By Martin Brisland. The Sports Centre was dubbed Southampton’s “Happy Valley” when created. It was formally opened on 28th May 1938, following a 10-year campaign, by Alderman Sidney Kimber (1873-1949). He was first elected as a Conservative Councillor in 1910 and was Mayor of Southampton from 1918 to 1920....
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Southampton actor stars in film The Mire
Antony Knight, from Southampton, is one of the stars of a film from a Portsmouth-based production team, Apple Park Films, currently streaming on Prime Video. Knight stars alongside Holly McLachlan, and Joseph Adelakun, in The Mire. The film is set on the eve of a mass suicide as charismatic...
Southampton pub cancels UKIP leader speech, says they didn’t know what booking was for
The manager of Southampton pub The View, at Southampton Sports Centre, has said that a booking made by UKIP for their interim leader Nick Tenconi to give a speech at the venue tonight (10/12/24) was made as ‘after work drinks’ in the name of Nick, and that they had...
Train announced as latest TK Maxx Southampton Summer Sessions headliners
Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, diamond-selling band Train will join the line-up for TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions, it has been announced today (9/12/24). Taking to the stage in Guildhall Square on Saturday, 28 June 2025, Train join an exciting roster of previously announced artists including McFly, The Human League, Simple...
Opinion: Winchester and Southampton – which is the king of Christmas markets this year?
By Mabel Wellman. It’s that time of year again! It’s getting darker earlier, and the cold weather is starting to set in for the next few months. And to help us all get through it, our cities and towns are adorned with bright and warming lights and decorations. Last...
Heritage: Fascinating facts about Christmas time
By Martin Brisland. Richard I (1157-1199), often called Richard the Lionheart, may have spent his only Christmas in England in Southampton Castle in 1194. This was stated by many Southampton historians including the Victorian Rev. John Silvester Davies and Elsie M. Sandell in the 1950s. A local rich merchant...
Review: Michael Kiwanuka, Vinolo outstore at The 1865, Southampton
Words: Nick Mabey. Photos: Liz Bogdan. The 1865 was absolutely heaving last night (2/12/24) as Michael Kiwanuka continued to celebrate his first album in five years in his adopted home of Southampton. He might have been on the road for most of the year, but last week’s release of...
McFly and The Human League announced to play TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions
Today, Live Nation and leading live music and event promoter Cuffe & Taylor have announced two more headliners for the TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions lineup. Joining the roster are pop-rock favourites McFly and genre-defining trailblazers The Human League, performing at Guildhall Square in June 2025. These latest showstoppers join already announced headliner acts, Rag’n’Bone...
Southampton’s Regent play homecoming gig at The Joiners in January
Southampton band Regent have released a new single, “Don’t Be Long” ahead of homecoming show at The Joiners on January 25th. Meanwhile, their new album, “The Cognitive Revolution” is out next year. “Don’t Be Long” is an emotive tribute to a close friend of frontman Ben Rooke, with lyrics...
Review: Nutcracker – English National Ballet, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Nick Mabey. The English National Ballet have been producing versions of this much-loved Christmas-themed ballet every year since 1950 and I’d be surprised if any of the previous 73 versions of Tchaikovsky’s Nutracker outdo the visual spectacle we were treated to at the Mayflower Theatre last night (29/11/24). ...