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Primary school pupil with no symptoms tests positive for coronavirus

23 June 2020
Primary school pupil with no symptoms tests positive for coronavirus

Primary school pupil with no symptoms tests positive for coronavirus

23 June 2020

Those within the child's bubble at Cadland Primary School have been asked to self-isolate for 14 days (picture: Google) A PUPIL at a second New Forest…


Council objects to £1bn plans for Fawley power station

22 June 2020
Council objects to £1bn plans for Fawley power station

Council objects to £1bn plans for Fawley power station

22 June 2020

A watercolour of updated proposals for the Fawley Power Station site AN OBJECTION to plans to redevelop the former Fawley power station site with new…


School taking positive steps despite 'requires improvement' Ofsted rating

22 June 2020
School taking positive steps despite 'requires improvement' Ofsted rating

School taking positive steps despite 'requires improvement' Ofsted rating

22 June 2020

Head teacher Kirstie Richards was pleased Ofsted recognised how far the school had come (Photo: Renouf Design) A SCHOOL rated as ‘requires improvement’…


Care home rated 'outstanding' for second year running

20 June 2020
Care home rated 'outstanding' for second year running

Care home rated 'outstanding' for second year running

20 June 2020

Summerwood was given the highest mark in four out of five key areas A RESIDENTIAL home for people with learning difficulties has been rated ‘outstanding’…


Traders' request for free parking in New Forest towns to help business is turned down by council

17 June 2020
Traders' request for free parking in New Forest towns to help business is turned down by council

Traders' request for free parking in New Forest towns to help business is turned down by council

17 June 2020

The NFDC would lose £100,000 per month suspending car park charges A REQUEST to suspend parking charges to encourage people to shop locally has been turned…


PICTURE GALLERY: Crow feats – Sway's scarecrow tributes to key workers

14 June 2020
PICTURE GALLERY: Crow feats – Sway's scarecrow tributes to key workers

PICTURE GALLERY: Crow feats – Sway's scarecrow tributes to key workers

14 June 2020

SCARECROWS are popping up in people’s gardens in Sway to pay tribute to NHS staff and key workers...


Retirement flats plans for former police station are thrown out

13 June 2020
Retirement flats plans for former police station are thrown out

Retirement flats plans for former police station are thrown out

13 June 2020

PLANS to build retirement flats on the site of the former police station in Hythe have been turned down by New Forest District Council...


Plea to keep cats indoors as RSPCA tackles soaring numbers of unwanted kittens

11 June 2020
Plea to keep cats indoors as RSPCA tackles soaring numbers of unwanted kittens

Plea to keep cats indoors as RSPCA tackles soaring numbers of unwanted kittens

11 June 2020

The RSPCA has been inundated with unwanted kittens (picture: RSPCA) CAT owners are being urged by the RSPCA to keep their pet indoors if it is not neutered…


Residents' fears over decision to turn vacant community centre into bedsits for homeless

11 June 2020
Residents' fears over decision to turn vacant community centre into bedsits for homeless

Residents' fears over decision to turn vacant community centre into bedsits for homeless

11 June 2020

Blackfield Neighbourhood Centre has been vacant since 2017 (picture: Google)   RESIDENTS have raised concerns over NFDC’s decision to turn a community…


More than 40% of SWR rail services were late, latest figures reveal

08 June 2020
More than 40% of SWR rail services were late, latest figures reveal

More than 40% of SWR rail services were late, latest figures reveal

08 June 2020

The new livery of the revamped trains LESS than two-thirds of South Western Railway’s services ran on time, according to the latest figures from the national…


Ava's got the write idea as hundreds of letters sent to isolated elderly

06 June 2020
Ava's got the write idea as hundreds of letters sent to isolated elderly

Ava's got the write idea as hundreds of letters sent to isolated elderly

06 June 2020

Ava Ahrens with her letter to an elderly penpal ELDERLY people isolated due to the coronavirus crisis are receiving letters from kind-hearted children…


'Another blow for Lyndhurst' as village's last petrol station closes

31 May 2020
'Another blow for Lyndhurst' as village's last petrol station closes

'Another blow for Lyndhurst' as village's last petrol station closes

31 May 2020

Pat's Garage was established in 1936 THE closure of Lyndhurst’s last petrol station – which is set to shut for good this week – has been branded a great…


Plans to demolish village centre buildings for playpark, entertainment space and coffee shop

31 May 2020
Plans to demolish village centre buildings for playpark, entertainment space and coffee shop

Plans to demolish village centre buildings for playpark, entertainment space and coffee shop

31 May 2020

The butcher and post office would continue trading PLANS for a new entertainment space, children’s playpark and coffee shop in the centre of Burley have…


PICTURE GALLERY: Care crows – villages get creative with tributes to key workers

31 May 2020
PICTURE GALLERY: Care crows – villages get creative with tributes to key workers

PICTURE GALLERY: Care crows – villages get creative with tributes to key workers

31 May 2020

RESIDENTS have thrown themselves into a competition to brighten their gardens at the same time as paying tribute to key workers...


More than 50 reports of animals dumped in Hampshire during the lockdown

29 May 2020
More than 50 reports of animals dumped in Hampshire during the lockdown

More than 50 reports of animals dumped in Hampshire during the lockdown

29 May 2020

One of the animals found dumped by the RSPCA THERE have been more than 50 reports of dumped animals in Hampshire made to the RSPCA since the government-imposed…


Tom's in the saddle for NHS with 128km ride at home

27 May 2020
Tom's in the saddle for NHS with 128km ride at home

Tom's in the saddle for NHS with 128km ride at home

27 May 2020

A SCHOOLBOY got on his bike to raise more than £500 for the NHS by riding over 100km without leaving his home.


Probe into reopening Waterside railway awarded share of £500m

27 May 2020
Probe into reopening Waterside railway awarded share of £500m

Probe into reopening Waterside railway awarded share of £500m

27 May 2020

The railway line closed to the public in the 1960s A PROJECT to investigate reopening the Waterside railway line for passengers has been granted a share…


New Forest Marathon still going ahead in September

26 May 2020
New Forest Marathon still going ahead in September

New Forest Marathon still going ahead in September

26 May 2020

Numbers will be restricted to 5,000 this year. Photo: Steve West THE organisers of the New Forest Marathon, which is being held in September, have confirmed…


Plan for homes on field thrown out after 50 objections

25 May 2020
Plan for homes on field thrown out after 50 objections

Plan for homes on field thrown out after 50 objections

25 May 2020

The plans were for nine homes behind 14 Lin Brook Drive (file photo) PLANNING permission for nine new homes near Ringwood has been refused after 50 members…


Theme park donates its Easter excesses to the needy

25 May 2020
Theme park donates its Easter excesses to the needy

Theme park donates its Easter excesses to the needy

25 May 2020

Paultons Park's food donations to Connect 4 Community A POPULAR theme park forced to close following the coronavirus outbreak has donated food to help…


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