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Plea to restrict visitors to the New Forest amid warning its future is ‘at a crossroads’

15 March 2021
Plea to restrict visitors to the New Forest amid warning its future is ‘at a crossroads’

Plea to restrict visitors to the New Forest amid warning its future is ‘at a crossroads’

15 March 2021

CAR parks may need to be changed, campsites closed and environmental protection orders imposed if the special character of the New Forest is to survive, the Official Verderer has declared in a stark warning over the future of the national park...


New Forest chocolatier whipping up dark delights from rare crop

14 March 2021
New Forest chocolatier whipping up dark delights from rare crop

New Forest chocolatier whipping up dark delights from rare crop

14 March 2021

AN award-winning Lymington chocolatier has overcome the pandemic to join forces across the Atlantic with an artisan producer in Ecuador to launch a new dark chocolate made from rare cacao trees...


New Forest given £2m extension for wildlife protection scheme

08 March 2021
New Forest given £2m extension for wildlife protection scheme

New Forest given £2m extension for wildlife protection scheme

08 March 2021

AN award worth £2m has been given to the New Forest in a one-year extension to a formerly EU-funded environmental subsidy scheme which has spent £22m on landscapes and commoning...


New Forest hotel serves up Italian treats with online wine tasting

07 March 2021
New Forest hotel serves up Italian treats with online wine tasting

New Forest hotel serves up Italian treats with online wine tasting

07 March 2021

FOREIGN holidays may be off the agenda but the team at Lime Wood Hotel in Lyndhurst are hoping to share a small slice of Italy during a series of online wine-tasting evenings led by TV chef Angela Hartnett MBE and cooking partner Luke Holder...


Horse riders want action over ‘rude and abusive’ New Forest cyclists

06 March 2021
Horse riders want action over ‘rude and abusive’ New Forest cyclists

Horse riders want action over ‘rude and abusive’ New Forest cyclists

06 March 2021

A HORSE riding group has called for action to tackle “rude and abusive” cyclists who are accused of damaging the New Forest ...


Work to save Hurst Castle wall was 'just days away' before collapse

05 March 2021
Work to save Hurst Castle wall was 'just days away' before collapse

Work to save Hurst Castle wall was 'just days away' before collapse

05 March 2021

WORK to strengthen Hurst Castle was just days away from starting when a huge section collapsed into the sea last Friday, New Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne has revealed...


Date for public consultation on new community space in Milford

04 March 2021
Date for public consultation on new community space in Milford

Date for public consultation on new community space in Milford

04 March 2021

A PUBLIC consultation will be launched later this month to plan the development of a new community space in Milford, with suggestions of sports pitches and wildlife zones...


'Amazing generosity' as Lucy's wheelchair appeal raises £20,000 in two days

02 March 2021
'Amazing generosity' as Lucy's wheelchair appeal raises £20,000 in two days

'Amazing generosity' as Lucy's wheelchair appeal raises £20,000 in two days

02 March 2021

FRIENDS and family of a Ringwood heart transplant survivor who is now battling a rare form of cancer have been overwhelmed after an appeal to fund a special wheelchair raised nearly £20,000 in two days...


VIDEO: Hurst Castle wall collapse 'could have been avoided if warnings were heeded'

01 March 2021
VIDEO: Hurst Castle wall collapse 'could have been avoided if warnings were heeded'

VIDEO: Hurst Castle wall collapse 'could have been avoided if warnings were heeded'

01 March 2021

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New Forest pony dies and another falls seriously ill from eating visitors’ food

25 February 2021
New Forest pony dies and another falls seriously ill from eating visitors’ food

New Forest pony dies and another falls seriously ill from eating visitors’ food

25 February 2021

FOOD left out for New Forest animals led to a pony dying from choking on a carrot and a second requiring emergency veterinary treatment after eating a pie...


Lymington artist Will Rochfort launches 'pass it on' painting

23 February 2021
Lymington artist Will Rochfort launches 'pass it on' painting

Lymington artist Will Rochfort launches 'pass it on' painting

23 February 2021

AN internationally renowned artist from Lymington is giving away a painting – with a special condition that it be passed on to a new recipient every fortnight...


Crossfit trainers hit £2,000 for fundraiser in memory of 'beacon of positivity' Samuel

20 February 2021
Crossfit trainers hit £2,000 for fundraiser in memory of 'beacon of positivity' Samuel

Crossfit trainers hit £2,000 for fundraiser in memory of 'beacon of positivity' Samuel

20 February 2021

A TEAM of CrossFit trainers and students have raised £2,000 by joining forces for a double Ironman challenge in memory of eight-year-old Samuel Oldridge from Ringwood...


Fruit firm's grape expectations as it branches out into wine

14 February 2021
Fruit firm's grape expectations as it branches out into wine

Fruit firm's grape expectations as it branches out into wine

14 February 2021

AN ambitious planting programme will begin in Beaulieu this April as the team behind the New Forest Fruit Company set their sights on becoming a significant local wine producer...


'Lives could be endangered' – villagers freeze amid lengthy power cuts during tree felling

12 February 2021
'Lives could be endangered' – villagers freeze amid lengthy power cuts during tree felling

'Lives could be endangered' – villagers freeze amid lengthy power cuts during tree felling

12 February 2021

DOZENS of villagers in Fritham have been left freezing in their homes without power as temperatures plummet while Forestry England carries out two weeks of tree felling work...


Push to bring in fines for parking on New Forest verges

08 February 2021
Push to bring in fines for parking on New Forest verges

Push to bring in fines for parking on New Forest verges

08 February 2021

NEW Forest groups are looking to crack down on the verges being wrecked by drivers unable to find spaces in the car parks as visitors have flocked to the national park during the pandemic...


Verderers' animal warning in New Forest wheelie bins waste plan

06 February 2021
Verderers' animal warning in New Forest wheelie bins waste plan

Verderers' animal warning in New Forest wheelie bins waste plan

06 February 2021

IF wheelie bins are rolled out across the New Forest they must be secure from raids by scavenging livestock, the verderers have warned...


Thousands raised for New Forest schools' home-study laptops

01 February 2021
Thousands raised for New Forest schools' home-study laptops

Thousands raised for New Forest schools' home-study laptops

01 February 2021

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised across the New Forest to help fill the shortage of laptops for pupils studying at home...


Work set to start on locals-only car park to boost shopping in New Forest village

31 January 2021
Work set to start on locals-only car park to boost shopping in New Forest village

Work set to start on locals-only car park to boost shopping in New Forest village

31 January 2021

WORK on a car park to ease congestion in Beaulieu High Street and throw a lifeline to local shops is set to begin in earnest ahead of the spring tourist season...


Calls grow for speed cameras at New Forest animal accident blackspot

29 January 2021
Calls grow for speed cameras at New Forest animal accident blackspot

Calls grow for speed cameras at New Forest animal accident blackspot

29 January 2021

CAMPAIGNERS have renewed calls for speed cameras to be installed along a notorious New Forest road following a spate of horrific accidents...


‘You’re not alone’ – mum pens book on 40 years of raising autistic son

24 January 2021
‘You’re not alone’ – mum pens book on 40 years of raising autistic son

‘You’re not alone’ – mum pens book on 40 years of raising autistic son

24 January 2021

A NEW Milton mother has penned a heartfelt account of the challenges of caring for her autistic son over more than 40 years...


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