
News & Media
For all Southampton City Centre Management Press enquiries, please contact:
- Ian Welland, City Centre Manager
- Streets Ahead Southampton Ltd
- c/o Bugle House, 53 Bugle Street
- Southampton
- SO14 2LF
- Tel: 023 8020 6167 / Mob: 07875 839716
- Email: southamptonccm@live.co.uk or ccm@southamptoncitycentre.co.uk
For a complete list of Southampton's Press / Media:
News from the City Centre
11 August 2010
Shopping? Look no further!!!
We have the complete guide to all your shopping needs.
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13 May 2010
Do you want to promote or hold an event in Southampton City Centre?
An area adjacent to the famous iconic Bargate monument is available for events and promotions (commercial and non-commercial).
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14 July 2010
Southampton FC 2010/2011 Fixture List
Southampton FC play in the CocaCola Football League One, with home matches at St Mary's Stadium. Nearest Railway Station is Southampton Central.
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5 August 2010
Corriander Lounge commended by Compass Wessex magazine!
City Centre Management supporters, Corriander Lounge, have been featured and commended in Compass Wessex magazine. The newly opened business at 130 High Street has attracted a great deal of interest from restaurant goers and is gaining a rapid reputation for their cuisine and service.
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2 August 2010
FREE Guided Walks in Southampton Medieval Old Town
Leaving from Bargate Monument every morning at 10:30 and every afternoon at 2:30 during August.
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2 August 2010
Below Bar Traders welcome Council's Car Parking Review
A meeting of Below Bar Traders held at Hampshire Chamber of Commerce Southampton Branch offices on 29 July, received good news regarding their car parking proposals put to the Council back in April.
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29 July 2010
SAFER SOUTHAMPTON WEEK
23rd to 27th August 2010
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14 July 2010
Match Day Road Closures
Please click on below for details of road closures: July and August
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13 May 2010
The latest City Centre Health Check 2008 - 2009 is now available
Produced by Savills Southampton in association with Southampton City Council and Southampton City Centre Management (Streets Ahead).
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21 July 2010
GO SKY RIDE in SOUTHAMPTON THIS SUNDAY!!!
This Sunday's event is organised by B Sky B and British Cycling in partnership with Southampton City Council and supported by Southampton Primary Care Trust.A free family-oriented mass participation cycling event taking place across the city.
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15 July 2010
Southampton Mela Festival 2010 THIS SUNDAY!!!!
On Saturday 17 July Hoglands Park will be a dazzling display of colour, music and performances as Art Asia hosts the 8th Southampton Mela Festival.
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23 June 2010
Sports Lounge Discount Offers at WestQuay
For the duration of the World Cup, you too can score with these great discount offers at WestQuay Shopping
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22 June 2010
One Big Community Festival 2010 announced
Date of event: Saturday 11 September 2010 Portswood Recreation Ground, Upper Grosvenor Road, Portswood, Southampton, SO17 1WZ
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10 June 2010
Can You Kick It? The World Cup comes to The Mall Marlands
Yes you can at The Mall Marlands!
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10 June 2010
WestQuay Sports Lounge
This summer is packed full of fantastic sporting events from The World Cup to Wimbledon and the Grand Prix and you can watch them at WestQuay!
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27 April 2010
Taste of the South Tuesday Market
"Taste of the South" is the new Tuesday Market in Southampton City Centre. This week the Tuesday Market can be found on Above Bar.
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27 April 2010
Arts and Crafts Market - on the last Sunday of each month on Above Bar Precinct
Last Sunday of each month starting May On the last Sunday every month, there will be Southampton's very own Arts and Crafts Market on Above Bar Precinct.
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16 June 2010
Peter Andre appearing at The Perfume Shop, The Mall Marlands
The Mall Marlands have confirmed that Peter Andre will be visiting the shopping centre on Saturday 19th June to promote his new mens fragrance 'Conditional' in The Perfume Shop.
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10 June 2010
Yellow Card launched in Southampton
To Combat drink related anti-social behaviour. "BEHAVE OR BE BANNED!"
