Sainsbury’s in Portswood has raised over £15,000 for its 2012/13 partner charity Follow Your Dreams, and announced its new charity partner for the forthcoming year.
The Junction Inn – Greene King Local Hero Beer House
Advertising feature:The Junction Inn on
Priory Road, St Denys is a Greene King Local Hero Beer House – only one
of 13 throughout the country, and now with a new look, new furnishings
and great regular events including live music, karaoke, quizzes and much
more… Beer festival 20 - 23 June - see main article Live music Sat: The Outfit
"Mia is young, free and single and hasn’t had sex for a year. One morning
she wakes up pregnant… with the Archangel Gabriel on her doorstep
claiming parentage." That's the set-up for 'Immaculate' - an "irreverent, laugh-out-loud comedy dealing with religion, relationships and responsibilities", performed by Southampton University Players at The Nuffield from June 18-22. More info.
Police are trying to trace an important witness who may have seen an indecent assault on an 18-year-old woman when she was walking along Welbeck Avenue near University Road.
All
sorts of bike activities take place in Southampton from 15 - 23 June,
many starting from the Hawthorns Centre on the Common. The week
culminates in Sky Ride Southampton - a mass participation cycling event
taking place across the city on a traffic free route. Timetable here. Pic under CC2 by Patrick Goossens
St
Denys Youth Club opens on Friday, June 21 at St Denys Community Centre
from 6.30-8pm for those of secondary school age. Table tennis, art, Wii,
sports, and the opportunity to spend time with friends are on offer. £1
per week.
Students from the University of Southampton have designed a six-foot long cyber rhino as part of Marwell Wildlife’s Go! Rhinos campaign, which will see a spectacular trail of colourful and creative sculptures in the streets and parks of Southampton this summer.
Advertising feature:Porstwood Cycles, at
3 St Denys Rd, offers a range of Freego Electric Bikes, famous names in
non-electric bikes such as Raleigh and Falcon, children's bikes, a
maintenance and repair service for electric and non-electric bikes, plus
a full range of accessories. And the shop now offers students10% discount on all servicing, repairs and accessories on production of student ID. Read on to find out about our special electric bike sale...
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Council offers discounted composters
The council is currently offering discounted composers and
food digesters – and says it's introducing a glass collection service
later this year.
A new “drinking and casual dining experience”, ‘Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen’, will open on Monday, June 10 on Portswood Road, on the site of the former Varsity.
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Portswood Police tweet: "In the early hours of Sunday in an isolated incident a 50 yr old male
was assaulted on Portswood Road. A 25 yr old male has been remanded".
Keeping the loan sharks at bay
Southampton’s ‘co-operative’ City Council wants to make the city a ‘Credit Union Zone’ by supporting Southampton’s two credit unions, which are community-owned and run financial organisations that let their members save and take out low-cost loans.
Around
45 Southampton school students will pay a visit to Sainsbury's
Portswood in June to learn more about fair trade, and sample
fairly-traded products.
Detectives are appealing for information from witnesses after a woman was distracted by burglars who took a safe from her St Denys Road home on May 16.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue were called to a blaze early Sunday morning (May 19) in an extension
that was under construction behind Charcoal Grill burger and kebab bar on
Portswood Road.
Advertising feature: Carpet Gallery, at 126 Macnaghten Road SO18 1GH
(opposite Bitterne railway station), is the largest independent
carpet store in Southampton, offering two massive floors of choice – and
great prices all year round.
Southampton City Council has announced 'changes' (reductions) to library opening hours from May 13 on its website. 'Read more' to see revised Burgess Road and Portswood Library hours.
Spring
is now well underway and with it comes a buzzing in the hedgerows: it's
an emerging bee. But bees, and other pollinating insects, have suffered
from dramatic declines in populations, and the search is on to locate
the cause – writes Rose Nicole.
We caught up with Grant Sharkey,
the Southampton man who says he wants to release an album every six
months for the next twenty years, while filming a video for his new song
'The Clown' in 'undulating' Bitterne Park. And he was wearing a
onesie. Use the audio player below – we'll let him explain!
Free two-day courses to help you explore the potential of being
your own boss take place at the Ropewalk Centre, SO14 1DJ in April, May
and June.
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Morrisons is no longer planning to open a convenience store on the former Blockbuster site in Portswood. 
Sainsbury’s in Portswood has raised over £15,000 for its 2012/13 partner charity Follow Your Dreams, and announced its new charity partner for the forthcoming year.
Advertising feature: The Junction Inn on
Priory Road, St Denys is a Greene King Local Hero Beer House – only one
of 13 throughout the country, and now with a new look, new furnishings
and great regular events including live music, karaoke, quizzes and much
more…
"Mia is young, free and single and hasn’t had sex for a year. One morning
she wakes up pregnant… with the Archangel Gabriel on her doorstep
claiming parentage." That's the set-up for 'Immaculate' - an "irreverent, laugh-out-loud comedy dealing with religion, relationships and responsibilities", performed by Southampton University Players at The Nuffield from June 18-22. 
Police are trying to trace an important witness who may have seen an indecent assault on an 18-year-old woman when she was walking along Welbeck Avenue near University Road. 
All
sorts of bike activities take place in Southampton from 15 - 23 June,
many starting from the Hawthorns Centre on the Common. The week
culminates in Sky Ride Southampton - a mass participation cycling event
taking place across the city on a traffic free route. 
St
Denys Youth Club opens on Friday, June 21 at St Denys Community Centre
from 6.30-8pm for those of secondary school age. Table tennis, art, Wii,
sports, and the opportunity to spend time with friends are on offer. £1
per week.
Students from the University of Southampton have designed a six-foot long cyber rhino as part of Marwell Wildlife’s 
Police have released an image of a man they want to contact following the theft of a charity collection box from the Travelodge Hotel in Lodge Road. 
Advertising feature:
We
don't push our community 'newsletters' through letterboxes. We publish
them online. And every month thousands of people choose to visit. 
Two beer festivals take place at St Denys pubs in June, offering the chance to sample brews not usually available on the pumps.
A new “drinking and casual dining experience”, ‘Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen’, will open on Monday, June 10 on Portswood Road, on the site of the former Varsity. 
Around
45 Southampton school students will pay a visit to Sainsbury's
Portswood in June to learn more about fair trade, and sample
fairly-traded products.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue were called to a blaze early Sunday morning (May 19) in an extension
that was under construction behind Charcoal Grill burger and kebab bar on
Portswood Road.
An online campaign
has been started to improve street lighting in Portswood, in a bid
to boost night safety and cut local crime.
Southampton City Council has announced 'changes' (reductions) to library opening hours from May 13 
Spring
is now well underway and with it comes a buzzing in the hedgerows: it's
an emerging bee. But bees, and other pollinating insects, have suffered
from dramatic declines in populations, and the search is on to locate
the cause – writes Rose Nicole. 
We caught up with 
University of Southampton academic Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been honoured for inventing the world wide web.
The UK Border Agency says it's fined the Peking Garden takeaway on Lodge Road for employing illegal workers.
portswood.info understands Portswood Post Office could soon be on the move to new premises.
Friends of Portswood Rec say they’re delighted that work has begun to revamp the park’s play area. 
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Is this the shape of things to come for buses in Portswood? 
The council is introducing new charges for residents who want their garden waste removed and recycled.
Police have warned motorists about scammers operating from lay-bys on main routes and junctions, especially the M3, M27 and A303.
