Environment

THE government has been urged to revise “out of date” statistics for housing targets amid fears of development in greenbelt land around Christchurch.

THE fire service is urging caution in the Forest as summer temperatures climb after it responded to 427 blazes in the open between January and May.

A FLYTIPPER who admitted targeting the New Forest three times has been jailed for eight months.

CHARGES at household waste recycling centres and the axing of school crossing patrols are two of the many measures that could be introduced by HCC.

A RUNNING meet hosted in the New Forest for the last 38 years is facing an uncertain future amid fears of disturbance to ground-nesting birds.

WARNING signs were re-erected at popular dog walking site Long Meadow in Barton after recent flooding disturbed potentially lethal water hemlock.

AN outsourced flytipping enforcement scheme will be launched by BCP Council despite warnings that alternatives had not properly been considered.

THE government is considering whether to call in controversial plans to expand the runway at Southampton Airport.

MOUNTAIN biking enthusiasts are being urged to respect the New Forest after a dangerous ‘wild trail’ was discovered.

A FLYTIP containing a bed and plasterboard has prompted an appeal by the New Forest District Council.

THERE'S a buzz around a New Milton sports ground as the town council and conservationists joined forces to support the New Forest Big Bee Rescue.

AVON, Highcliffe and Friars Cliff beaches were given the seal of approval for cleanliness in the form of Seaside Awards from Keep Britain Tidy.

THE Environmental Agency has lodged an objection against the contentious redevelopment of the Lymington Town Quay toilet block.

TAXPAYERS will still have to foot the bill for clearing up rubbish under BCP Council’s proposed new outsourced flytipping enforcement service.

A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme which saw 21 projects carried out in the New Forest restored the equivalent of 320 football pitches of lost habitats.

Volunteer litter pickers who want to clean up their community are being urged to take part in this year’s New Forest Spring Clean.

MAJOR retailers that continue to resist calls to pull disposable barbecues from their shelves should be lobbied, civic chiefs have urged the public.

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help record and remove invasive non-native plants from the Lower Avon Valley

A SPECIAL team could be brought in to tackle incidents of flytipping in Christchurch after an increase in the crime.

MEMBERS of the public are being warned to keep their distance from pony herds as 20 stallions are released on to the Forest.