Thursday 20 February 2025: Portswood Broadway is closed southbound into the City between the junctions with Westridge Road and Brookvale Road because of an emergency water leak

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 20, 2025 in News | 0 comments The closure affects traffic heading towards the City only. There is a diversion for Southbound traffic, as requested by SCC Highways, via Saint Denys Road, Thomas Lewis Way and Lodge Road. SCC expect the work may take 3 days to complete. Info courtesy of Portswood Councillor. Below are the emergency bus diversions due to Portswood Road closure (information taken from SCC on Facebook): Please be...
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Plans for 3-storey student flats in St Denys withdrawn

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 18, 2025 in News | 0 comments Article in the link below courtesy of the Daily Echo (28/2/25): https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24941211.st-denys-road-plans-3-storey-student-flats-withdrawn/
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Aurora Art at Portswood Library: 11 am, Friday 21 February, Ages 9+. Booking required (see link below)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 18, 2025 in News | 0 comments Aurora Art is an engaging workshop activity, that showcases the story of a scientist working to unravel the mysteries of the aurora’s shapes and movement in the Arctic but being interrupted by polar bears looking for food! Aimed at children aged 9+, this workshop is free but spaces must be pre-booked online –...
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A conifer in a Highfield Lane garden this morning (18/2/25). Photo by our HonSec Barbara Claridge

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 18, 2025 in News | 0 comments
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Pedestrian near miss with two cyclists while crossing the 2nd part of the road from The Mitre to Sainsbury’s, Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 17, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments This incident occurred outsite the Portswood Broadway Bus-gate times: 1/3pm Saturday 15 February. A HRA member was with other pedestrians on the island half-way across to Sainsbury’s by The Mitre. The HRA member checked the traffic to the left and started across the 2nd half of the road. However, he was narrowly missed by a man and child on bikes coming from the right, who had cycled up...
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Dangerous driving; driver overtook stationery traffic queue at lights and drove the wrong way round the traffic island opposite Ceno – Highfield Lane

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 17, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Occurred outside Portswood Broadway Bus-gate times: At 8.30am on Friday 13 February 2025, a man in a large white car was spotted driving down Highfield Lane towards the Sainsbury’s Portswood traffic lights, then he overtook the stationery queue for the lights, drove the wrong way around the traffic island opposite Ceno’s and joined the right-hand lane to turn onto Portswood Broadway....
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Reports of people approaching a house and snooping about – Highfield Lane

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 17, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Recent – around 15/16/17 February 2025. People encouraged to report these incidents to the police.  
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Reports of snooping and trying a car door on one property – Orchards Way

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 17, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments This happened at 1.47am on the night of 16/17 February 2025. People encouraged to report incidents to the police.
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