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Snow warning for New Forest

06 January 2025
Snow warning for New Forest

Snow warning for New Forest

06 January 2025

A yellow weather warning for heavy snow covering the New Forest has been issued by the Met Office.


Backlash to flats plan for over 50s

06 January 2025
Backlash to flats plan for over 50s

Backlash to flats plan for over 50s

06 January 2025

Divisive plans to replace a Totton bungalow with flats for the over 50s have prompted a raft of objections.


Suspended jail term for man who injured others taking a vehicle

06 January 2025
Suspended jail term for man who injured others taking a vehicle

Suspended jail term for man who injured others taking a vehicle

06 January 2025

A Marchwood man was handed two suspended prison sentences for the aggravated taking of a vehicle while on drugs and other offences.


Walkers raise £5k for bereaved service children’s charity

05 January 2025
Walkers raise £5k for bereaved service children’s charity

Walkers raise £5k for bereaved service children’s charity

05 January 2025

Walking group members have raised more than £5,000 for charity on a tour of Forest war memorials.


Fence decision leaves couple ‘feeling like we live in prison’

31 December 2024
Fence decision leaves couple ‘feeling like we live in prison’

Fence decision leaves couple ‘feeling like we live in prison’

31 December 2024

Disgruntled homeowners are set to report the district council over a planning outcome that left them feeling like they live “in a prison”.

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‘I thought I was being scammed so I put it in the bin’ – six locals given New Year Honours

30 December 2024
‘I thought I was being scammed so I put it in the bin’ – six locals given New Year Honours

‘I thought I was being scammed so I put it in the bin’ – six locals given New Year Honours

30 December 2024

The great and the good of the New Forest and Christchurch have earned royal recognition in the King’s New Year Honours list.


Legion volunteer named town citizen of the year

30 December 2024
Legion volunteer named town citizen of the year

Legion volunteer named town citizen of the year

30 December 2024

Tireless charity worker Tracy Robertson has been named Lymington’s Citizen of the Year.


National park authority’s post-mortem on controversial pipeline proposal for Forest

29 December 2024
National park authority’s post-mortem on controversial pipeline proposal for Forest

National park authority’s post-mortem on controversial pipeline proposal for Forest

29 December 2024

A carbon capture pipeline running through the New Forest could have “deincentivised” industries from reducing emissions at source, NPA members said.


Medical centre could revert to dwelling

23 December 2024
Medical centre could revert to dwelling

Medical centre could revert to dwelling

23 December 2024

A former medical centre could be turned back into a dwelling if a redevelopment proposal gets the go ahead.


‘Work together’ plea as communities grapple with ongoing flooding

23 December 2024
‘Work together’ plea as communities grapple with ongoing flooding

‘Work together’ plea as communities grapple with ongoing flooding

23 December 2024

Community leaders are calling for more “neighbourly” work among landowners and government agencies to prevent and mitigate flooding in the Forest.


Cheers - nursing home staff recognised for role in hydration project

21 December 2024
Cheers - nursing home staff recognised for role in hydration project

Cheers - nursing home staff recognised for role in hydration project

21 December 2024

Care home staff in New Milton have won a national award for their pioneering work in combating infections.


Town museum given government honour for ‘exemplary’ work with children

20 December 2024
Town museum given government honour for ‘exemplary’ work with children

Town museum given government honour for ‘exemplary’ work with children

20 December 2024

Lymington’s St Barbe Museum has won a government award for its “exemplary” work with families in need.


Lymington’s ‘old salt’ Jean named BBC’s Unsung Hero of the Year

19 December 2024
Lymington’s ‘old salt’ Jean named BBC’s Unsung Hero of the Year

Lymington’s ‘old salt’ Jean named BBC’s Unsung Hero of the Year

19 December 2024

Volunteer sailing instructor Jean Paton from Lymington has been named the BBC’s Unsung Hero of the Year.


I refuse to pay £2,000 waste bill after nine years of sewage spilling into my garden

18 December 2024
I refuse to pay £2,000 waste bill after nine years of sewage spilling into my garden

I refuse to pay £2,000 waste bill after nine years of sewage spilling into my garden

18 December 2024

A Southern Water customer in Sway has vowed not to pay a £2,000 wastewater bill after years of sewage overflowing from a drain on his property.


Lymington club’s ‘old salt’ Jean in running for BBC’s Unsung Hero of the Year

17 December 2024
Lymington club’s ‘old salt’ Jean in running for BBC’s Unsung Hero of the Year

Lymington club’s ‘old salt’ Jean in running for BBC’s Unsung Hero of the Year

17 December 2024

A sailing club stalwart from Lymington is in the running to be named the BBC’s Unsung Hero of the Year.


Urgent road changes must be made at airport after boy’s death – coroner

13 December 2024
Urgent road changes must be made at airport after boy’s death – coroner

Urgent road changes must be made at airport after boy’s death – coroner

13 December 2024

Urgent road safety improvements must be made at Bournemouth Airport, a coroner has said after a boy was killed at traffic lights near the site.


Man fined over nuisance cockerel

11 December 2024
Man fined over nuisance cockerel

Man fined over nuisance cockerel

11 December 2024

A Calmore man who failed to prevent a cockerel from crowing has been found guilty of breaching a nuisance abatement notice.


‘Use it or lose it’ – Lymington police warning over public desk

11 December 2024
‘Use it or lose it’ – Lymington police warning over public desk

‘Use it or lose it’ – Lymington police warning over public desk

11 December 2024

Police in Lymington have warned locals to “use it or lose it” when it comes to the force’s desk and offices at the town council site.


Plans lodged for 74 new homes on outskirts of market town

10 December 2024
Plans lodged for 74 new homes on outskirts of market town

Plans lodged for 74 new homes on outskirts of market town

10 December 2024

Plans for 74 new homes in Fordingbridge have been submitted to New Forest District Council.


New electric vehicle charging hub opens at New Milton store

08 December 2024
New electric vehicle charging hub opens at New Milton store

New electric vehicle charging hub opens at New Milton store

08 December 2024

An electric vehicle charging hub has opened at a New Milton store.


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