Article in The Echo, 18 October 2026: Car crashes through Southampton fence leaving it teetering on railings

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 18, 2026 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Car crashes through Southampton fence leaving it teetering on railings Link to article https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26647417.car-crashes-southampton-fence-leaving-teetering-railings/ In full below By George Ratcliffe Reporter A car crashed through railings and landed on top of them at a roundabout near Southampton Common. The incident happened at the junction of Burgess Road and Hill Lane,...
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Around midday, Saturday 17 October 2026 – at least 7-9 street drinkers on seating/decking area outside My Dubai (previously Flagship Coffee, plus lots of debris on pavement

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 17, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Street drinkers with cans. Additionally, there was a lot of debris on the pavement outside MyDubai, strewn across the pavement. The area looked pretty awful and it was very difficult to get past. It was also unpleasant to be there. Reported to Community Safety
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Three cyclist and motorised scooter incidents – all on pavement

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 16, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments 14/10/26: Portswood Road, Waitrose bus stop. Cyclist on pavement. Reasonable pace but getting in the way. Motorised scooter: shot by really fast. If anyone had stepped out of the bus shelter looking at a bus coming, there would have been an accident. Week-end of 10/11 October 2026: Portswood Broadway bus stop. Cyclist doing what they wanted, before riding into a...
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Dementia friendly events/activities for week beginning Monday 19 October 2026 for across Southampton, courtesy of Caraway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 16, 2026 in News | 0 comments Dementia News, Southampton – October 2026 MEMORY CAFÉS   •  WELLBEING ACTIVITIES  •  OTHER CAFÉS Hi All There’s a morning chill in the air now as Autumn has arrived. Come and keep warm at our Memory Cafes meeting next week. Shirley and Woolston have a visit from Andy sharing the Roman history of Southampton. Maybush have some live music with Brian and Townhill Park always have a warm...
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Street Begging – Portswood Broadway: aggressive and passive begging

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 15, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments     A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) controls street drinking, aggressive begging and drug and psychoactive substance use in Portswood Broadway. See the full Order in the link below. https://www.southampton.gov.uk/media/2pil3mdd/portswood-pspo-dec-2025-30012026.pdf With ‘aggressive begging’, the PSPO defines this as: “Loitering or begging in a manner that...
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11.15am Thursday 15 October 2026: One man drinking on bench outside BHF Shop

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 15, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments
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It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month and Hampshire Alert/Hampshire and IOW Constabulary have organised a seminar to learn how to better protect your email and social media accounts. More below

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 15, 2026 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Hampshire Constabulary via Neighbourhood Alert<alert@neighbourhoodalert.co.uk>             Cyber Security Awareness Month: Protecting Email and Social Media accounts Cyber Security Awareness Month: Protecting your Email and Social Media Accounts As part of Cyber Security Awareness Month, Report Fraud is raising awareness of the importance of protecting online...
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From SCC Library News and Events: Portswood Library – Temporary closure for improvement works

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 13, 2026 in News | 0 comments “Portswood Library will be closing for three weeks from Monday 2 November 2026 for building improvements and significant decorative works. Your improved library will then reopen at 10am on Monday 23 November 2026. The closest alternative libraries are the Community-operated Cobbett and Burgess Road, with Central and Bitterne also nearby. A reminder that your library membership allows you...
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