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27 April 2010
Rediscover a Lowry masterpiece painting at Southampton City Art Gallery
"Drawn by Lowry" - the latest exhibition on until 4 July
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13 May 2010
DANCING IN THE STREETS Whitsun Bank Holiday Weekend Event
Above Bar Precinct and Bargate
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13 May 2010
Busking in the City Centre
So you wish to busk in Southampton City Centre?
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4 May 2010
Road Closures in High Street area of City Centre
Repaving works from 4 May for 4 months
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29 April 2010
Parking Review called for by Businesses in Below Bar
Traders in East Street, Queensway and High Street, have joined forces as 'Below Bar Traders' and requested Southampton City Council to review the on-street car parking policy.
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27 April 2010
Dancing In The Streets Whitsun Event (tbc)
Above Bar Precinct and Bargate
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2 March 2010
Central Bridge closed for a year
The closure of Central Bridge will affect all routes leading to and from Itchen Bridge (Toll Crossing); Albert Road North, Saltmarsh Road, Royal Crescent Road and Canute Road. The closure will affect fans travelling to and from St Mary's Stadium (Southampton FC).
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11 February 2010
Southampton vs Southend Utd
Saturday 8th May 2010
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14 January 2010
Markets at the Bargate Southampton
Southampton's famous Markets are the talk of the region. Every Friday our market in Bargate brings the best traders from all around into our glorious City; and on Saturdays our ever-popular themed markets are superb. Bargains galore!
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24 March 2010
Southampton Pocket Guide 2010 Now available.
Copies are now available throughout venues and locations in the city and city centre.
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2 March 2010
Southampton 2010 Venue Guide now available
Destination Southampton: The Official Conference Bureau, have just released the new 2010 Venue Guide.
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2 March 2010
Watermark WestQuay
Hammerson, owners of WestQuay Shopping Centre have announced that its £150m extension to Southampton WestQuay Shopping Centre is on track to be completed within three years.
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2 March 2010
AB Ports Master Plan now available online
In 2009 the Port of Southampton produced a master plan on its future development up to 2030. The final master plan is now available following an extensive consultation process with stakeholders.
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9 February 2010
MUSIC IN THE CITY 2010
Southampton is your stage!
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20 January 2010
Chinese New Year and Festival of Love (Valentine's) Weekend Extravaganza
Date of event: Saturday 13th and Sunday 14 February 2010 at Bargate and Above Bar in Southampton City Centre
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11 February 2010
Business as Usual in the City Centre this Saturday
With Southampton v Portsmouth FA Cup match taking place this Saturday; it is business as usual for us here in the City Centre as we go into Valentine's Weekend and celebrate Chinese New Year
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1 February 2010
Travelling from Southampton Central Station to Town Quay? Want to stop off to shop or have some refreshments en-route?
Bluestar run a FREE BUS called "CITYLINK" from the Station to Town Quay and back via the City Centre, with stop-off points at The Mall Marlands Shopping and WestQuay Shopping (both perfect for Above Bar as well) and Holyrood (perfect for Bargate Markets, East Street, High Street, Queensway and Below Bar).
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29 January 2010
Argentine Tango at WestQuay with dancers from Tracie's Latin Club
Tracie's Latin Club is visiting WestQuay on Sunday 31st January 2010, where you can see many of its students dancing the intense, yet magical Tango.
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26 January 2010
Business Southampton
For Business Southampton events
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15 January 2010
Southampton & Fareham Chamber of Commerce launch their 2010 Events Calendar.
Networking lunches, seminars and briefings.
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14 January 2010
Project Argus for Southampton Hotels
Following the successful Project Argus for Southampton Retailers, Project Argus is now available for Hotels. Project ARGUS is a National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) initiative, exploring ways to aid you in preventing, handling and recovering from a terrorist attack. It achieves this by taking businesses through a simulated terrorist attack. The project identifies the measures to take for preventing, handling and recovering from such an attack.
