Fire damage in woodland area in Lordshill. photo from: Shirley Police/Twitter. COMMUNITY leaders have said they are saddened by city arson attacks that could easily turn into tragedy . Over the last few weeks, bushes, a portable toilet and a bin have been torched in a spate or arsons in the Lordshill area. Firefighters have had to be called each time to put the blazes out and now an investigation has been launched with officers claiming that children aged between 12 and 14 were seen nearby. Councillors from the area have now warned against these acts that, they say, are making resident s lives a misery .
A Call to Feed Southampton Children
CIVIC chiefs have called on the government to feed Southampton children eligible for free school meals during the school holidays for the next three years.
The government has been advised by city councillors to draw a long-term draft so that eligible children will have access to food outside of term time. Throughout October half-term, these children received free school meals from local residents and business due to the government’s decision to not provide food themselves, a decision that they had received criticism for. Since then the decision has been reversed, and eligible children will get free school meals until 2021, including during school holidays.