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Oakhaven Hospice founder Jan celebrates 85th birthday with fundraising skydive

16 August 2019
Oakhaven Hospice founder Jan celebrates 85th birthday with fundraising skydive

Oakhaven Hospice founder Jan celebrates 85th birthday with fundraising skydive

16 August 2019

Dr Jan Swallow practicing for her daredevil fundraising challenge THE founder of Oakhaven Hospice will be celebrating her 85th birthday by taking on a…


Breakfast club celebrates year as 'vital lifeline' to armed forces veterans

16 August 2019
Breakfast club celebrates year as 'vital lifeline' to armed forces veterans

Breakfast club celebrates year as 'vital lifeline' to armed forces veterans

16 August 2019

The Lymington Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club meets at the Kings Arms pub A CELEBRATION was held for the first anniversary of the Lymington Armed…


Family seek mystery hero who saved life of heart attack cyclist

16 August 2019
Family seek mystery hero who saved life of heart attack cyclist

Family seek mystery hero who saved life of heart attack cyclist

16 August 2019

Cyclist Alan Turrell, pictured at a birthday celebration, suffered a heart attack while riding in Keyhaven THE family of a man who suffered a heart attack…


Strong enough to drag a 737? Have a go in the Dorset Plane Pull

15 August 2019
Strong enough to drag a 737? Have a go in the Dorset Plane Pull

Strong enough to drag a 737? Have a go in the Dorset Plane Pull

15 August 2019

Participants will haul a 35-tonne Boeing 737 across 50 metres of runway for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance THE fundraising Dorset Plane…


Iron Age discovery could rewrite ancient story of the New Forest

15 August 2019
Iron Age discovery could rewrite ancient story of the New Forest

Iron Age discovery could rewrite ancient story of the New Forest

15 August 2019

An aerial view of the ancient discovery at Matley Heath near Lyndhurst (Photo: New Forest National Park Authority) AN archaeological dig at Matley Heath…


Burglaries prompt police appeal for residents to upgrade holiday security

14 August 2019
Burglaries prompt police appeal for residents to upgrade holiday security

Burglaries prompt police appeal for residents to upgrade holiday security

14 August 2019

The police advice came after two burglaries in which residents lost jewellery and power tools RESIDENTS in the Lymington area have been urged to ensure…


PICTURES: Lymington Seafood Festival beats the wild weather

14 August 2019
PICTURES: Lymington Seafood Festival beats the wild weather

PICTURES: Lymington Seafood Festival beats the wild weather

14 August 2019

THE Lymington Seafood Festival survived strong winds to offer more than 12,000 visitors the chance to enjoy some of the south’s best fishy delicacies...


Bill Dunkinson: Decorated D-Day veteran went on to run New Forest coal merchants

09 August 2019
Bill Dunkinson: Decorated D-Day veteran went on to run New Forest coal merchants

Bill Dunkinson: Decorated D-Day veteran went on to run New Forest coal merchants

09 August 2019

Daughter Yvonne said Bill Dunkinson was "very much a village man. He adored Brockenhurst and his family" A FORMER Brockenhurst coal merchant from one…


Lymington's colourful carnival to take over high street on Sunday

19 July 2019
Lymington's colourful carnival to take over high street on Sunday

Lymington's colourful carnival to take over high street on Sunday

19 July 2019

The busy Lymington Carnival in full swing last year (Photo: William Bonett) LYMINGTON carnival is set to fill the street of the town on Sunday 21st July…


Retiring head teacher Chris takes centre stage in dramatic send-off

13 July 2019
Retiring head teacher Chris takes centre stage in dramatic send-off

Retiring head teacher Chris takes centre stage in dramatic send-off

13 July 2019

Chris Willsher (centre) pictured on stage with the Bugsy Malone cast A SPECIAL gala night showcasing the Priestlands School production of Bugsy Malone…


Vandals left trail of wrecked toys after running riot at playgroups

12 July 2019
Vandals left trail of wrecked toys after running riot at playgroups

Vandals left trail of wrecked toys after running riot at playgroups

12 July 2019

The First Opportunities sensory garden at Ashley Junior School was targeted by vandals A PLAYGROUP which provides support for children with special needs…


PICTURES: Town turns into a Ferrari fantasy land in aid of children's charity

11 July 2019
PICTURES: Town turns into a Ferrari fantasy land in aid of children's charity

PICTURES: Town turns into a Ferrari fantasy land in aid of children's charity

11 July 2019

LYMINGTON’S Italia Festival celebrating all things Italian saw 50 Ferraris cruise up the packed-out High Street at the town’s annual Italia Festival...


Woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after collision with car

10 July 2019
Woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after collision with car

Woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after collision with car

10 July 2019

Police have closed off a stretch of High Street in Milford following the collision Additional reporting by Andrew Goldman A WOMAN in her 80s was airlifted…


Sleepless residents raging at council's late-night verge trimming 'Blitz'

05 July 2019
Sleepless residents raging at council's late-night verge trimming 'Blitz'

Sleepless residents raging at council's late-night verge trimming 'Blitz'

05 July 2019

A tractor arrived at 1am to cut the grass outside residents' homes (Photo: stock image) RESIDENTS on rural lanes are furious after being woken at 1am…


Shotguns and car stolen in raid on Lymington home

01 July 2019
Shotguns and car stolen in raid on Lymington home

Shotguns and car stolen in raid on Lymington home

01 July 2019

Thieves targeted Snooks Lane, Walhampton A BLACK Range Rover and three shotguns have been stolen from a house in Lymington. Police were called to the…


Mum's lucky escape as runaway car smashes into Lymington shop front

01 July 2019
Mum's lucky escape as runaway car smashes into Lymington shop front

Mum's lucky escape as runaway car smashes into Lymington shop front

01 July 2019

The car smashed into HE Figgures Toys A RUNAWAY car narrowly missed a mother and her baby when it rolled down busy Lymington high street and smashed into…


Sway post office to reopen with an extra 57 hours of service time

30 June 2019
Sway post office to reopen with an extra 57 hours of service time

Sway post office to reopen with an extra 57 hours of service time

30 June 2019

The Central Convenience store in Sway which will house the post office Sway post office is set to reopen in a village shop with an extra 57 hours of service…


Animal lover Madeleine hatches a quartet of quails from shop eggs

27 June 2019
Animal lover Madeleine hatches a quartet of quails from shop eggs

Animal lover Madeleine hatches a quartet of quails from shop eggs

27 June 2019

Madeleine's four quail chicks AN animal-loving pupil from Highcliffe School has hatched a quartet of quail chicks from a batch of shop-bought eggs to…


Tractor and trailer adapted for disabled stolen from Moors Valley

26 June 2019
Tractor and trailer adapted for disabled stolen from Moors Valley

Tractor and trailer adapted for disabled stolen from Moors Valley

26 June 2019

The stolen tractor with its specially designed trailer takes the elderly and disabled on trips around Moors Valley A TRACTOR with a specially designed…


Drivers caught speeding in Forest animal accident blackspot

26 June 2019
Drivers caught speeding in Forest animal accident blackspot

Drivers caught speeding in Forest animal accident blackspot

26 June 2019

The community speed watch team has been monitoring the B3078 Roger Penny Way A TOTAL of 44 motorists were caught in just one hour speeding on the New…


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