Calshot and Lepe

A heavy rain warning and a series of flood alerts have been issued for today (Monday).

Thousands of knitted poppies have gone on display at Lepe Country Park ahead of Remembrance Day.

The eastern edge of the New Forest is set for another dumping of rain tomorrow.

Visitors are being urged not to visit Lepe Country Park today (Tuesday) following a power cut from Storm Claudio.

A COLLECTION of hundreds of antiques from Exbury House, home of the Rothschild family, has sold for more than £1.3m at auction.

THE castles at Hurst Spit and Calshot have been named among six of the UK's coastal fortresses most vulnerable to rising sea levels.

SQUEEZED households in the New Forest struggling to afford groceries will get more for their money thanks to a commitment by a food wholesaler.

FURTHER closures have been announced of New Forest car parks and cycle routes for this year's pony drifts.

AUTHOR sets about trying to solve one of the Second World War's most enduring mysteries.

A woman who went to the aid of a lady being drowned in a bog in the New Forest has told how the victim “would not have made it” without help.

COMPETITORS made waves over the weekend as hundreds of people gathered to watch the 34th RNLI Great Waterside Raft Race.

A COASTAL path from Calshot has been officially opened as part of the world’s longest continuous walking route.

LEPE Country Park has been awarded Green Flag status.

KIND-hearted six-year-old asked for donations to charity instead of birthday gifts

A COMMEMORATIVE medal to mark the Queen's jubilee has been awarded to Lymington and Calshot RNLI crew members with five or more years service.

A DAD who could not swim drowned off Lepe beach when he went out on his new paddleboard for the first time, an inquest heard.

FROM street parties to Spitfire flypasts, as well as community picnics, children’s events and tree planting ceremonies.

SAVING two swimmers from drowning off Lepe beach earned an army captain a special commendation from the Queen.

TWO members of the Calshot RNLI have been suspended pending an investigation while another has been dismissed.

RNLI Calshot has been able to welcome the public to tour its station for the first time since the pandemic forced the visits to be cancelled.