A footballer who was accused of rape hanged himself on the morning he was due in court, an inquest heard.
PLANS for a large new housing estate in Fordingbridge have been refused after New Forest District Council received 70 letters of objection.
MEMBERS of the public are being warned to keep their distance from pony herds as 20 stallions are released on to the Forest.
A New Forest MP has spoken out amid local concern over plans for a £600m desalination plant at Fawley.
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A book which tells the tale of a friendly seal has been launched to help raise £10,000 for the under-threat Hythe ferry.
The co-founder of a longstanding Christchurch electrical shop has died aged 87.
PLANS to build a £600m desalination plant near Fawley have been met with criticism from New Forest District Council.
NFDC is urging volunteer litter pickers to ensure their personal safety after a woman was hit by a car
A COMMUNITY group set up to champion wildlife has taken delivery of 20 bird nest boxes built by millionaires.
A NEW £5.5m waste and services council depot has been given the go-ahead to be built on the Waterside, freeing up a site in Totton to be developed for housing...
A THREE-BEDROOM house in the New Forest that was built bigger than approved plans must be torn down, the national park authority has ordered...
TOWN councillors have agreed not to install an automated barrier at a historic toll bridge in Totton, or make the staff who man it redundant...
A ROW over a suggestion that the staff who man the historic toll bridge at Eling could be replaced with an automated barrier has resulted in a petition with more than 800 signatures...
HAMPSHIRE County Council is set to replace 190 of its diesel and petrol vehicles with electric ones to help tackle carbon emissions...
THIEVES who stole scrap metal from a country park near Ringwood almost collided with a cyclist as they fled in a vehicle with no lights on...
A LYNDHURST resident is campaigning for the return of the popular string lights which used to hang above the high street at Christmas before they were stopped over health and safety concerns...
THOUSANDS of bags of rubbish are being collected by volunteers who dedicate their time to clearing litter from New Forest streets...
A £1.7M contribution to expand local schools will be needed if a developer is granted permission to build just over 400 new homes in Fordingbridge, according to Hampshire County Council...
A COMMUNITY has risen up against plans to build a £600m desalination plant near Fawley...
A DEVELOPER has unveiled plans to build 63 new dwellings in Fordingbridge, including 16 designated as “affordable”...
