Heritage: the highest point in Southampton

By Martin Brisland. How High the Moon is a jazz standard song dating from 1940. The enduring popularity, since it started in 1955, of the Guinness World Records books shows that people are always fascinated to learn what is the fastest, longest, heaviest, oldest, tallest in any given field....

Trans Pride Southampton to return to the city in autumn

This week Trans Pride Southampton announced that their namesake event, Trans Pride Southampton, will return to the city in the autumn this year. Trans Pride is a yearly event since 2021, which aims to empower Southampton’s transgender community. Trans Pride Southampton will happen on the 25th October 2025. Last...

October Books to hold Valentine’s poetry fundraiser

Southampton’s only community-owned bookshop makes an urgent appeal for support this Valentine’s: October Books Poetry Fundraiser. Amid the chaos of everyday life, creating and nurturing creative, safe spaces in our city has never been more essential. This Valentine’s weekend, make a meaningful impact by joining Southampton’s October Books for...