New Forest

A footballer who was accused of rape hanged himself on the morning he was due in court, an inquest heard.

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

INDOOR facilities across the New Forest will be able to welcome customers again from Monday, which has been welcomed by business leaders.

The New Forest Liberal Democrat Group have chosen Cllr Malcolm Wade as their new leader.

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

NEW Forest holidaymakers can branch out this summer with new treehouses which have finally opened in Shorefield Country Park woodland.

ORGANISERS of the New Forest Folk Festival have confirmed the much-anticipated event will be going ahead this summer.

NFDC's ruling cabinet backed policies that aim to help protect New Forest areas from the effects of incoming development and visitors.

BURLEY Wagon Rides is under threat after 45 years following complaints by 12 home owners in the village that it is invading their privacy.

CAT owners may be forced to microchip their pets or face a fine, under proposals set out by the government in the Queen's Speech.

CONSERVATIVE Donna Jones is the newly elected police and crime commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

THE PM has confirmed the third stage of lockdown roadmap is going ahead from Monday, allowing people to meet in larger groups, mix indoors and hug.

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

THE Conservatives retained control of Hampshire County Council at the local elections.

HABITAT destruction and illegal cycling races are increasing in the north of the Forest, the Verderers Court has heard.

OUTCRY over the removal of a historic Brockenhurst bridge has caused the work to be suspended.

A NEW Forest conservationist has welcomed new laws by the government that will seek to reduce the amount of sewage entering rivers.

THERE were no coronavirus deaths reported in the New Forest for the first time since October last year, according to the latest weekly update.

TWO deer were saved from "inevitable death" in the New Forest after discarded twine tangled their antlers together.

FIREFIGHTERS from the New Forest and Christchurch joined dozens of others in tackling blazes that devastated large areas of local heathland.