Letter: Scrap parking plans for the sake of local businesses
What a time for Southampton’s ruling Labour administration to choose to scrap free parking in local district centres.
Plans for homes at The Pear Tree Inn thrown out after objections
An application to see six homes built next to a pub in Boorley Green that received more than 300 public objections has been thrown out by ...
Student nurses could drop out of courses amid financial pressures, RCN warns
RCN General Secretary Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The students of today are the nurses of the future, but for tens of thousands, the unbearable weight of graduate debt, lack of support with living ...
Foxhills Infant and Junior schools in Ashurst forced to close
Two schools in the New Forest have been forced to close on Monday due to a power outage. Foxhills Junior and Infant schools in Ashurst, are without power. The schools have warned parents not to bring ...
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Late Queen’s ‘print eaten by puppies’ note to photographer sells at auction
Christmas cards and notes sent by Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales have been sold at auction for more than £12,000. Royal memorabilia sold in the 1970s-1990s collection included a ...
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Garner set to fight unbeaten Spaniard Jimenez at BIC
SOUTHAMPTON's super-featherweight Ryan Garner will face unbeaten Spaniard Salvador Jimenez at Bournemouth International Centre on March 1, 2025. Garner's promoter Frank Warren teased on X that "a ...
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Aldi set to come to Shirley Retail Park, Southampton
A supermarket chain is set to receive discounted rent on a new store in return for paying for the council-owned retail unit to be split in two. Southampton City Council is looking to press ahead on ...
Martin Lewis: Amount of Premium Bonds for decent bet to win
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has revealed the amount of Premium Bonds needed for a "decent bet" of winning, in a post on X.
Scottish road trip named one of world's best – and it's not the NC500
The Highland Tourist Route was the only road trip in Scotland named among the best in the world.
Chris McCausland: Inside first blind Strictly contestant’s journey to the final
He began joking he must be the first contestant who has ‘never watched’ it before, and by the end called it the ‘most rewarding’ thing ...
Blake Lively’s co-star Brandon Sklenar watches Wrexham game with Ryan Reynolds
Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has taken his wife’s co-star Brandon Sklenar to watch his Welsh football team play. Sklenar, who appeared in romantic drama It Ends With Us with Blake Lively, was in ...
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Scottish spots named among the best in the UK to stargaze
TWO Scottish areas with "skies black as velvet" have been named among the best stargazing spots in Britain ahead of the Geminid meteor shower tonight. Stretching the length of Scotland, the locations ...