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A busy Southampton road will become one-way for months as major roadworks start – and this is everything you need to know.

Union bosses have forced a Southampton bus operator into a u-turn after warning a serious crash was waiting to happen due to drivers being asked…

Bus drivers have to make a sharp right turn across two lanes of fast-flowing oncoming traffic.

A police officer has been injured after a crash on Northam Road in Southampton

Horse racing had been popular in Southampton from 1791, when the nobility and gentry enjoyed meetings at Shirley, Stoneham, and Netley Common.

Have you ever wondered how your area got it’s name?

A CONTROVERSIAL Southampton bus and cycle lane which cost £83,000 worth of public money is set to be removed.

He also said Bedford Place is set to be reopened to traffic. Some traders previously called on the council to reopen the road saying the move had turned the busy city neighbourhood into a “zombie apocalypse”. Asked whether the road closure will remain in place, Cllr Fitzhenry said: “No. Our plan will be to reopen Bedford Place. "The Carlton Place element that has got approval from the traders will stay but we will consult the traders on both Bedford Place and Carlton Place first. ...

Northam Road, Southampton. Picture: Google. A BUSY Southampton road was closed after a man was seriously injured in a fire at a block of flats. The A3024 Northam Road was shut in both directions from the junction of Six Dials and Britannia Road, with drivers being urged to take an alternative route. Shortly after 12.30pm Southampton Travel tweeted an update, saying the road had reopened. A Hampshire police spokesperson said: "We were called at 10.55am to reports of a fire at an addres...

Taxis, buses and cyclists would continue to have access. The move would  lead to changes to Six Dials where the number of lanes moving  through the junction to the east and west would be reduced. This would particularly affect the lanes heading to New Road westbound, according to  the council. Lanes to east and west would also be narrowed to make way for new development space near the car park between Kingsway and New Road. Traffic signals at Six Dials would be updated  and the�...