Fordingbridge

POLICE seized two uninsured cars and handed tickets to three speeders in another crackdown on accident blackspot route the B3078 Roger Penny Way.

A WOMAN was given a suspended jail term for driving after consuming a "huge amount" of alcohol.

A DEVELOPER has submitted plans to convert a failed commercial development near Hyde into nine cottages.

A PONY was killed in a collision with a car on New Forest animal accident blackspot route the B3078 Roger Penny Way on Friday night.

AN overtaking motorist was among 53 offenders caught in another speed crackdown at accident black spot the B3078 Roger Penny Way.

FORDINGBRIDGE'S Christmas Glow event on Saturday has been cancelled amid concerns over the Omicron variant.

DISCUSSIONS over installing average speed cameras on a road notorious for animal accidents will accelerate in the new year, it has been revealed.

BURGLARS made off with jewellery and electronics when they raided a home in Fordingbridge.

A NEW Forest couple who failed to comply with an enforcement notice have been hit with a £6,000 court bill.

TWO sheds and a garage were broken into in New Milton and Fordingbridge where mountain bikes were stolen worth a combined £8,500.

AFTER what was a very quiet Christmas last year towns and villages across the New Forest will be getting into the festive spirit from this weekend.

SPRIGHTLY Lotus Flower Trust founder John Hunt (80) virtually conquered Mount Everest to raise thousands for disadvantaged Himalayan communities.

A FORDINGBRIDGE pie maker who runs a kiosk on the town's recreation ground has picked up silver at this year's British Pie Awards in Melton Mowbray.

POLICE spotted an uninsured and untaxed car being driven in Ringwood with a young child standing up inside.

A FAMILY has slammed their housing association for failing to deal with a leak that has led to conditions so damp that mushrooms are growing.

CAMPAIGNERS wanting average speed cameras at a notorious black spot have been buoyed after a feasibility study was ordered.

A DEVELOPER has announced plans to build 111 new homes in Fordingbridge in the first phase of a redevelopment strategy which could see over 400 built.

A FORDINGBRIDGE man has been detained at a psychiatric hospital after claiming the devil instructed him to try to kill his parents and grandmother.

TWO trapped animals had to be put down after separate unsuccessful rescue attempts by firefighters at New Forest farms.

FOUR people were arrested following reports of suspected poachers with firearms on land near Fordingbridge.