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RESIDENTS said work to repair "disgusting" and "dangerous" potholes in a busy Southampton road is "well overdue". A number of residents living in Paynes Road, in Freemantle, said the road surface has deteriorated over the past months. It comes as work to repair the road is expected to be carried out over the next few months, it has been revealed. Local resident Sarah Shah, 53, account manager, said: "It is well overdue. Look at the potholes, they are disgusting. I think they are dangerous for everyone. You can trip and fall. In my opinion they should have more restrictions on traffic...

By Tom Orde Crime and court reporter 'Extremely worrying' Police raid ANOTHER 'cannabis factory' POLICE have seized 146 plants in a raid on a Southampton “cannabis factory”. Officers swooped to a property in Romsey Road during a drug bust. Supported by engineers from SSE, they seized a total of 146 plants - believed to be cannabis. A 25-year-old man from the city was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs. He was questioned however has since been released on bail follow...

THE number of new Universal Credit claimants soared in the early months of the pandemic – and many continued to need financial support for at least six months. Across the Southampton (SO) postcode area, there were 12,635 new Universal Credit claimants in April 2020 and a further 14,039 in May 2020. This compared to respective figures of 1,592 and 1,547 from April and May 2019. The analysis of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) data by the BBC Shared Data Unit shows there were eight-fold and nine-fold year-on-year increases for the months of April and May. Across the UK there was...

ILLEGAL tobacco worth more than £10,000 has been seized in Southampton.

Illegal tobacco seized from Southampton stores Print 3rd February 2021 Southampton City Council’s trading standards officers have seized more than £13,000 worth of illegal tobacco from shops in the city, as part of a campaign to eliminate illicit trade. The council said officers, using a sniffer dog, targeted a number of retailers in the city. A spokesman said: “We have some retailers in Southampton who choose to sell illegal tobacco products and this is a crime. We will continue to target those businesses which sell these unlawful products.” In response, Ian Howell, JTI’s fiscal an...