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13 January 2010
Southampton heading in the right direction as a key UK retail destination shopping
According to Experian, Southampton has climbed one place in the league table for the best shopping destinations in the UK.
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13 January 2010
Bluestar Buses - Service Update 15:00hrs. Keeping Southampton on the move
Due to further snowfall last evening, several roads are unsafe to serve. Most Bluestar and Uni-link buses are out there but there will be delays to journeys whilst drivers await conditions to improve or whilst they drive as cautiously as possible. Please do bear with us - we are trying our very best.
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13 January 2010
Howard Hodgkin "As Time Goes By" Exhibition now on at Southampton City Art Gallery
DO NOT MISS!!! Southampton City Art Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of Howard Hodgkin's major prints. The exhibition includes the two new monumental works As Time Goes By, exhibited in a public gallery for the first time. As Time Goes By are Hodgkin's most ambitious and complex works to date. Each measuring over 20ft long, these two new pictures are the largest works the artist has ever made.
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13 January 2010
Southampton away to Millwall , Saturday 16 January 2010.
Football League One
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6 October 2009
MARKETS IN SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton's famous Markets are the talk of the region. Every Friday our market in Bargate brings the best traders from all around into our City; and on Saturdays our themed markets are superb.
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8 January 2010
TRAVEL NEWS
For up to the minute news on travel / roads in and around Southampton
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8 January 2010
Southampton vs Huddersfield Town POSTPONED
Saint's League One football match with Huddersfield Town scheduled for this Saturday (9th January) at St Mary's Stadium, has been postponed.
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19 October 2009
City Centre to remain fully accessible despite rail tunnel works
The latest schedule has just been released detailing planned works to the Southampton City Centre rail tunnel.
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6 January 2010
"MAKE YOUR MARK" at The Mall Southampton
"Make Your Mark" in Retail, competition is for any small retail business looking to grow. The hardest part of growing your business is getting in front of the right customers. This competition gives the opportunity for one lucky business to do just that and for FREE.
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6 January 2010
CITY CENTRE RADIO WAVES
City Centre Management is now featured on local radio stations and you can listen by tuning-in to the frequency or going online.
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6 January 2010
Southampton City Centre Smiles!
Customer care and service is praised by City Centre Management
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5 January 2010
Spring/Summer 2010 Season at The Nuffield Theatre
The Spring/Summer 2010 Season of productions has been launched at the Nuffield Theatre.
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5 January 2010
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 2010 APPEAL
We Need Your Help!
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16 December 2009
BlueStar Buses this Christmas and New Year
More updates from BlueStar - helping to keep our City connected and on the move... The trains may not be running, but we are! There'll be some changes to bus times across the festive season, with buses running on Boxing Day for the first time in a number of years. WestQuay is open, and the Saints are playing at home, so give the car the boot!
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10 December 2009
Santa and his real Reindeer comes to WestQuay Shopping Centre this Sunday
Santa and his magical real reindeer will be making a stop at WestQuay Shopping Centre this Sunday from 12 Noon. Part of WestQuay's 24 Days of Christmas...
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26 November 2009
Santa arriving at The Mall Southampton
On Thursday 3 December at 6pm, Santa will be arriving at The Mall Southampton and taking up residence in his Grotto.
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26 November 2009
This week at WestQuay Shopping
On Tuesday 1 December, WestQuay shopping centre is the place to be. Especially between 5pm and 7pm when they will be holding two-hours of amazing offers.
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15 October 2009
WESTQUAY SHOPPING CENTRE Festive Opening Hours 2009
Escape the every day Every Day at WestQuay Shopping Centre this Christmas. With extended opening hours, WestQuay Shopping guarantees a spirit of Christmas with great festive shopping.
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9 October 2009
THE MALL SOUTHAMPTON Christmas 2009 Opening Hours
The Mall Southampton is your local Southampton shopping centre. Situated in the heart of the city centre, adjacent to the West Quay regional shopping centre and an Asda superstore, The Mall Southampton is perfect for all your festive gifts and goodies.
