22 June 2023
A small group of travellers have made camp at Barton clifftop.
15 June 2023
A developer has hit back at “unacceptable and inflammatory” claims its plans for 31 flats on a former NHS site in Barton would be bad for the area.
30 May 2023
Plans for 31 flats at a former NHS site in Barton would turn it into a “hell-hole” according to New Milton’s mayor.
26 May 2023
New Milton Town Council has maintained its opposition to controversial plans for gravel extraction in Barton at a meeting last night.
15 May 2023
Police visiting a Barton home to arrest a man ended up seizing a haul of drugs and a knuckle duster, and detaining two suspects.
02 May 2023
A former NHS site in Barton could be levelled to make way for a block of 31 flats.
28 April 2023
The company behind renewed plans for a gravel quarry on greenbelt land in Barton has this week launched a public consultation.
11 April 2023
An experienced paraglider suffered fatal chest injuries after crashing into the cliff at Barton, an inquest heard.
04 April 2023
Three men were detained on suspicion of cannabis use as police patrolled Barton in response to recent reported burglaries.
10 March 2023
A 19-year-old student from Barton is planning to run a fundraising half-marathon just months after his life was saved by a cousin and a friend.
09 March 2023
New Milton councillors urged a conservation group to think bigger with a tribute to all Indian First World War troops treated at Barton.
03 March 2023
A housing association which owns a block of 20 flats in Barton has applied to NFDC for retrospective permission over the site.
23 February 2023
A quick-thinking neighbour was praised for foiling a would-be burglar who smashed security systems at a pensioner’s home in Barton.
17 February 2023
Two years after plans were defeated to axe run-down toilets at Barton beach, a brand new set of conveniences has been unanimously approved by NFDC.
13 February 2023
A bid to install a mural depicting a First World War hero on the rear wall of public toilets in Barton was branded “an insult” by councillors.
10 February 2023
After 70 years of blooms and friendship, New Milton and Barton Flower Club is to close – another victim of the pandemic.
27 December 2022
Plans to replace the public toilets at Barton beach have been submitted nearly two years after they were saved from being flushed away altogether.
13 December 2022
A developer seeking to demolish a large house at Barton and build seven homes said the scheme would help attract a younger population to the area.
28 November 2022
Heavy rain did not deter hundreds gathering to watch the famous Byron Road illuminated with more than 80,000 Christmas lights.
18 November 2022
The popular Barton illuminations are back!