The Steamship Shieldhall Charity, a group of volunteers based in Southampton operating the heritage steamship SS Shieldhall, have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2024. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. Shieldhall...
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Charity launches city’s Tree of Light campaign to help beat loneliness
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...
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....
The Point, Eastleigh is shortlisted at the National Fantastic for Families Awards
The Point Eastleigh and The House of Many Moons have been shortlisted in the Fantastic for Families Awards, for magical story world, Timothy the Yeti. Organised by Family Arts Campaign, these awards showcase the innovation, creativity and impact made by cultural opportunities in the UK. The Fantastic for Families...
Heritage: Do you know your streets in Southampton?
By Martin Brisland. Do you know your streets in Southampton? Where do you think Southampton’s High Street is? Many would assume that the precinct area around the entrance to Westquay, with its large shops,is the High Street. In fact, the area from the Bargate down to Town Quay is...
Kev Orkian and Sydnie Christmas to headline Countdown to Christmas event in Southampton
Officially kickstarting the Christmas festivities in the city, will be Kev Orkian and Sydnie Christmas. Award-winning actor and comedian, Kev Orkian, will be leading the fun before he heads back to Mayflower Theatre, alongside Ashley Banjo and Diversity – who will be climbing a beanstalk of gigantic proportions to...
View from the Kingsland: Rock Bottom
By Nick Mabey. Considering we’ve only amassed a grand total of one point from nine games, it’s surprising Saints have only just arrived at the bottom of the table (discounting goal difference moments here and there). We had Wolves to thank for elevating us to 19th until this past...
Mayfield Garden Centre temporarily closes for refurbishment
Mayfield Garden Centre, part of Hampshire’s largest mental health charity, Solent Mind, has closed for refurbishments. The not-for-profit garden centre and horticultural wellbeing service, which supports members of the local community with their mental health, is undergoing maintenance work to ensure its readiness for winter and to be able...
Tangle and MAST Mayflower Studios partner to deliver WOVEN
Tangle and MAST Mayflower Studios are partnering to deliver WOVEN, a safe space for African, Caribbean and Global Majority live performance artists living in Southampton and the surrounding areas to meet and connect regularly as an artist-led community. The WOVEN network offers opportunities for training and learning at MAST,...
Heritage: Did you know that a Shirley man played an important role in the development of antibiotics?
By Martin Brisland. Edward Penley Abraham was born in 1913 in South View Road, Shirley. A blue plaque is displayed on the house near the current site of King Edward VI School. He attended from 1924, but at that time it was in situated in Havelock Road. The BBC Radio...