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Chris March has been a reporter for the A&T since 2005. His reporting beat includes New Milton Town Council and breaking news, including local crimes and emergency services call-outs.

Two pigs die amid three more New Forest hit-and-runs

11 October 2024
Two pigs die amid three more New Forest hit-and-runs

Two pigs die amid three more New Forest hit-and-runs

11 October 2024

Two pigs died in three more hit-and-run smashes involving New Forest livestock within a week.


Arrest as criminal investigation shuts preschool

10 October 2024
Arrest as criminal investigation shuts preschool

Arrest as criminal investigation shuts preschool

10 October 2024

Child safety concerns amid a criminal investigation have closed a Christchurch preschool after a person was arrested.


Attempted murder arrests after Christchurch man struck by car

10 October 2024
Attempted murder arrests after Christchurch man struck by car

Attempted murder arrests after Christchurch man struck by car

10 October 2024

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a Christchurch pedestrian was struck by a car.


Ten weeks’ jail for shoplifting, abuse and cocaine possession

10 October 2024
Ten weeks’ jail for shoplifting, abuse and cocaine possession

Ten weeks’ jail for shoplifting, abuse and cocaine possession

10 October 2024

Shoplifting nearly £300 of goods, hurling abuse and possessing cocaine during a suspended sentence landed a Highcliffe woman with 10 weeks in prison.


Hunt for man who pushed and threatened girl in Lymington car park

08 October 2024
Hunt for man who pushed and threatened girl in Lymington car park

Hunt for man who pushed and threatened girl in Lymington car park

08 October 2024

Police are looking for a man who pushed and threatened a teenage girl in a Lymington car park.


Resident’s £2,500 near miss to New Milton rogue traders

08 October 2024
Resident’s £2,500 near miss to New Milton rogue traders

Resident’s £2,500 near miss to New Milton rogue traders

08 October 2024

Police are warning residents about rogue traders offering roofing and driveway services in New Milton after one was nearly fleeced out of £2,500.


Police appeal over missing 13-year-old from Christchurch

04 October 2024
Police appeal over missing 13-year-old from Christchurch

Police appeal over missing 13-year-old from Christchurch

04 October 2024

Fears are growing for the welfare of a teenage boy from Christchurch who has been missing for nearly 24 hours.


CCTV: Lymington store hit in another shoplifting

04 October 2024
CCTV: Lymington store hit in another shoplifting

CCTV: Lymington store hit in another shoplifting

04 October 2024

A Lymington High Street store has been hit by another shoplifting incident, weeks after its co-owner called for more combative action.


Knifepoint home burglar predicted his jail sentence on video doorbell

04 October 2024
Knifepoint home burglar predicted his jail sentence on video doorbell

Knifepoint home burglar predicted his jail sentence on video doorbell

04 October 2024

A burglar who “terrorised” a family at knifepoint in their own home has been jailed for over seven years.


Man seriously injured as crash shuts main road

04 October 2024
Man seriously injured as crash shuts main road

Man seriously injured as crash shuts main road

04 October 2024

A motorist was badly hurt in a smash between a van and a car which shut off a stretch of the A326 near Dibden Purlieu in both directions.


Biking legend ‘looking forward to driving alpacas down high street’ after honorary freeman award

04 October 2024
Biking legend ‘looking forward to driving alpacas down high street’ after honorary freeman award

Biking legend ‘looking forward to driving alpacas down high street’ after honorary freeman award

04 October 2024

Motorcycling legend Sammy Miller joked he was looking forward to driving his alpacas down the high street as he became a New Milton honorary freeman.


Appeal for witnesses and video over ‘devastating’ animals theft

03 October 2024
Appeal for witnesses and video over ‘devastating’ animals theft

Appeal for witnesses and video over ‘devastating’ animals theft

03 October 2024

Police investigating the theft of 14 animals from a Forest smallholding which left a family devastated are appealing for witnesses and video footage.


Behaviour courses for racial public order offences

03 October 2024
Behaviour courses for racial public order offences

Behaviour courses for racial public order offences

03 October 2024

Two people must attend behaviour change courses following separate racially aggravated public order offences in New Milton.


Promise to answer door-knockers at town police office, despite no public desk

02 October 2024
Promise to answer door-knockers at town police office, despite no public desk

Promise to answer door-knockers at town police office, despite no public desk

02 October 2024

“If we are on duty, if people knock on the door, we will answer.” This was a promise amid concerns over no public police front desk in New Milton.


Fundraising campaign to ‘restore truly local radio’ for New Forest and Christchurch

01 October 2024
Fundraising campaign to ‘restore truly local radio’ for New Forest and Christchurch

Fundraising campaign to ‘restore truly local radio’ for New Forest and Christchurch

01 October 2024

Donations and grants are being sought in a bid to “restore truly local radio” covering the New Forest and Christchurch.


Restaurant reopens after staff given mental-health leave over Bangladesh unrest

01 October 2024
Restaurant reopens after staff given mental-health leave over Bangladesh unrest

Restaurant reopens after staff given mental-health leave over Bangladesh unrest

01 October 2024

A restaurant has relaunched for its first anniversary after the manager gave his staff mental-health leave over political unrest in Bangladesh.


Vandals tip over newly-revamped shopping parade’s planters

01 October 2024
Vandals tip over newly-revamped shopping parade’s planters

Vandals tip over newly-revamped shopping parade’s planters

01 October 2024

“We will overcome.” This was the defiant stance after vandals tipped up flower planters on Ashley’s recently revamped shopping parade.


Steak shoplifters banned from store for a year

30 September 2024
Steak shoplifters banned from store for a year

Steak shoplifters banned from store for a year

30 September 2024

Two shoplifters have been banned from the Fordingbridge store from which they stole £150 of steak and told to write apology letters.


Refinery to test emergency alarm system

29 September 2024
Refinery to test emergency alarm system

Refinery to test emergency alarm system

29 September 2024

Residents are being notified that Fawley Refinery will be carrying out its annual alarm tests on Tuesday 1st October.


New Milton station’s new friends group gets to work

28 September 2024
New Milton station’s new friends group gets to work

New Milton station’s new friends group gets to work

28 September 2024

New Milton railway station’s newly-formed friends group launched its weekly work parties, with improved seating and seasonal decorations among plans.


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