Itchen

Royston Smith, Conservative MP for Southampton Itchen, said: "I think people should be free to make their views known on any subject or issue within the law.

The 31-year-old from was seen with the two children yesterday at around 3.30pm immersed in the River Itchen near Cobden Bridge.

The kayak leg was a 2km course on the Itchen Navigation in the grounds of Winchester College.

Among those playing will be The Itchen Folk Band.

A spokesperson from the force said: "We were called at 4.30pm today, July 19, to reports of the concern for the welfare of a woman near the Itchen Bridge.

Southampton City Council has made the decision to keep the Itchen Bridge open following surveys and discussions with its partners, Balfour Beatty Living Places.

St Peter’s Surgery is also backed by Itchen MP Royston Smith who has written to the ICB, urging them to ‘work hard to resolve this dispute’.

Temporary traffic lights will be in place from 9.30am today until 3pm and the council is warning motorists that on and around the Itchen Bridge are likely.

The council had considered hanging boards, but to be effective at the bridge they would have to be installed in Humber, Itchen and Tyne Sts.

The high winds and travelling supporters mean traffic on the Itchen Bridge is slower than usual, with delays on approach to Central Bridge.

This award-winning independent brewery produces traditional cask ales, brewed at the source of the River Itchen in Cheriton.

Designed by Anna Hopkins, it included green space outside the Waitaki District Council building, from Itchen St to Meek St, with outdoor seating, art installations, an area for concerts and events and a walkway to the Victorian precinct.

Labour represented the largest urban centre, holding both Southampton constituencies ( Test and Itchen ).