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Residents put toilets top of the list for town quay revamp plan
THE results are in following a survey which asked the public how to improve Lymington Quay.
The consultation, carried out by New Forest District Council, Lymington and Pennington Town Council and the Lymington Harbour Commissioners,...
Build family homes not ‘copycat’ retirement flats, urges town conservation group
A SITE where 45 retirement flats are proposed close to the centre of Lymington would be better off with affordable homes, the town’s conservation group has urged.
The Lymington Society has spoken out against Renaissance...
Alfie realises Billy Elliot dream with Royal Ballet role
CHRISTCHURCH will have its own real-life Billy Elliot story when a nine-year-old makes his stage debut in London to perform with the Royal Ballet company.
Alfie Rogers has been selected to appear in the Christmas...
Forest motorists urged to slow down as clocks go back
TAKE extra care on New Forest roads to save the animals – that is the message from national park organisations as the clocks go back and the evenings get darker.
Motorists are being encouraged to...
Raiders smash up Bashley tea room charity box and let donkeys loose
THIEVES raided a tea room where they let loose a herd of donkeys and smashed up a charity collection box to take its cash.
The raiders targeted Bashley Manor Tea Rooms in the courtyard of...
Asian hornet nests destroyed after sightings in Christchurch
TWO nests belonging to the invasive Asian hornet have been destroyed after they were discovered in the Christchurch area.
Following a number of reported sightings of the predatory insect, the most recent of which was...
Church given high praise for eco effort
A CHURCH in Christchurch has been honoured by a national charity for its environmental efforts.
The Baptist Church in Bargates was awarded an Eco Church Bronze Award from Christian environmental charity A Rocha UK.
Meg Brockway,...
Oakhaven Hospice celebrates five years of its ‘amazing place’, the Coates Centre
STAFF and volunteers from the Coates Centre at Oakhaven Hospice opened the doors to guests in celebration of its fifth anniversary.
The facility supports people in the New Forest, Waterside and Totton areas whose lives...
Cash plea as food bank expands to larger premises
THE New Forest Basics Bank have launched an appeal to help fund their relocation to a bigger premises in Lymington.
Currently situated at the back of the United Reformed Church just off the High Street,...
Commoners urged to dehorn their cattle following attacks on walkers
NEW Forest commoners have been urged to remove the horns from their cattle following attacks recently carried out on unsuspecting walkers.
In what has been described as an “unprecedented move”, Dr Tony Hockley, chairman of...