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Pub owners lodge appeal against plans refusal

15 June 2024
Pub owners lodge appeal against plans refusal

Pub owners lodge appeal against plans refusal

15 June 2024

A Ringwood pub is appealing for permission to fit French doors and a modern cooler to its premises.


General Election 2024: Hustings announced for Forest and Christchurch candidates

14 June 2024
General Election 2024: Hustings announced for Forest and Christchurch candidates

General Election 2024: Hustings announced for Forest and Christchurch candidates

14 June 2024

Political candidates of all stripes will come together for hustings in two local electoral wards.


Royal recognition for ‘forgotten’ Forest war veteran

13 June 2024
Royal recognition for ‘forgotten’ Forest war veteran

Royal recognition for ‘forgotten’ Forest war veteran

13 June 2024

A Forest veteran of the “forgotten” Korean War has received royal recognition for his service.


Couple forced to close Lymington business as they can’t find skilled staff

12 June 2024
Couple forced to close Lymington business as they can’t find skilled staff

Couple forced to close Lymington business as they can’t find skilled staff

12 June 2024

A Lymington couple are “devastated” to be closing their long-standing business as they cannot recruit staff with the right skills.

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Drink-driver allowed to keep licence

11 June 2024
Drink-driver allowed to keep licence

Drink-driver allowed to keep licence

11 June 2024

A drink driving mum from New Milton with a “recent traumatic history” has been allowed to keep her licence due to “exceptional hardship”.


Forest restaurant hit with another fine for using illegal workers

11 June 2024
Forest restaurant hit with another fine for using illegal workers

Forest restaurant hit with another fine for using illegal workers

11 June 2024

A Ringwood restaurant whose owners were previously fined £175,000 for using illegal workers has been slapped with another £10,000 penalty.


Forest grower wins double gold and has surprise audience with the King

09 June 2024
Forest grower wins double gold and has surprise audience with the King

Forest grower wins double gold and has surprise audience with the King

09 June 2024

It was a dream come true for green-fingered Vicky Meads after she won double gold and chatted with the King at this year’s Chelsea flower show.


Villagers mark birth of historic local pioneer

08 June 2024
Villagers mark birth of historic local pioneer

Villagers mark birth of historic local pioneer

08 June 2024

Villagers came together to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of a pioneering educationalist.


Why planning chiefs rejected telecoms tower near play park

08 June 2024
Why planning chiefs rejected telecoms tower near play park

Why planning chiefs rejected telecoms tower near play park

08 June 2024

Plans to build a “stark and intrusive” telecommunications tower in a Fawley field have been rejected by councillors.


Inquest: Cyclist killed in Forest road crash was ‘effectively invisible’

04 June 2024
Inquest: Cyclist killed in Forest road crash was ‘effectively invisible’

Inquest: Cyclist killed in Forest road crash was ‘effectively invisible’

04 June 2024

A cyclist who was knocked off his bike and killed on a Forest highway was “effectively invisible” to other road users, a coroners’ court heard.


Web tech in village’s D-Day 80 tribute

03 June 2024
Web tech in village’s D-Day 80 tribute

Web tech in village’s D-Day 80 tribute

03 June 2024

A military veterans’ charity is using web technology in its D-Day 80 tribute to try and meet a £100,000 fundraising target.


Town mayor re-elected

02 June 2024
Town mayor re-elected

Town mayor re-elected

02 June 2024

Councillors in Lymington have re-elected their colleague Jack Davies to serve as the town’s mayor for a second term.


D-Day 80th celebrations in the New Forest and Christchurch

31 May 2024
D-Day 80th celebrations in the New Forest and Christchurch

D-Day 80th celebrations in the New Forest and Christchurch

31 May 2024

Residents and community groups in the New Forest and Christchurch are making their final preparations to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.


The ‘special reason’ court slashed Forest drink-driver’s sentence

30 May 2024
The ‘special reason’ court slashed Forest drink-driver’s sentence

The ‘special reason’ court slashed Forest drink-driver’s sentence

30 May 2024

A drink driver’s punishment was reduced because he was on a “strict diet” at the time of his offence.


Forest river is designated bathing water

27 May 2024
Forest river is designated bathing water

Forest river is designated bathing water

27 May 2024

Campaigners are claiming success after the River Avon at Fordingbridge was officially designated as bathing water.


Lymington pub joins superheroes fundraising walk

26 May 2024
Lymington pub joins superheroes fundraising walk

Lymington pub joins superheroes fundraising walk

26 May 2024

A Lymington pub is calling on its customers to become superheroes for a cancer support charity fundraiser next month.


Minerals firm wants four more years of extraction at Forest quarry

23 May 2024
Minerals firm wants four more years of extraction at Forest quarry

Minerals firm wants four more years of extraction at Forest quarry

23 May 2024

A building materials firm wants a four-year extension to extract 600,000 tons of sand and gravel from a quarry on the Forest.


Lymington school maintains ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

22 May 2024
Lymington school maintains ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

Lymington school maintains ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

22 May 2024

A Lymington school with “exceptionally inclusive and welcoming” children has maintained its ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating.


Town fireworks display back with a bang at new venue

21 May 2024
Town fireworks display back with a bang at new venue

Town fireworks display back with a bang at new venue

21 May 2024

A community’s much-loved fireworks and bonfire display will be back with a bang later this year following a hiatus.


Cash grants up to £25,000 on offer to Forest homeowners

20 May 2024
Cash grants up to £25,000 on offer to Forest homeowners

Cash grants up to £25,000 on offer to Forest homeowners

20 May 2024

Homeowners on the Forest are being urged to apply for government funding to improve their properties’ energy efficiency.


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