Bransgore

Plans for a sewage treatment facility near 100 proposed homes in Bransgore have been slammed by almost 250 residents.

Classic cars, daring BMX displays and dog agility demos were some of the highlights at Bransgore’s slightly soggy annual village fun day.

A primary school has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for creating a “real sense of community”.

Getting caught at the wheel while nearly three times the alcohol limit cost a Bransgore motorist more than £2,300 and his licence for two years.

A nursery in Bransgore which was rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted has been upgraded to ‘good’ after vast improvements.

A major route linking Christchurch with the New Forest is set to be shut for nearly three weeks

Two brothers have been jailed for sadistic animal cruelty offences which were said by a vet to be the worst case of abuse he had ever seen.

An XL bully owner has described the hardship and emotional turmoil she has faced in the wake of new government restrictions on the breed.

Residents living in flood-hit communities have been told to “get out and dig ditches” to help prevent more wet weather misery.

A teenager is facing arson and assault charges after an alleged deliberate blaze at a New Forest activity centre.

Heavy rainfall across the New Forest and Christchurch saw roads flooded and cars abandoned yesterday as well as the closure of a leisure centre.

A motorist escaped unhurt after a car ploughed into a recently renamed bridge outside a Sopley pub.

A teenage girl received medical treatment after a suspected deliberate blaze at a New Forest activity centre.

Village medical practices in Bransgore and Burton are set to close under plans announced by Christchurch Medical Partnership.

A villager who is regularly trapped in her home by floodwater says she fears a new housing development will make the problem worse.

A £10m New Forest caravan park development has had its certificate of lawfulness revoked by the national park authority.

Two people were hurt in a crash between a van and a car near a busy junction on the A35 at Hinton.

A controversial £10m mobile home park in the New Forest could have its certificate of lawfulness revoked as part of an ongoing planning battle.

Princess Anne visited a New Forest activity centre alongside a Formula 1 legend to mark the launch of a £6.4m refurb project.

Police discovered two bicycles believed to have been stolen when they attended a Bransgore property to make an unrelated arrest.