New Milton

POLICE swooped on New Milton Rugby Club’s Ashley field following reports of a group armed with baseball bats.

A DRUG dealer struck a man with a baseball bat before pulling out a knife and telling another that he would "skin him alive".

VANDALISING a police cell cost an Ashley woman £135 when she appeared before magistrates.

A SPECIAL committee could be set up to monitor four New Forest neighbourhoods ranked in the top 20% nationwide for income deprivation.

A ONCE failing New Milton care home has achieved a turnaround to be praised as ‘good’ by the national watchdog.

RESIDENTS are invited to an extraordinary meeting called to discuss a developer’s bid for 178 homes on greenbelt land in New Milton.

A GRIEVING father fears traffic generated by a proposed extension to a woodland burial ground will spoil the peace of his son’s resting place.

A TEAM of table tennis-playing pensioners fears they will have to disband after vandals wrecked their last remaining table at New Milton.

A VEHICLE rental company manager dramatically foiled a bid to steal a customer’s van from its New Milton yard by ramming the raiders' vehicle.

A NEW Milton man who attacked and threatened a woman at a takeaway must carry out unpaid work.

ALL jobs at seven local McColl's branches have been saved after Morrisons won a battle to buy the chain.

POLICE closed a New Milton road on Saturday night as they continued to investigate a hit-and-run crash which killed a retired nurse.

A DEDICATED nonagenarian was named New Milton's Citizen of the Year after returning to volunteer with the Citizens Advice Bureau.

PLANS for a wall mural in the centre of New Milton for the Queen’s platinum jubilee hit a snag when a charitable foundation denied it funding.

A MAJOR retailer with seven local stores, including three in New Milton, has entered administration, bosses have confirmed.

TOWN councillors are again opposing revised plans for a 166-home development on the edge of New Milton amid concerns over road safety.

THREE New Forest firms walked away with golden gongs at a glittering awards do celebrating the best in the south.

A DUCK has adopted seven orphaned ducklings after their mother was apparently savaged by a dog in New Milton.

A BIRD'S nest which has put motorists in a flap and delayed the opening of a key route under the A35 has been confirmed as that of a sparrow.

POLICE are seeking two woman who may hold vital information about a suspected hit-and-run crash that killed a retired district nurse in New Milton.