National Park

A BROCKENHURST tearoom that has been open for nearly 100 years will disappear if plans get the go-ahead.

PLANS to fence off a “nuisance” play park in Brockenhurst in a bid to stop noise problems have been approved by the national park authority.

CHARGES at New Forest car parks are set to be considered afresh by Forestry England as it looks to pay for their increasing use.

AN ice cream van at a New Forest's landmark has been given the cold shoulder by local businesses who have accused it of stealing their trade.

DISCOUNTED fares are being offered to New Forest residents as the district’s popular open-top bus tours return this summer.

THE New Forest’s leading conservation group has made fresh calls for Forestry England to permanently close at least three campsites.

A SMALL group of protesters greeted councillors for the first of several key meetings set to rubberstamp plans for wheelie bins in the New Forest.

NATURE fans can get closer to a precious part of the New Forest full of rare species thanks to a £28,000 grant for a new boardwalk.

CAMERAS set up to follow the New Forest's newly introduced pine marten have captured a raft of wildlife footage over the past 12 months.

THE number of animals killed and injured on New Forest roads has continued to fall with fewer fatalities in 2021 than at any time since records began.

PLANS have been submitted to rebuild a New Forest community hall which was destroyed by fire last year.

NEW Forest District Council has rejected calls by a local civic group to consult the public again over the roll-out of wheelie bins.

THEY were the lumberjills: members of the Women’s Timber Corps launched 80 years ago which sent hundreds to work in the New Forest during WWII.

PLANS to turn a former B&B into a home for people with mental illness have been thrown into doubt amid competing proposals winning the green light.

FIREFIGHTERS rescued a horse which became stuck in a drainage channel on marshland near Buckler's Hard.

THE NPA’s appeals system is set for an overhaul after its refusal to allow an extension to a Forest mansion was thrown out by a government inspector.

THERE could be a day-long royal pardon on parking fees for towns and villages hosting Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations.

GRANTS of up to £5,000 are up for grabs for projects aimed at looking after the New Forest.

FORTY vans were stopped and a driver arrested as police and local authorities carried out another anti-flytipping operation in Lyndhurst.

CLASHES between cattle and the public in the New Forest were significantly reduced last year by a safety campaign, the verderers have said.