The government has announced that landmark legislation will ban cuckooing, an activity that exploits vulnerable people. Cuckooing is when the home of a vulnerable person is taken over by criminals to use it for illegal activities, such as drug dealing. The offence will carry a maximum penalty of five...
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Good Neighbours come to Portsmouth next month
Riding high off their current single ‘Ripple’ enjoying successes across the globe (including BBC R1 B-list rotation), Good Neighbours have announced a short sharp run of live shows taking their feel-good vibes to Portsmouth’s Kola on April 13th. Turning their attention to the people and places that often get...
New open mic nights come to Southampton
By Darren Grayer. A local musician has teamed up with a bar in Southampton to host a series of open mic nights, with the purpose of providing a platform for other local musicians to showcase their material. Based in Romsey, Charlie Smith describes himself as an alternative acoustic singer/songwriter....
Preview: The Baddies, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
New casting has been announced for the brand-new stage adaptation of The Baddies, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit 2022 story, which visits Mayflower Studios from Wednesday 16 to Saturday 19 April 2025. Meet the very worst Baddies in the world! Don’t you dare to come too close to...
Lulu comes to Poole this May
Pop sensation and bona fide National Treasure, Lulu is renowned for her powerful voice and enduring career having burst onto the music scene in the 1960s with her chart-topping debut single Shout at the age of 15. Last year she played Glastonbury and completed her sold out final tour...
Playmakers Youth Takeover at Theatre Royal Winchester
Playmakers Youth Theatre are back with their annual Youth Takeover at Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 4 April, celebrating months of hard work, presenting a host of original shows inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. The talented young performers of the youth theatre, aged School Years 2 –...
St Patrick’s Day: The rebel consolations of Irish literature
By Benn Orgill. The badness. It’s on the move. It was a long winter – prices rising, plagues lingering, peace talks floundering. And what’s to be done as we watch disaster strike from near and far? Try again, fail again, fail better, as Samuel Beckett would have it. And...
Matilda the Musical returns to Mayflower Theatre in 2026
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s smash hit production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, will add six further dates to its upcoming tour, which includes Mayflower Theatre, Southampton. This anarchic production, about a strong and determined heroine with a vivid imagination, has won over 100 global...
Heritage: The Plaques of Southampton 2
By Martin Brisland. In a previous article in February, I described the blue and other types of plaque that can be found in Southampton. We have just celebrated International Women’s Day. The origins of the day can be traced back to Therea Malkiel, a 35-year-old labour organiser in New York...
The Magic Mod brings magic show to south this April
The Magic Mod – aka Ben Taylor – is a card magician and entertainer of huge esteem who can proudly count himself as a member of the exclusive Magic Circle fraternity. Born in Crawley in South London, he now lives in Belfast and has previously supported The Libertines, Paul...