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Learn about Facebook & Twitter |
There’s a free two-hour session at The Clovelley Centre SO14 OAU on February 1 to help you get started with social networking services. More info from Kalsoom on 023 8063 0483.
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Westridge supermarket plan falters |
 portwood.info can reveal that council plans to sell off Westridge Road car park for a new supermarket development have stalled because Lidl has deemed the site "unsuitable".
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Electrical equipment owned by students was stolen in a burglary in Gordon Avenue on January 21, between 1.30pm and 2.55pm. More information and photofit of suspect here.
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Invitation to a discussion. £20 gift for participation! |
 Advertising feature: The
University of Southampton is looking for participants aged between 25
and 40 for a discussion on modern family life. As a thank-you for taking
part we are offering each participant Love2shop gift vouchers worth
£20.
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St Denys station building question |
There's speculation on Flickr over whether a building at St Denys railway station is still in use. Anyone?
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Portswood Cycles in the local community |
 Advertising feature: The shop known as Portswood Cycles has reopened as Porstwood Cycles/2 Wheel Electric.
The new owners are 2 Wheel Electric, formerly of Haskins Garden centre
in West End, and the shop offers a full range of Freego Electric Bikes,
famous names in non-electric bikes such as Raleigh and Falcon,
children’s bikes, plus a full range of accessories.
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Discounted cycle locks for students |
 Police are linking up with the two local universities to help reduce bike thefts, and offering heavily discounted D Locks which offer greater security than cable locks.
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Police hunt St Denys conmen |
An elderly brother and sister from Adelaide Road, St Denys have been conned out of £2500.
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 Clothing retailer Peacocks has entered administration and is reported to be seeking a buyer. A notice in the Portswood store says administrators at KPMG are now managing the business. Alongside this a second notice asks people to "help save" 10,000 jobs, via a Facebook page.
BBC report.
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Friends of Portswood Rec logo |
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A logo has been posted online apparently to be adopted by the Friends of Portswood Rec (reation ground).
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Second Mango for Above Bar |
Popular Portswood eating and drinking spot Mango Thai Tapas Bar, near Lodge Road, is opening a second branch in Above Bar Street, near Guildhall Square.
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Talking Heads: 'talks with potential investor' |
 The 'Save our Heads' Facebook page reports
that "initial talks with 'an interested potential investor"
have taken place, the outcome of which is 'promising'. As it stands (we
understand) there is still lots to do before a new person takes over.
However, we are very optimistic that we'll all be hearing some good news
soon." Over 4,000 people have now 'liked' the Facebook page.
See also: Talking Heads to close | How do you do a ‘community buyout’ anyway? | Glimpse into Talking Heads' history
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Successful Key Stage 2 results |
 Congrats to local primary school children, teachers and parents on Key Stage 2 test results, taken last May by
children aged 11. Published in December , results for Highfield Primary School are here, Portswood
Primary School (pictured) here, and St Denys Primary School here.
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Change of use ‘puts post office at risk’: HRA |
 A planning
application, contested by Highfield Residents’ Association, has been lodged
to change the use of the premises adjacent to Portswood Post Office, so they can
be used by an estate agency. Elliotts Estate Agents opened in the unit some
weeks ago.
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Abbotts Way parking permits |
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Rich Stokes writes to ask about parking permits: "Abbotts Way is currently being painted up for 'resident only' parking, despite the fact that it's populated entirely by houses with off-road parking. I live on Portswood Road and have nowhere else to park. Now I'm being told I don't qualify for a parking permit!" he says.
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How do you do a ‘community buyout’ anyway? |
 Whether a ‘community buyout’,
which has been mooted on social media, is a real possibility in the case
of Talking Heads is unknown. But we asked ‘old Sotonian’ Graham
Mitchell (pictured), who was recently part of a group which set up a
community-owned greengrocer when the previous business failed, to
explain what a community buyout actually is, and what’s involved in
doing one.
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Glimpse into Talking Heads' history |
As Talking Heads starts disposing of pub furniture, there's an interesting glimpse into the venue’s history as the Red Lion pub, which apparently hosted music since at least the 50s, over on the Music Heritage site.
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Sainsbury’s: extended hours & petrol station objection |
 Further to our story in December, Highfield Residents’ Association has objected to Sainsbury’s planning application, which seeks to extend the store’s opening hours from 7am-11pm Monday to Saturday, and from 9-5 on Sundays, as well as its plan to build a petrol station on St Denys Road.
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The council is consulting over its new controls on houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), due to be introduced in March.
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Find out about volunteering |
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Find out more about volunteering at sessions held weekly at
the Voluntary Action Centre. They provide information on volunteering,
what to expect, practical points to think about and a list of local
opportunities available. More info here.
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Welcome back to Portswood |
 This was the scene at Westridge Road car park that welcomed hundreds of visitors to Portswood after the Christmas break.
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 If you're into Facebook, then check out the new bitternepark.info page, where we'll also be posting Portswood stuff too. 'Like it' and you'll get updates straight to your wall. See you there!
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Virgin Holidays to open in Portswood |
 Virgin Holidays, which describes itself as “the UK’s number one long haul holiday company”, is to open its second Southampton branch within the new Sainsbury’s store in Portswood.
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Sainsbury's advertises jobs |
 Sainsbury's is now advertising various posts online at its new Portswood store, which is due to open in the spring.
Sainsbury's Alcester Road South, Maypole under CC2 by ell brown
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Uni consults on scrapping social work courses |
 The University of Southampton has launched a consultation that runs until February 1 on plans to close two postgraduate social care programmes. Full story in The Guardian.
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Cemetery vandalism down to "new legal high"? |
 The BBC reports that vandalism at the Old Cemetery on The Common "could" be evidence of a form of substance abuse new to the UK. Their report is here.
Pic by treehouse1977 under CC2
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Sainsbury's bid to change planning conditions |
 Sainsbury’s has put in a planning application to change the conditions that were imposed on the new Portswood store when the planning application was granted.
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 The
number of people visiting portswood.info has continued to rise over 2011, with December looking like our busiest month of the year. Our sister site bitternepark.info also enjoyed what appears to be record traffic in the final quarter. Thanks to everyone who supported our sites in 2011!
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New cycle shop for Portswood |
 A new Portswood cycle shop is to open in January in the
premises previously occupied by Portswood Cycles, which shut
in early October after trading for around 30 years in the area.
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