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Rescue charity gets £210 boost

Rescue charity gets £210 boost

Rescue charity gets £210 boost

09 June 2025

Calshot RNLI’s volunteer life-saving team received a £210 boost from a group of retirees with a Guiding background.


Have-a-go Emergency Services Day event

Have-a-go Emergency Services Day event

Have-a-go Emergency Services Day event

08 June 2025

Demonstrations and have-a-go activities were the order of the day for an annual family event showcasing emergency workers.


Family on broken boat flag down off-duty RNLI crew

Family on broken boat flag down off-duty RNLI crew

Family on broken boat flag down off-duty RNLI crew

24 April 2025

A family whose boat broke down while sailing off Calshot was in luck when they flagged down off-duty lifeboat crew on a fishing trip.


Rescue after dinghy capsizes twice in busy shipping lane

Rescue after dinghy capsizes twice in busy shipping lane

Rescue after dinghy capsizes twice in busy shipping lane

15 April 2025

Calshot RNLI rescuers went to the aid of sailors whose dinghy twice capsized in a busy Solent shipping lane.


Marshland destroyed by blaze

Marshland destroyed by blaze

Marshland destroyed by blaze

07 April 2025

An investigation is underway into the cause of a blaze in a large area of marshland near Calshot beach.


RNLI volunteer Diane hits service milestone

RNLI volunteer Diane hits service milestone

RNLI volunteer Diane hits service milestone

27 March 2025

A Calshot RNLI volunteer has celebrated a milestone 30 years of service as an “integral part” of the team.


Child finds unexploded device

Child finds unexploded device

Child finds unexploded device

18 March 2025

Bomb disposal experts were alerted after a child found a suspected unexploded ordnance at Calshot beach.


Feast of Frenchies as Forest festival returns

Feast of Frenchies as Forest festival returns

Feast of Frenchies as Forest festival returns

21 February 2025

French bulldog owners are in for a real treat this Easter as a festival returns to the Forest.


Couple complete epic lifeboat fundraiser at Calshot

Couple complete epic lifeboat fundraiser at Calshot

Couple complete epic lifeboat fundraiser at Calshot

07 February 2025

A fundraising couple’s epic tour of British and Irish lifeboat stations ended at Calshot’s RNLI base.


Forest-based lifeboat charity set to lose funding

Forest-based lifeboat charity set to lose funding

Forest-based lifeboat charity set to lose funding

29 January 2025

A New Forest-based independent lifeboat rescue charity could lose nearly £50,000 in annual county council funding.


Isolated residents make ‘dangerous’ walk in bus service protest

Isolated residents make ‘dangerous’ walk in bus service protest

Isolated residents make ‘dangerous’ walk in bus service protest

03 January 2025

Residents in a New Forest village left isolated by a lack of public transport have staged a walking bus protest.


Body pulled from water near Calshot

Body pulled from water near Calshot

Body pulled from water near Calshot

02 January 2025

A body has been pulled from the water near Calshot.


Residents deliver 1,250-name petition calling for improved bus services

Residents deliver 1,250-name petition calling for improved bus services

Residents deliver 1,250-name petition calling for improved bus services

10 December 2024

Responding to a petition calling for action over limited bus services in the Waterside, Hampshire County Council has pledged to see what it can do.


Renovated community hall gives nod to evacuee who made area her home

Renovated community hall gives nod to evacuee who made area her home

Renovated community hall gives nod to evacuee who made area her home

07 November 2024

A renovated community hall which features a room dedicated to an evacuee who settled in the area has been officially reopened.


‘Gaps for hours’ – residents ‘isolated’ by bus timetable changes

‘Gaps for hours’ – residents ‘isolated’ by bus timetable changes

‘Gaps for hours’ – residents ‘isolated’ by bus timetable changes

06 September 2024

Changes to buses on the Waterside will leave villagers with a heavily reduced service with gaps of hours, a campaign group is warning.


Weather warning for heavy rain

Weather warning for heavy rain

Weather warning for heavy rain

23 August 2024

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for part of the New Forest on Saturday.


Man dies suddenly at Forest beach

Man dies suddenly at Forest beach

Man dies suddenly at Forest beach

13 August 2024

A pensioner died suddenly at Calshot beach yesterday.


RNLI volunteers strike a pose for 200th anniversary

RNLI volunteers strike a pose for 200th anniversary

RNLI volunteers strike a pose for 200th anniversary

09 August 2024

RNLI volunteers came together at their stations to take group photographs for a special montage marking the life-saving charity’s 200th anniversary.


Forest lifeboat charity’s plea after £20,000 engine replacement

Forest lifeboat charity’s plea after £20,000 engine replacement

Forest lifeboat charity’s plea after £20,000 engine replacement

11 June 2024

A New Forest independent lifeboat has launched an appeal after having to replace the engines on its main boat.


Flood alert for Forest coastal areas

Flood alert for Forest coastal areas

Flood alert for Forest coastal areas

09 April 2024

A flood alert has been issued for the Southampton Water, including Calshot and Lepe, amid heavy rain and strong winds.


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