Fordingbridge

THE landlady of The George pub, Fordingbridge, will shut it on Christmas and Boxing days so her staff can have time with their families.

A NEW courtyard bar has opened at Fordingbridge Farm Shop, with plans already afoot for an expanded menu and open-fire cooking by guest pop-up chefs.

A PETITION calling for average speed cameras to be placed on a New Forest road notorious for animal accidents has closed with nearly 52,000 names.

A "DEVASTATED" author has quit commoning after losing her horse in a road incident on the B3078 Roger Penny Way, amid a camera funding row.

POLICE sprang into action to help a choking baby after being flagged down by its worried parents.

A TWITTER account monitoring speeds on a notorious accident blackspot was suspended amid claims drivers were deliberately trying to drive faster.

THE owner of a camp site near Fordingbridge has admitted it made a "mistake" in underpaying a worker by more than £3,300.

A MAN was badly hurt after his leg was trapped under an overturned digger.

WALKERS can combine exercise with exploration during a series of new routes celebrating the history and folklore of the New Forest.

AN 80-year-old New Forest heart attack survivor will climb the equivalent of Mount Everest to raise £100,000 for impoverished Indian communities

A PUBLIC inquiry will be held to determine whether a property built in the New Forest that was bigger than approved plans can be kept.

A CONSERVATION group is reaping the rewards of a community project which has seen a reversal in the dramatically declining number of lapwings.

FORDINGBRIDGE firefighters were called out to chop up a tree after it fell and blocked an exit, trapping two people inside their home.

RESIDENTS gathered for a special blessing of a new bus stop in Breamore, replacing one demolished by an out-of-control lorry two-and-a-half years ago.

SEVEN New Forest towns and villages are set for full-fibre broadband as part of a project that will create hundreds of new jobs.

A FORDINGBRIDGE man has been found guilty by a jury of the attempted murder of his mother, father and grandmother.

A MAN accused of trying to murder his parents and grandmother will continue to get psychiatric care no matter his trial outcome, a court heard.

A MAN armed himself with knives, dumb bells and a cricket bat before launching a “frenzied" attack on his parents and grandmother, a court heard.

A POLICE officer was assaulted when two teenage boys were found carrying drugs at Fordingbridge Sports Club.

PLANS for affordable homes which have divided a New Forest community were refused by the national park authority’s planning committee.