Am Tuesday 28 July 2026: Encampment ‘in the making’ still in situ outside the former Atlantic Cleaners and Cancer Research shop, now with mattresses too
Reported again to Community Safety. No sign of Fusion/hoarding yet. CS confirmed chasing. Note: CS has clarified that the sheltered area outside of the former shops (see above) is also private land and does belong to the former Portswood Shopping...
read moreAm, Monday 27 July 2026: new encampment in the making along the other strip of sheltered area outside the former Cancer Research shop and Atlantic Cleaners (in the former Portswood Shopping Centre)
Many smaller items and street people (some street drinkers) that were part of the original encampment outside the former Farm Foods (former Portswood Shopping Centre), have now moved further up to where the former Cancer Research shop and Atlantic...
read moreAm Monday 27 July 2026: abandoned street furniture (seating etc) left outside the former Juice C Juice in Portswood High Street
Now an empty shop which is situated not far from the Post Office. Reported to Community Safety.
read more23/7/26 and previously: Several electric bikes with fat wheels on pavement in Portswood, one passed very close to person reporting. Many other such incidents occurring – raise with HRA Committee/BBC article
Encouraged to continue to report to police so that they can act. The more incidents are reported, the more they might divert resources to address them. From the BBC website: “Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters”...
read more23/7/26: Build up of stuff outside the former C Juice C shop, near to October Books
Abandoned seating/street furniture etc in situ. Reported to Community Safety.
read more23/7/26: Two reported – the camp has returned outside the former Portswood Shopping Centre in the sheltered area
Mattresses and people have moved back in. One reported to Community Safety.
read more22/7/26: GraffIti on hoarding recently erected by the owner/landlord of the former Portswood Shopping Centre
Reported to Community Safety by Councillor. The latter will get in touch with the owner/landlord of the former PSC.
read more7/7a Brookvale Road – rubbish not disposed of correctly and now blowing across the road
See photo below. The person reporting contacted the HMO Enforcement Team once again. BC updated. Reported in WhatsApp Group on 20/7/26.
read moreCoffee#1 in Portswood has reported problems of street drinkers/people from the encampment using their toilets
The staff were too scared to say ‘No’. They have been calling the police. Reported in the WhatsApp Group on 20/7/26.
read moreDrug dealing in alleyway between Church Lane and Highfield Crescent
Reported in WhatsApp Group on 20/7/26. Police advice is to report this with as much detail as possible of the people involved to build a picture of what is happening in the area. PC A’O said that the police will do ‘walk...
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