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Storms and a homesick horse – fundraising trekking vet Kate McMorris raises over £6,500

24 June 2022
Storms and a homesick horse – fundraising trekking vet Kate McMorris raises over £6,500

Storms and a homesick horse – fundraising trekking vet Kate McMorris raises over £6,500

24 June 2022

A HOMESICK horse is one of the problems vet Kate McMorris has had to contend with during her solo charity ride from John O’Groats to Lands End.


The Lymington cafe where you can also pick up the perfect plant

24 June 2022
The Lymington cafe where you can also pick up the perfect plant

The Lymington cafe where you can also pick up the perfect plant

24 June 2022

A PLANT shop where customers enjoyed a chat about all things green over coffee has evolved into one of Lymington’s most characterful eateries.


Petition launched to make Christchurch Food Festival 'local again'

22 June 2022
Petition launched to make Christchurch Food Festival 'local again'

Petition launched to make Christchurch Food Festival 'local again'

22 June 2022

ORGANISERS of the Christchurch Food Festival have hit back after a petition was launched to “make it local again”.


'An act of great courage' – 83-year-old cyclist sat on by cow praises rescuer as 'true hero'

22 June 2022
'An act of great courage' – 83-year-old cyclist sat on by cow praises rescuer as 'true hero'

'An act of great courage' – 83-year-old cyclist sat on by cow praises rescuer as 'true hero'

22 June 2022

AN elderly cyclist who suffered five broken ribs after being attacked by a cow has praised a passer-by as a “true hero” for saving his life.


Lymington shop owner fumes after NFDC confiscates 'trip hazard' signs from High Street

20 June 2022
Lymington shop owner fumes after NFDC confiscates 'trip hazard' signs from High Street

Lymington shop owner fumes after NFDC confiscates 'trip hazard' signs from High Street

20 June 2022

A FURIOUS shop owner has hit out at NFDC for removing advertising signs from outside stores in Lymington over health and safety laws.

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Open Lymington gardens raise £7,500 for museum

17 June 2022
Open Lymington gardens raise £7,500 for museum

Open Lymington gardens raise £7,500 for museum

17 June 2022

MORE than 1,000 people stopped to smell the roses at Lymington’s Open Garden event which raised £7,500 for St Barbe Museum.


Row over ownership of Highcliffe recreation ground

16 June 2022
Row over ownership of Highcliffe recreation ground

Row over ownership of Highcliffe recreation ground

16 June 2022

FURIOUS parish councillors have accused BCP Council of trying to change a deal over ownership of a rec that would leave it £23,000 worse off.


6ft 8in drag artist star of New Forest Pride fundraiser

14 June 2022
6ft 8in drag artist star of New Forest Pride fundraiser

6ft 8in drag artist star of New Forest Pride fundraiser

14 June 2022

A PERFORMANCE by drag artist Rude Velvet was the highlight of a packed-out fundraising night for the area’s first New Forest Pride later this summer.

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Hero pensioner saves cyclist from being crushed to death by 'out of control' cow

14 June 2022
Hero pensioner saves cyclist from being crushed to death by 'out of control' cow

Hero pensioner saves cyclist from being crushed to death by 'out of control' cow

14 June 2022

AN 82-year-old man was saved by a passer-by from an "out-of-control" cow that tried to crush him to death after ramming him off his bicycle.


Lymington's £100m pizza oven magnate hoping for bigger slice of US market

12 June 2022
Lymington's £100m pizza oven magnate hoping for bigger slice of US market

Lymington's £100m pizza oven magnate hoping for bigger slice of US market

12 June 2022

LYMINGTON-based entrepreneur is really cooking with global expansion


Young Christchurch leukaemia survivor becomes 'poster girl' for cancer charity

11 June 2022
Young Christchurch leukaemia survivor becomes 'poster girl' for cancer charity

Young Christchurch leukaemia survivor becomes 'poster girl' for cancer charity

11 June 2022

GASPING in glee, Georgia Phillpot blows kisses at a poster with her photo on it, announcing her as the face of a nationwide cancer charity campaign.


Christchurch special constables scoop special award

10 June 2022
Christchurch special constables scoop special award

Christchurch special constables scoop special award

10 June 2022

A CHRISTCHURCH team of special constables are celebrating after being awarded for their efforts in an operation targeting criminals on the railways.


Milford man who performed for Queen at her 1953 coronation

10 June 2022
Milford man who performed for Queen at her 1953 coronation

Milford man who performed for Queen at her 1953 coronation

10 June 2022

Watching the choir sing at a service of thanksgiving during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations brought back happy memories for one local man.


Parents' anger at 'gate of shame' entrance for school pupils

10 June 2022
Parents' anger at 'gate of shame' entrance for school pupils

Parents' anger at 'gate of shame' entrance for school pupils

10 June 2022

OUTRAGED parents have accused a New Forest school of humiliating pupils by forcing anyone not in “perfect” uniform to enter through a “gate of shame”.

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Plans to demolish popular Christchurch car wash for 34 flats are refused

09 June 2022
Plans to demolish popular Christchurch car wash for 34 flats are refused

Plans to demolish popular Christchurch car wash for 34 flats are refused

09 June 2022

A PLAN to turn a popular car wash in Christchurch into a block of flats has been turned down after BCP Council received 60 letters of objection.


Ringwood Raceway to close amid plans for retirement village

08 June 2022
Ringwood Raceway to close amid plans for retirement village

Ringwood Raceway to close amid plans for retirement village

08 June 2022

RINGWOOD Raceway has confirmed the chequered flag will wave for the last time this summer after nearly 70 years.


'It has been a hard decision' – Balmer Lawn hotel on the market for £12.5 million

07 June 2022
'It has been a hard decision' – Balmer Lawn hotel on the market for £12.5 million

'It has been a hard decision' – Balmer Lawn hotel on the market for £12.5 million

07 June 2022

THE owners of a popular New Forest hotel say putting it on the market for £12.5m was a hard decision.

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First birthday for New Milton baby given lifesaving £1.8m injection

04 June 2022
First birthday for New Milton baby given lifesaving £1.8m injection

First birthday for New Milton baby given lifesaving £1.8m injection

04 June 2022

WAVING his hands with glee and his face lit up with a beaming smile, Harry Hughes celebrates his first birthday like any other little baby his age.


Plan to rebuild New Forest community hall destroyed by fire

01 June 2022
Plan to rebuild New Forest community hall destroyed by fire

Plan to rebuild New Forest community hall destroyed by fire

01 June 2022

PLANS have been submitted to rebuild a New Forest community hall which was destroyed by fire last year.


Family of Max Maguire 'devastated' by trial verdict

01 June 2022
Family of Max Maguire 'devastated' by trial verdict

Family of Max Maguire 'devastated' by trial verdict

01 June 2022

THE family of Max Maguire, who was stabbed to death in Lymington town centre, said they are “shocked and devastated” at the verdict of manslaughter.


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