammy winning vocalist who is without question one of the disco world’s true icons, Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King, will play a one night only gig at Southampton’s 1865 club in Brunswick Square on Saturday 27 August. Throughout her storied career she’s notched up hits, including 1978’s Shame – which...
Volunteer peer supporters sought for those with eating disorders and difficulties
A Southampton not-for-profit organisation is calling for volunteers for its new Peer Support Network helping people with both diagnosed and undiagnosed eating disorders and eating difficulties and their carers. Options Wellbeing Trust on Shirley Road is looking for people who can donate their time to support others online, in...
Southampton Sustainability Directory launches at the Big Green Event tomorrow
The new Southampton Sustainability Directory will be launched at the Big Green Event tomorrow (July 30) at o O2 Guildhall. The choices we make about where we spend our money, how we get around and how we work together in community can make a big impact on the health...
Preview: Terra Nova at Theatre Royal Winchester
In 1910, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the British Terra Nova Expedition left Cardiff and sailed away across the world towards the mysterious shores of Antarctic, the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on the Earth. Captain Scott’s main inspiration was a daunting dream to become the first person...
New Southampton pressure group calls for an NHS dentist for everyone
With stories coming out about people performing DIY dentistry at home or having to pay large sums and go private in order to get essential treatment or medication, a local campaign group, Toothless in Southampton has formed. The group has come together in response to growing difficulties people are...