Ringwood

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

TWO motorists escaped serious injury in dramatic collisions on the A31 near Ringwood within just over 48 hours.

A MAN was allegedly threatened with a broken bottle in the second offensive weapon incident reported in Ringwood town centre in 10 days.

A SURGE in anti-social behaviour in Ringwood town centre prompted police to enforce a weekend dispersal order.

A TEENAGER was arrested after a man was allegedly threatened and attacked by someone wielding a brick in a Ringwood supermarket.

HOW hot it's likely to get locally as the mercury is set to hit the 30s around the country this week, according to the Met Office.

RINGWOOD Raceway has confirmed the chequered flag will wave for the last time this summer after nearly 70 years.

PARTS of the A31 westbound are to be closed to traffic in 15-minute intervals over three days starting from tomorrow (Thursday).

PLANS to replace a Ringwood bungalow with four new homes have been refused by New Forest District Council.

BUSINESSES in Ringwood affected by the major scheme to improve the A31 have been invited to a support day with free advice.

MEMBERSHIP at the New Forest’s five public leisure centres are down by nearly a fifth on pre-Covid levels, it has emerged.

A SCHOOL in Ringwood has been forced to close to pupils today (Tuesday) except for those sitting exams due to an unauthorised traveller encampment.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl was taken to hospital after falling from a second-storey window in Ringwood.

TODAY (Tuesday) will see the first of seven brief closures of the A31 amid a major ongoing project to upgrade the route.

WOULD-be kidnappers snatched a two-year-old girl near Ringwood but were foiled when her mother’s dog bit one of them.

ATTACKING a woman cost a Ringwood man nearly £3,500 when he appeared before magistrates.

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

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

INSTEAD of cutting a ribbon to open the Ringwood Men’s Shed project, the town’s mayor sawed in half a block of wood.

A FORMER swimming instructor from Ringwood died after falling and hitting her head in what was described by a coroner as "a tragic accident".