New Forest

ORGANISATIONS which can offer advice and support to vulnerable families are eligible to apply for a grant from Hampshire County Council.

CONSERVATIVE plans for wheelie bins in the New Forest have been attacked by opposition Liberal Democrats as "pathetic".

PARTS of the New Forest could be hit by heavy rain and thunderstorms today, with a yellow warning issued by the Met Office.

A MONTH-LONG celebration of food will take place across the New Forest from Friday.

THIEVES who dumped and torched two stolen vans have causing substantial damage to an area of the New Forest.

A WOMAN was caught on camera allowing her dog to attack a rare bird’s nest in the New Forest and eat the eggs.

NEW Forest car parks should be shut from dusk until dawn in a bid to combat wild camping, a leading commoner has suggested.

AS THE clock ticks down to the big council vote next month, here’s how things stand.

RAIL users in the New Forest and Christchurch are set for a third day of misery as industrial action closes all local stations again tomorrow.

THOUSANDS of households across Hampshire could have lightning fast broadband by the end of this decade.

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

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

POLICE and firefighters hit out at those flouting open fire bans in New Forest and Christchurch woodland amid the hot weather.

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

THE New Forest and Christchurch are set for heavy downpours and thunderstorms tomorrow (Thursday), forecasters have warned.

DOG owners are being told to keep their pets on leads around fresh water as the recent hot weather may increase the growth of toxic blue-green algae.

RAIL users across the New Forest and Christchurch have been reminded to find alternative travel from Tuesday as SWR shutters most of its stations.

ANIMAL charities say owners are cutting back on medical bills and pet food as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes budgets.

The NFDC has warned residents who refuse wheelie bins that their rubbish might not be collected, under its proposed new waste scheme.

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.