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Daphne Bruce: accomplished artist who studied under Henry Moore

Daphne Bruce: accomplished artist who studied under Henry Moore

Daphne Bruce: accomplished artist who studied under Henry Moore

03 May 2019

Artist Daphne Bruce SCULPTOR and poet Daphne Bruce died just three months after celebrating her 100th birthday in Lymington . An accomplished artist who…


Stuart Bailey: tool hire business founder who worked on record-breaking steam car

Stuart Bailey: tool hire business founder who worked on record-breaking steam car

Stuart Bailey: tool hire business founder who worked on record-breaking steam car

11 April 2019

SINCE a small boy Stuart Bailey was never happier, according to his family, then when he was “tinkering around with something in his shed.”...


Gill Loveland: helped run company transporting world's most precious cars

Gill Loveland: helped run company transporting world's most precious cars

Gill Loveland: helped run company transporting world's most precious cars

24 March 2019

Gill Loveland with her husband Wayne A WOMAN who for decades was responsible for the global transportation of some of the world’s most valuable cars has…


George Stickland: stationer and Bashley football fan 'knew everyone'

George Stickland: stationer and Bashley football fan 'knew everyone'

George Stickland: stationer and Bashley football fan 'knew everyone'

11 March 2019

New Milton man George Stickland died aged 92 WELL-KNOWN New Milton stationer and newsagent George Stickland has died at the age of 92. A familiar face…


Sunseeker co-founder who started out at Christchurch dies aged 75

Sunseeker co-founder who started out at Christchurch dies aged 75

Sunseeker co-founder who started out at Christchurch dies aged 75

07 March 2019

Robert Braithwaite AN icon of the marine industry who started out with his brother in Christchurch before going on to found luxury boat firm Sunseeker…


Tributes paid to larger than life New Forest peer Lord Normanton

Tributes paid to larger than life New Forest peer Lord Normanton

Tributes paid to larger than life New Forest peer Lord Normanton

22 February 2019

Lord Normanton in front of Somerley House A LARGER than life peer who turned his New Forest estate into a major event venue has died at the age of 73. Tributes…


Walter Purvis Smith: mapping pioneer who led Ordnance Survey

Walter Purvis Smith: mapping pioneer who led Ordnance Survey

Walter Purvis Smith: mapping pioneer who led Ordnance Survey

22 February 2019

Walter Purvis Smith with his wife Bettie TRIBUTES have been paid to Walter Purvis Smith, a mapping pioneer who became the first non-military Ordnance…


Dave Hurrell: 'Mr Cricket' of the New Forest who encouraged young players

Dave Hurrell: 'Mr Cricket' of the New Forest who encouraged young players

Dave Hurrell: 'Mr Cricket' of the New Forest who encouraged young players

08 February 2019

Dave Hurrell played for Sway CC A LEADING light of Sway Cricket Club who was a hugely popular figure on the local cricket scene has died at the age of…


Charles Curry MBE: A&T proprietor who was the soul of the newspaper

Charles Curry MBE: A&T proprietor who was the soul of the newspaper

Charles Curry MBE: A&T proprietor who was the soul of the newspaper

08 February 2019

Charles Curry, who has died aged 98, after receiving his MBE in 1997 THE proprietor of the A&T , Charles Curry, has died at the age of 98. He took…


Wayne Roberts: familiar New Milton face was music fan with love for aviation

Wayne Roberts: familiar New Milton face was music fan with love for aviation

Wayne Roberts: familiar New Milton face was music fan with love for aviation

08 February 2019

Wayne Roberts who has died aged 60 A NEW MILTON man with a love of music who was well-known around the town for always wearing his headphones has died…


Gerard Basset: Tributes pour in for top wine expert and New Forest hotelier

Gerard Basset: Tributes pour in for top wine expert and New Forest hotelier

Gerard Basset: Tributes pour in for top wine expert and New Forest hotelier

25 January 2019

French-born Gerard Basset has died aged 61 “A STAR player”, “world class”, and a “shining example” – those were the tributes paid from around the globe…


Dave Cooper: Lymington football hero who played until he was 62

Dave Cooper: Lymington football hero who played until he was 62

Dave Cooper: Lymington football hero who played until he was 62

25 January 2019

Well-known former Lymington Town FC football player Dave Cooper FOOTBALL mad Dave Cooper who played for local teams until he was 62 has died. He started…


Tony Tillett: chemist and New Milton Rotary president who travelled the world

Tony Tillett: chemist and New Milton Rotary president who travelled the world

Tony Tillett: chemist and New Milton Rotary president who travelled the world

18 January 2019

Tony Tillett (79) lived for many years in Milford A FORMER president of New Milton Rotary Club, Tony Tillett, has died at the age of 79. A well-known…


Beryl Foster: former Watersplash Hotel owner was busy in Brockenhurst society

Beryl Foster: former Watersplash Hotel owner was busy in Brockenhurst society

Beryl Foster: former Watersplash Hotel owner was busy in Brockenhurst society

18 January 2019

Beryl Foster (93) bought the Watersplash Hotel in Brockenhurst in 1958 A FORMER Brockenhurst hotel owner who was heavily involved in the local community…


Arthur Taylor: Dunkirk veteran whose memories shaped Hollywood blockbuster

Arthur Taylor: Dunkirk veteran whose memories shaped Hollywood blockbuster

Arthur Taylor: Dunkirk veteran whose memories shaped Hollywood blockbuster

11 January 2019

  Dunkirk veteran Arthur Taylor TRIBUTES have been paid to one of the last remaining survivors of the Dunkirk evacuation after he died aged 98. Arthur…


Brian Pink: wildlife enthusiast and photographer followed his interests round the globe

Brian Pink: wildlife enthusiast and photographer followed his interests round the globe

Brian Pink: wildlife enthusiast and photographer followed his interests round the globe

11 January 2019

Brian Pink in the El Yeso Valley in Chile in 2004 WILDLIFE enthusiast and photographer Brian Pink has died at the age of 77. A retired painter and decorator…


Dave Mitchell: longstanding Lymington fisherman whose family run a shellfish business

Dave Mitchell: longstanding Lymington fisherman whose family run a shellfish business

Dave Mitchell: longstanding Lymington fisherman whose family run a shellfish business

28 December 2018

Dave Mitchell who died at the age of 77 A LYMINGTON fisherman for half a century whose family run a shellfish business has died aged 77. Dave Mitchell…


Tina Harwood: council pays tribute to 'perfect' officer who served for three decades

Tina Harwood: council pays tribute to 'perfect' officer who served for three decades

Tina Harwood: council pays tribute to 'perfect' officer who served for three decades

21 December 2018

New Forest District Council worker Tina Harwood, who died aged 49 TRIBUTES have been paid to a former New Forest District Council employee who has died…


Anthony Rickard: sociable car salesman started working life with the A&T

Anthony Rickard: sociable car salesman started working life with the A&T

Anthony Rickard: sociable car salesman started working life with the A&T

30 November 2018

Anthony Rickard was born in Lilliput, Bournemouth, in 1937 A FORMER A&T journalist who has died at the age of 81 was so fond of the newspaper he used…


Margaret Hodder: former A&T receptionist ran two New Forest post offices

Margaret Hodder: former A&T receptionist ran two New Forest post offices

Margaret Hodder: former A&T receptionist ran two New Forest post offices

23 November 2018

Former A&T receptionist Margaret Hodder FORMER A&T receptionist Margaret Hodder, who had run two post offices before joining the paper, has died…


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