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Antonella Lazzeri was a Fleet Street journalist for over 30 years. She has returned to her roots in the New Forest and Christchurch to cover subjects that matter to the community.

Mother has window smashed at Sway home in second rampage by youths in a week

06 February 2025
Mother has window smashed at Sway home in second rampage by youths in a week

Mother has window smashed at Sway home in second rampage by youths in a week

06 February 2025

A terrified mother had her kitchen window smashed by youths throwing rocks in Sway – the second time in a week they targeted the village.


Lymington family’s fundraising efforts for Brain Tumour Research

05 February 2025
Lymington family’s fundraising efforts for Brain Tumour Research

Lymington family’s fundraising efforts for Brain Tumour Research

05 February 2025

A Lymington family raised £20,000 in one year in memory of their husband and father who died from a brain tumour.


Review: Rocky Horror Show, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth

04 February 2025
Review: Rocky Horror Show, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth

Review: Rocky Horror Show, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth

04 February 2025

Fresh and feisty, The Rocky Horror Show earned Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre standing ovation.


‘Difficult decision’ as New Forest Pride is pulled

03 February 2025
‘Difficult decision’ as New Forest Pride is pulled

‘Difficult decision’ as New Forest Pride is pulled

03 February 2025

New Forest Pride Festival will not go ahead this year because organisers have been unable to attract enough sponsorship and support.


‘Inspiring’ schoolboy raises £2,700 for cancer charity with 12 hour game-a-thon

01 February 2025
‘Inspiring’ schoolboy raises £2,700 for cancer charity with 12 hour game-a-thon

‘Inspiring’ schoolboy raises £2,700 for cancer charity with 12 hour game-a-thon

01 February 2025

A New Milton schoolboy fighting cancer took on a 12-hour game-a-thon and raised more than £2,700 for a charity supporting youngsters with the disease.


Youths targeting village ‘stealing alcohol and taking drugs on fields’

31 January 2025
Youths targeting village ‘stealing alcohol and taking drugs on fields’

Youths targeting village ‘stealing alcohol and taking drugs on fields’

31 January 2025

A gang of youths targeting Sway have been stealing alcohol and taking drugs on Jubilee Field “then going on the rampage”, a resident has claimed.


Choir scales fundraising heights for cancer unit

30 January 2025
Choir scales fundraising heights for cancer unit

Choir scales fundraising heights for cancer unit

30 January 2025

A Highcliffe choir has raised a total of £70,000 for the Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital.


‘We need action’ – villagers’ demand as youths ‘run riot’

29 January 2025
‘We need action’ – villagers’ demand as youths ‘run riot’

‘We need action’ – villagers’ demand as youths ‘run riot’

29 January 2025

Sway residents are demanding action after the village was again targeted by a gang of youths.


Jail for New Milton drug-driver who nearly ploughed into pensioner in 11-minute car chase

28 January 2025
Jail for New Milton drug-driver who nearly ploughed into pensioner in 11-minute car chase

Jail for New Milton drug-driver who nearly ploughed into pensioner in 11-minute car chase

28 January 2025

A pensioner came within seconds of being run over by a New Milton drug-driver who took police on an 11-minute car chase.


Dave braves the shave to raise cash for school equipment

27 January 2025
Dave braves the shave to raise cash for school equipment

Dave braves the shave to raise cash for school equipment

27 January 2025

David Batt is feeling a little colder than usual after having his head shaved to raise money for charity Autism Unlimited where he works.


Empty shop windows transformed in Fordingbridge

27 January 2025
Empty shop windows transformed in Fordingbridge

Empty shop windows transformed in Fordingbridge

27 January 2025

Empty shop windows in Fordingbridge have been transformed by a charity and local residents in an effort to revive the town centre.


Cameron on his marks for London Marathon after beating sepsis

26 January 2025
Cameron on his marks for London Marathon after beating sepsis

Cameron on his marks for London Marathon after beating sepsis

26 January 2025

A man left with one kidney after nearly losing his life to sepsis is running the London marathon to help “people less fortunate than myself.”


Portfield school for autistic pupils in Christchurch praised by Ofsted Inspectors

26 January 2025
Portfield school for autistic pupils in Christchurch praised by Ofsted Inspectors

Portfield school for autistic pupils in Christchurch praised by Ofsted Inspectors

26 January 2025

A school for autistic pupils has been praised for helping students to develop “strong language and communication skills.”


BCP Council votes to join the 'Heart of Wessex'

25 January 2025
BCP Council votes to join the 'Heart of Wessex'

BCP Council votes to join the 'Heart of Wessex'

25 January 2025

BCP Council has voted to join forces with Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset authorities in a devolution deal.


From Our Files: Millennium marvels...pony damage legal fight...hope for justice

25 January 2025
From Our Files: Millennium marvels...pony damage legal fight...hope for justice

From Our Files: Millennium marvels...pony damage legal fight...hope for justice

25 January 2025

What was making the headlines in the A&T 25 and 50 years ago.


Neighbours support Forest Farm in Milford

25 January 2025
Neighbours support Forest Farm in Milford

Neighbours support Forest Farm in Milford

25 January 2025

An application to keep storage containers on a farm in Milford has been refused by New Forest District Council.


NFDC bring 12 empty homes back into use

25 January 2025
NFDC bring 12 empty homes back into use

NFDC bring 12 empty homes back into use

25 January 2025

Empty homes that were left to rot now have people living in them after New Forest District Council helped to bring them back into use.

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Son’s 72-mile challenge in memory of father

23 January 2025
Son’s 72-mile challenge in memory of father

Son’s 72-mile challenge in memory of father

23 January 2025

A son has honoured the memory of his father by raising over £12,000 by setting himself a 72 mile sporting challenge to be completed in a day.


‘The vehicle kept exploding’ – dramatic footage of burning car on A35

22 January 2025
‘The vehicle kept exploding’ – dramatic footage of burning car on A35

‘The vehicle kept exploding’ – dramatic footage of burning car on A35

22 January 2025

Dramatic footage of a burning car off the A35 was taken by Highcliffe resident Harry Madgwick who described the scene as “terrifying”.


Dorset police officers sent racist and offensive messages on Whats App group

22 January 2025
Dorset police officers sent racist and offensive messages on Whats App group

Dorset police officers sent racist and offensive messages on Whats App group

22 January 2025

A Dorset policeman has been sacked without notice after being found guilty of sending vile messages on a Whats App group to other officers.


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