FAST and furious competition entertained a bumper crowd of several thousand spectators at this year’s New Forest Point-to-Point, writes Charlotte Baker. ...
75 YEARS AGO There was a drop of about 3% in the amount of correspondence posted and parcels, too, were less during the Yuletide in the Lymington postal…
75 YEARS AGO FLIGHT SERGEANT Robert Ivan Stone, RAF, son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Stone, of New Milton, has obtained the senior certificate of the College…
New Forest District Council worker Tina Harwood, who died aged 49 TRIBUTES have been paid to a former New Forest District Council employee who has died…
The Horse and Groom pub in Woodgreen RESIDENTS in Woodgreen have lost their bid to take over the only pub in the village after it was sold to another…
75 YEARS AGO THE good news has been received that two, and not one, local lads from the 5th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, not only escaped from a prisoner-of-war…
THEY say first impressions count, and what a first impression the Bold Forester makes – particularly if you knew the pub of old, writes Chris Chester…
75 YEARS AGO A 13-MONTH-OLD baby had a miraculous escape from death when a 2-ton lorry ran over its pram in which it was lying. The accident happened…
75 YEARS AGO Mr G.O. Smith the great England footballer of the ‘nineties’ died on Monday at his home in Lymington. He was 71. Gilbert Oswald Smith earned…
THE New Forest Inn at Emery Down, Lyndhurst, is steeped in history and custom...
Nicky Davies, vicar at St Boniface Church in Woodgreen A CHURCH named after the patron saint of brewers is opening a pop-up pub to provide some-where…
River bends at Longwater Lawn near Lyndhurst A SCHEME to return wetlands to their natural state is being hailed as a victory after more than four miles…
Anthony Rickard was born in Lilliput, Bournemouth, in 1937 A FORMER A&T journalist who has died at the age of 81 was so fond of the newspaper he used…
Artist Kate Blair, from Lymington CHILDREN can help keep local beaches clean and get creative this Christmas with a competition being run by a local artist. Kate…
Nigel and Paula Burt, Olivia's parents THE father of tragic student Olivia Burt urged people to "live life to its fullest" as he paid an emotional tribute…
75 YEARS AGO ADDRESSING members of Lymington and District Men’s Conservative club at the annual meeting on Friday of last week, Mr W. D. Braithwaite,…
Vijiyamaliny Arulprasath (left) and Arulprasath Arulrajan at Barton News A NEW post office has opened in Barton after the closure of the previous branch…
Shamim Malek (left) with brother Shah Malek THE hugely popular Rivaaz in Lymington has been named the Best Indian Restaurant on the South Coast at the…
Chef Martin Packard (Photo: Chris Balcombe) A CHEF who has catered for celebrities is now providing all food and catering services at two charity-run…
Former A&T receptionist Margaret Hodder FORMER A&T receptionist Margaret Hodder, who had run two post offices before joining the paper, has died…
