23 November 2020
Rescue tend to the sailor (photo: Paul Courcha) A LIFEBOAT mechanic’s quick actions were credited with saving the life of a young sailor who was swept…
15 November 2020
Exbury Gardens is currently ablaze with autumn colour EXBURY Gardens will remain open into December for the first time in its 101-year history to give…
19 October 2020
Calshot RNLI helped the pair at Lepe (picture: Calshot RNLI) TWO experienced paddleboarders had to be rescued after getting caught up in a fast-moving…
01 September 2020
Rescuers used mud mads to reach the kayaker (picture: HFRS) WATERCRAFT users are being urged to check tide times before going out after a kayaker had…
21 August 2020
Flood warnings are in place for Christchurch Harbour, Calshot and Lepe, and Beaulieu FLOOD alerts have been issued for local coastal areas this afternoon…
09 August 2020
One of the new anti-litter billboards BILLBOARDS featuring a giant crab are the latest initiative by New Forest District Council to encourage people to…
23 July 2020
A WOMAN and a young girl had to be rescued after their kayak became stuck in mud at Calshot . Calshot Activities Centre raised the alarm around 3pm…
10 June 2020
Lifeboats got plenty of use during Calshot RNLI's busiest day (picture: RNLI/Justyn Leonard) THE rescue of a grounded kayak – complicated by the discovery…
02 June 2020
The Mini was finally stopped at Lepe County Park ARMED officers and a police helicopter were involved in a 25-mile vehicle pursuit which ended with a…
01 June 2020
The pair were rescued minutes after the crash (picture: RNLI) TWO people had a “miraculous escape” after a light aircraft crashed into the Solent off…
30 April 2020
Marie-Louise Agius filming at Exbury during lockdown FANS of Exbury Gardens can now take in its delights despite the lockdown. Although it is currently…
29 April 2020
Fiona Drummond, the owner of Cadland Estate in Fawley SUMPTUOUS sausages made from game reared on a New Forest estate are one of the offerings at its…
26 March 2020
Calshot's D-Class lifeboat in action (Photo: RNLI/Justyn Leonard) AN RNLI crew took extra precautions amid the Covid-19 pandemic as they went to the rescue…
19 February 2020
Designs viewed from the north (Image: Williams Lester Architects) PLANS to build seven new homes on the “eyesore” site of a former Calshot pub wrecked…
28 January 2020
Royal Navy bomb disposal from Portsmouth confirmed the object was a German grenade (Photo: Lymington Coastguard) BOMB disposal experts rushed to Calshot…
23 January 2020
Designs viewed from the north (Image: Williams Lester Architects) A DEVELOPER has returned with fresh plans to build homes on the site of a pub which…
01 January 2020
Tricia Harvey (centre) with the RNLI Calshot crew A WOMAN who suffered serious injuries after falling from a yacht has returned to RNLI Calshot to thank…
30 December 2019
From left are Jae Harris, John Horton and William Bergman A HOLOCAUST survivor, an RNLI volunteer and the manager of a Christchurch group which helps…
06 November 2019
Calshot RNLI took on the Tetris Challenge, thought to have originated in Switzerland A NEW FOREST sea rescue crew has become the latest emergency team…
12 September 2019
The Lord Lieutenant Nigel Atkinson in uniform with the Calshot Tower watch crew and station manager Di Roblett (centre) VOLUNTEERS who help maintain the…
