National Park

FORESTRY England has defended its use of logs daubed with 'no parking' in luminous paint near Lyndhurst.

MEMORIES of walks in the New Forest with her grandfather was one of the reasons Beccy McCray applied to be one of the first artists in residence.

A MINIBUS was found stripped and torched in a New Forest car park after being stolen from a Salisbury school.

A NEW Forest woman said her life has been made “hell” by a costly battle to stop a company from installing a mobile phone mast on her campsite.

SALT licks are being used in an effort to draw livestock away from a New Forest road notorious for animal accidents

CRICKETERS have rallied round to raise more than £17,000 to help a Forest club rise from the ashes after it fell victim to a suspected arson attack.

MOTORISTS who drive off-road in the New Forest are warned their vehicles could be seized after police caught three offenders in a week.

A COUPLE have challenged New Forest National Park Authority's refusal of their bid to tear down and replace a mansion on the banks of Beaulieu River

NEW Forest horse riders have welcomed changes to the Highway Code aiming to give them greater protection on the roads.

AN application to build nine new homes on an “eyesore” site in Brockenhurst has been approved despite concerns over the lack of affordable housing.

A CHARITY which supports people with learning disabilities and autism hopes to turn a former Lyndhurst B&B in to a care home.

STRONGER powers to tackle anti-social behaviour and traffic are among changes set out in the government’s plan to strengthen protected landscapes.

“I WANT him to never be forgotten” – the words of the brother of a driver who was killed after trying to cross the A31 near Stoney Cross.

THE New Forest has been voted the best national park in Europe and 10th best in the world – ahead of even the Grand Canyon in the US.

A MOTORIST was killed after trying to cross the A31 near Rufus Stone services.

THERE are an "astonishing" level of damaging and illegal activities taking place within the district, a Friends of the New Forest survey has found.

NOMINATIONS to protect special buildings that reflect the New Forest’s character are being sought by the national park authority.

A WILDLIFE rescue service is warning people not to take injured deer to a vet after once finding one lying across a grandmother’s lap in a car.

A DEVOTED animal lover is set to run over 100 miles in 24 hours to remember his dog Rocco who died from Alabama rot following a walk in the Forest.

DRIVERS have been stopped using a narrow New Forest cut-through while diversions are in place during work to replace Holmsley Bridge on the A35.