Totton and Waterside

POLICE have launched a probe into a blaze which destroyed a car at Eling late last night.

A MOTORIST has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a popular Sway family man by dangerous driving.

POLICE had to perform CPR on a man who was badly hurt in an attack outside a shop in Calmore thought to have arisen from a disabled parking space row.

PEOPLE are being urged to help stop knife crime after a teenager was arrested for allegedly possessing an offensive weapon in Calmore.

POLICE are hunting a man who sexually assaulted a teenage boy in a daylight attack at the busy Eling Recreation Ground in Totton.

A NEW £5.5m waste and services council depot has been given the go-ahead to be built on the Waterside, freeing up a site in Totton to be developed for housing...

TOWN councillors have agreed not to install an automated barrier at a historic toll bridge in Totton, or make the staff who man it redundant...

A ROW over a suggestion that the staff who man the historic toll bridge at Eling could be replaced with an automated barrier has resulted in a petition with more than 800 signatures...

PLANS to build new cycle paths and footways along a major Hampshire road have been given the green light amid residents’ fears the road could become a “death trap”...

A MAIN route from the New Forest into Southampton is closed as more than 50 firefighters tackle flames engulfing a vehicle workshop at Redbridge...

THE potential return of passengers to the Waterside railway remains on track after the Hampshire County Council backed more exploratory work...

A MAN has been arrested after a car was stolen while being viewed for sale outside a Totton home...

POLICE are hunting a boy accused of punching a 17-year-old girl in the face outside a school on the Waterside ...

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A MAN who sent obscene, sexualised messages to two random women will not get out of prison until mid-2027 at the earliest...

DEAD animals were dumped outside a Calmore home, sparking a police investigation...

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URGENT work to repair a key route linking the New Forest with Southampton has secured a £13m investment from the government...

A RESIDENT has secured an apology from New Forest District Council after errors led to a developer building homes too close to their house...

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised across the New Forest to help fill the shortage of laptops for pupils studying at home...