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Glaucoma patient hits out at wait time for appointment

Glaucoma patient hits out at wait time for appointment

Glaucoma patient hits out at wait time for appointment

21 January 2025

A man who has suffered from glaucoma since birth was told he must wait 21 months for his next appointment with an eye specialist.


Scheme for 46 Forest homes gets underway

Scheme for 46 Forest homes gets underway

Scheme for 46 Forest homes gets underway

20 January 2025

More details have been revealed as a multi-million pound scheme to build 46 new Forest homes – half of which will be affordable – gets underway.


Mobile sauna company stars in TV sea swim broadcast

Mobile sauna company stars in TV sea swim broadcast

Mobile sauna company stars in TV sea swim broadcast

04 January 2025

A Sway based mobile sauna firm has featured in festive live TV broadcasts.


Bird life inspires new Sway station mural to take flight

Bird life inspires new Sway station mural to take flight

Bird life inspires new Sway station mural to take flight

30 December 2024

The beauty and diversity of local bird life is celebrated in a new mural at Sway railway station.


I refuse to pay £2,000 waste bill after nine years of sewage spilling into my garden

I refuse to pay £2,000 waste bill after nine years of sewage spilling into my garden

I refuse to pay £2,000 waste bill after nine years of sewage spilling into my garden

18 December 2024

A Southern Water customer in Sway has vowed not to pay a £2,000 wastewater bill after years of sewage overflowing from a drain on his property.


Woolworths Christmas tree still going strong 73 years on

Woolworths Christmas tree still going strong 73 years on

Woolworths Christmas tree still going strong 73 years on

18 December 2024

Star of Chrissy Gough’s festive celebrations will be the Christmas tree which was bought for her as a baby 73 years ago.


Hunt for pair caught on CCTV after village store thefts

Hunt for pair caught on CCTV after village store thefts

Hunt for pair caught on CCTV after village store thefts

03 December 2024

Police have released CCTV images of a man and woman being sought after £145 of goods was stolen from a Sway convenience store.


Hunt for man after paint thrown across home’s driveway

Hunt for man after paint thrown across home’s driveway

Hunt for man after paint thrown across home’s driveway

22 October 2024

Police are appealing for help in finding a man who threw paint across a driveway in Sway.


Hunt for two men caught on CCTV after woman threatened

Hunt for two men caught on CCTV after woman threatened

Hunt for two men caught on CCTV after woman threatened

21 October 2024

Police have released CCTV pictures of two men they want to find after a woman was threatened in Sway.


Woman threatened by rogue traders trying to scam her vulnerable dad

Woman threatened by rogue traders trying to scam her vulnerable dad

Woman threatened by rogue traders trying to scam her vulnerable dad

11 October 2024

Rogue traders repeatedly threatened to hurt a woman trying to protect her elderly father from being scammed, a police meeting has heard.


Royal visitor’s trip to the New Forest

Royal visitor’s trip to the New Forest

Royal visitor’s trip to the New Forest

04 October 2024

A royal visitor made a special trip to the Forest, opening a restored railway and learning about award-winning developments in the national park.


Village revives Neighbourhood Watch scheme

Village revives Neighbourhood Watch scheme

Village revives Neighbourhood Watch scheme

24 September 2024

“It’s about looking out for one another”, said a district councillor and lifetime villager behind the relaunch of Sway’s Neighbourhood Watch scheme.


95-year-old takes to the sky to fulfill dream

95-year-old takes to the sky to fulfill dream

95-year-old takes to the sky to fulfill dream

16 September 2024

A 95-year-old’s lifelong wish to go up in a hot air balloon has come true after staff at her Sway care home arranged a surprise birthday treat.


‘Flames were coming out of the cupboard’ – man who pulled nan from house blaze to sue council over fire

‘Flames were coming out of the cupboard’ – man who pulled nan from house blaze to sue council over fire

‘Flames were coming out of the cupboard’ – man who pulled nan from house blaze to sue council over fire

23 August 2024

A man who rescued his 86-year-old grandmother from a devastating house fire in Sway says he plans to sue the council over the blaze.


Forest woodland owners to be prosecuted

Forest woodland owners to be prosecuted

Forest woodland owners to be prosecuted

22 August 2024

The owners of a woodland in Sway are to be prosecuted by the NPA following a failure to comply with enforcement action.

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Stolen valuables stash found in New Forest car park

Stolen valuables stash found in New Forest car park

Stolen valuables stash found in New Forest car park

17 August 2024

Police are appealing to trace the rightful owners of a haul of stolen jewellery and other valuable found stashed in a New Forest car park.


Grandson rescues his grandmother from house fire

Grandson rescues his grandmother from house fire

Grandson rescues his grandmother from house fire

14 August 2024

A grandson rescued his grandmother as flames tore through a home in Sway in the early hours.


Pirates and princesses parade for Sway Carnival

Pirates and princesses parade for Sway Carnival

Pirates and princesses parade for Sway Carnival

11 July 2024

Pirate cats, Mr Men and dashing superheroes were among the colourful characters to join Sway’s annual carnival procession.


A good yarn – knitting extraordinaire Ros remembered as her wool mountain goes on sale

A good yarn – knitting extraordinaire Ros remembered as her wool mountain goes on sale

A good yarn – knitting extraordinaire Ros remembered as her wool mountain goes on sale

14 June 2024

A mountain of wool will go on sale for charity at an event to remember a Sway knitting extraordinaire.


Forest hamper firm expands with new village shop

Forest hamper firm expands with new village shop

Forest hamper firm expands with new village shop

08 June 2024

A new shop packed with local produce has been opened by the owner of The New Forest Hamper Company.


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