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18 November 2009
WEST QUAY RETAIL PARK GENEROUSLY SPONSOR BARGATE CHRISTMAS TREE
The Bargate Christmas Tree, now installed on the Bargate monument roof, has been generously sponsored this year by West Quay Retail Park.
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4 November 2009
Newsletter to Shops and Businesses
This month's talk rounds up all the necessary details for shops and businesses during the festive period.
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4 November 2009
Bluestar Bus services available on Boxing Day
Bluestar Buses have announced that they will be running bus services in Southampton on Boxing Day.
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27 October 2009
GERMAN THEMED CHRISTMAS MARKET TO BE LAUNCHED
Saturday 21st November 2009, 11am, Above Bar Precinct.
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26 October 2009
Business Events
Business events can now be found listed on our Business page
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7 October 2009
City Centre Management featured in "Chamber News" October 2009 Edition
Each month, Southampton & Fareham Chamber of Commerce's "Chamber News" is featured in Hampshire Business, available on subscription and through the Chamber of Commerce. This month features City Centre Manager Ian Welland, speaking about the work of the new City Centre Management Company in unison with the Chamber.
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7 October 2009
OXJAM SOUTHAMPTON 2009
Live in Hampshire? Love Live Music? Then you need to be part of Oxjam Southampton 2009, a music festival organised by local people on behalf on Oxfam's climate change campaign
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6 October 2009
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: OCTOBER
Southampton has celebrated Black History Month over a number of years, and its impact and influence has increased over the years. Schools, universities and colleges always play a significant role. Black History Month 2009 is dedicated to the concept of "Heroes" and many of the events and activities relate to that theme.
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6 October 2009
SOUTHAMPTON FILM WEEK - 2nd to 10th October 2009
Co-ordinated by City Eye, the week celebrates some of the city's diverse film culture with events across Southampton.
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19 August 2009
Help for businesses and residents during the recession
Coping with the recession and obtaining assistance/guidance is priority for many in Southampton; and the City Council have a wealth of free information on their website.
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13 August 2009
Bargate Promotions
City Centre Management (Streets Ahead Southampton Ltd) are responsible for bookings for Bargate. This popular position with high footfall, is available to for commercial and social activity promotions.
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12 August 2009
Busking in the City Centre
So you wish to busk in Southampton City Centre? The only pitches for Busking exist in Above Bar (precinct).
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6 August 2009
Festive opening hours at WestQuay Shopping Centre
WestQuay Shopping Centre have just announced their 2009 festive trading hours. The schedule runs from Saturday 7 November up to and including Sunday 3 January 2010.
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5 August 2009
The Southampton Memorial Wall
Southampton & Fareham Chamber of Commerce & Industry is working with the Royal British Legion and Southampton City Council to raise funds to build a memorial wall alongside the cenotaph.
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5 August 2009
PROJECT ARGUS "Protecting against terrorist attack"
An important half-day seminar is being arranged by Hampshire Constabulary in association with Southampton City Centre Management to be held at The Mayflower Theatre. Project ARGUS is a multi-media terrorist attack simulation that will allow Managers, Staff and Business to make decisions to prevent and survive a terrorist attack; and identify business needs in terms of business continuity.
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4 August 2009
NINE CRUISE LINERS DOCKING AT SOUTHAMPTON!!! NINE REASONS TO VISIT SOUTHAMPTON!!!
August Bank Holiday weekend is the place to be in Southampton. Not only will there be great shopping, galleries and parks to enjoy, Southampton will be welcoming 9 cruise liners into its famous port.
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4 August 2009
SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW 2009
Southampton plays host to the famous PSP International Boat Show and welcomes visitors from the UK and around the world between 11th and 20th September 2009.
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3 August 2009
SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL ART & FOOD FESTIVAL
The flavours of the World are coming to Southampton! The first ever International Art and Food Festival is coming to Southampton City Centre on the weekend of the 19th and 20th September 2009.
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7 July 2009
Southampton City Centre Manager
Meet Ian Welland, Southampton's City Centre Manager.
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