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Official opening for new £7.8m waste depot

02 April 2025
Official opening for new £7.8m waste depot

Official opening for new £7.8m waste depot

02 April 2025

A new £7.8m waste and services depot has been officially opened in the Forest.


Community lottery could generate up to £67k for good causes

01 April 2025
Community lottery could generate up to £67k for good causes

Community lottery could generate up to £67k for good causes

01 April 2025

A new community lottery being considered by New Forest District Council would make a “real difference” to local good causes and organisations.


‘Shocking’ lack of financial support for ferry service blasted

01 April 2025
‘Shocking’ lack of financial support for ferry service blasted

‘Shocking’ lack of financial support for ferry service blasted

01 April 2025

A lack of council funding to reinstate the Hythe ferry has been blasted as a “shocking” failure”.

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New plans to reopen station for rail service from Waterside to London

30 March 2025
New plans to reopen station for rail service from Waterside to London

New plans to reopen station for rail service from Waterside to London

30 March 2025

A new rail service linking Marchwood with London Waterloo could be introduced next year, creating 80 jobs.

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Forest speed plea as clocks set to change

29 March 2025
Forest speed plea as clocks set to change

Forest speed plea as clocks set to change

29 March 2025

Drivers are being urged to take extra care on the roads as the clocks go forward an hour tomorrow morning.


Proposed Forest care home plans axed as council abandons £173m pledge

27 March 2025
Proposed Forest care home plans axed as council abandons £173m pledge

Proposed Forest care home plans axed as council abandons £173m pledge

27 March 2025

A multimillion-pound plan to build three new care homes – including one in the New Forest – has been scrapped by Hampshire County Council.


Teenager brandished zombie knife at his family during row on Christmas Day, court hears

27 March 2025
Teenager brandished zombie knife at his family during row on Christmas Day, court hears

Teenager brandished zombie knife at his family during row on Christmas Day, court hears

27 March 2025

A New Forest teenager brandished a zombie knife at his family in a row on Christmas Day, a court heard.


Woman feared she would die in attack by ‘jealous’ boyfriend

26 March 2025
Woman feared she would die in attack by ‘jealous’ boyfriend

Woman feared she would die in attack by ‘jealous’ boyfriend

26 March 2025

A jealous boyfriend who strangled his partner to the point she feared she would die has been jailed.


Driver sentenced for badly injuring pedestrian

25 March 2025
Driver sentenced for badly injuring pedestrian

Driver sentenced for badly injuring pedestrian

25 March 2025

A Lymington woman who badly injured an elderly pedestrian after a collision with her vehicle has been banned from driving for three years.


Excess speed and defects contributed to fatal crash, inquest hears

24 March 2025
Excess speed and defects contributed to fatal crash, inquest hears

Excess speed and defects contributed to fatal crash, inquest hears

24 March 2025

A combination of speed and defects to his vehicle contributed to the death of a young driver who crashed on a main Forest road.

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Plans to convert stables into home refused by planners

24 March 2025
Plans to convert stables into home refused by planners

Plans to convert stables into home refused by planners

24 March 2025

Plans to turn a stable block into a two-bedroom home have been thrown out by planners.


Fears millions of pounds intended for Forest will be lost in NFDC axe

22 March 2025
Fears millions of pounds intended for Forest will be lost in NFDC axe

Fears millions of pounds intended for Forest will be lost in NFDC axe

22 March 2025

Concerns have been raised that millions of pounds collected from developers in the New Forest could be lost under devolution.

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‘Cash cow’ New Forest ‘must not be split up’ under local government revamp

21 March 2025
‘Cash cow’ New Forest ‘must not be split up’ under local government revamp

‘Cash cow’ New Forest ‘must not be split up’ under local government revamp

21 March 2025

The district must not be split up, and push to join with a new rural unitary council under the reorganisation of local government, it has been urged.


Award-winning theme park unveils plans for Scandinavian-themed holiday village to accommodate 700 visitors

20 March 2025
Award-winning theme park unveils plans for Scandinavian-themed holiday village to accommodate 700 visitors

Award-winning theme park unveils plans for Scandinavian-themed holiday village to accommodate 700 visitors

20 March 2025

An award-winning New Forest theme park has unveiled plans to create a holiday village to accommodate around 700 guests


Council praised for strong leadership in peer review – but must improve scrutiny

20 March 2025
Council praised for strong leadership in peer review – but must improve scrutiny

Council praised for strong leadership in peer review – but must improve scrutiny

20 March 2025

Strong leadership, financial stability, and commitment to partnership working have been identified as New Forest District Council’s strengths.


Man sentenced in court after attacking ex’s new boyfriend

19 March 2025
Man sentenced in court after attacking ex’s new boyfriend

Man sentenced in court after attacking ex’s new boyfriend

19 March 2025

A New Forest man who attacked his ex-partner’s new boyfriend has avoided being sent to prison.


Drug addict asked his mum for a hug before robbing her

18 March 2025
Drug addict asked his mum for a hug before robbing her

Drug addict asked his mum for a hug before robbing her

18 March 2025

A drug addict who flagged down his mum’s car and asked for a hug before robbing her has been jailed for more than five years.


Christchurch man denies raping 14-year-old

17 March 2025
Christchurch man denies raping 14-year-old

Christchurch man denies raping 14-year-old

17 March 2025

A Christchurch man has denied raping a 14-year-old girl.


Council approves barn to holiday let conversion

17 March 2025
Council approves barn to holiday let conversion

Council approves barn to holiday let conversion

17 March 2025

Plans to convert a former agricultural barn into a holiday let have been given the green light by New Forest District Council.


Councillor criticises plan to charge ‘extortionate’ fee for beach hut transfer

16 March 2025
Councillor criticises plan to charge ‘extortionate’ fee for beach hut transfer

Councillor criticises plan to charge ‘extortionate’ fee for beach hut transfer

16 March 2025

‘Beyond belief’ – a New Forest district councillor has criticised plans to charge over £600 for the transfer of a beach hut.


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