New Milton

AN INQUEST has heard what caused the sudden death of 15-year-old New Milton student Max Thurnell-Read.

RESIDENTS have given the green light to a proposed “community-led” hyper-local vision for New Milton which includes creating a new youth centre.

POLICE are warning "frustrated" residents not to set up vigilante-style groups to tackle crime themselves.

THE family of a 15-year-old New Milton student who died suddenly last week have paid tribute to him as a teenager who "lived life to the full".

TWO men were arrested after police responded to reports of a burglary in progress at a vehicle repair workshop in New Milton.

FEARS of increased anti-social behaviour were raised as residents and stakeholders heard more about major plans to enhance Ashley recreation ground.

PLANS to build two bespoke homes in a New Milton pub car park have been criticised by a local vicar.

BALLARD schoolchildren and parents face being left more than £25,000 out of pocket despite a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Kenya being cancelled.

TWO axes and a knife were discovered in a New Forest street during a crackdown on crime involving blades.

COUNSELLING has been offered to staff and pupils at Arnewood School following the death of 15-year-old student Max Thurnell-Read.

A NEW Milton man has been arrested after a teenage boy was sexually assaulted by a would-be robber in Bournemouth.

POLICE have arrested a man following a string of catalytic converter thefts in the New Forest during one night.

TWO high street branches of Barclays will be closing their doors to customers in July.

CONCERNS were raised for native plants amid talks over a New Milton beauty spot hosting a community garden to boost health and wellbeing.

PROTECTING independent businesses is a key part of the New Milton Neighbourhood Plan, town councillors assured as they called for residents to vote.

FEARS for a protected New Milton tree have led district councillors to throw out a second bid to build on the garden of a Mount Avenue property.

FIREFIGHTERS have rushed to deal with a huge blaze in Bashley, which reportedly started in a stable block.

A CHARITY’S plan to stage a late summer family festival in New Milton prompted fears damage could be caused to the local football club’s ground.

PEOPLE’S views are sought over a major quarter-of-a-million-pound New Milton Town Council scheme to enhance Ashley Recreation Ground.

A NEW Milton care home had a double celebration when a pair of centenarian residents marked two big birthdays within days of one another...