Launch of YoBike
Today saw the launch of YoBike in Southampton. This is a short-term bike hire scheme that works by downloading an app, that you then use to unlock a bike with a code. The bikes are [...]
September 2017
Alzheimer’s Society Official Walk
This Sunday the Alzheimer's Society have organised Southampton's first official Memory Walk and today is the last day to sign up to take part. The walk starts at 11am by Cemetery Lake on the Common. [...]
Should safe standing be allowed at St Mary’s?
Should safe standing be allowed at St Mary's? A petition has been started calling for this to be allowed and so far hundreds of Saints fans have backed the call. I think this does have [...]
Bitterne Local History Society
I was really pleased to visit Bitterne Local History Society on Peartree Avenue as part of Southampton Heritage Open Weekend. They do a brilliant job in promoting and recording the heritage of Bitterne and the [...]
Royston at Sholing Valleys Study Centre
I was really pleased to join the Sholing Valleys Study Centre yesterday as they received the 2017 Southampton Green Open Spaces Award. This was awarded by the City of Southampton Society and SCAPPS. Freemantle Common [...]
Southampton General Hospital Annual Open Day
This Saturday, Southampton General Hospital are holding their annual open day and they are inviting members of the public to come along and have a look behind the scenes. The day starts at 10:30 and [...]
Sholing Residents call for Junction Action
Sholing residents and local Councillor James Baillie have been pushing for improvements at this junction for many months. The council cannot continue stalling, action is needed and I hope this will be the opportunity for [...]
Organ Donation Week
This week is Organ Donation Week. Have you signed up as an organ donor? In Hampshire, there are currently 161 people waiting for a transplant. Sadly, 148 people have died waiting for a transplant over [...]
August 2017
1000 Jobs Created in Southampton
Good news in the Echo today with over 1000 jobs due to be created on the former Ford site in Swaythling. In particular, I am pleased to see that Aston Martin have recognised the advantage [...]
Royston visits Sand Heron
I recently had the great opportunity to visit the Sand Heron which is an aggregates dredger owned by Cemex that operates in the Solent. It was docked in Southampton Docks for repair and maintenance works. [...]