Transport

A book which tells the tale of a friendly seal has been launched to help raise £10,000 for the under-threat Hythe ferry.

Plans to improve the Shell petrol station at Pennington have been given the go-ahead by NFDC.

THE government has been urged by objectors to call-in plans to expand the runway at Southampton Airport.

A RECENTLY-formed New Forest railway station group has won two national awards and a share in a third for community projects.

AFTER 19 hours of deliberations, plans to expand the runway at Southampton Airport were given the green light.

MOTORISTS could be paid £3,000 by Hampshire County Council to give up their cars in favour of more environmentally sustainable transport.

THE cost of residential parking permits across the New Forest will increase under moves by Hampshire County Council to “modernise” the service...

MOTORISTS face diversions over two weekends this month as one of the New Forest’s busiest roads closes for major railway work...

MOTORISTS face more than a year of misery from diversions and road closures when the A31 is partially shut for a multi-million-pound revamp, councillors have warned...

AFTER two days and almost 17 hours of debate, civic chiefs decided to put the brakes on plans to expand the runway at Southampton Airport...

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”...

CAMPAIGNERS called for “outrageous” plans to extend the runway at Southampton Airport to be refused at a meeting held to decide on the scheme...

THREE councils have pledged to provide £67,500 of funding to keep the “vital” Hythe ferry afloat...

A MAJOR consultation has been launched over plans for improved cycling routes and better bus connections between Christchurch and Poole...

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

STRIKE action by Wightlink staff has been called off after “progress” in talks between the union and ferry operator...

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

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to create 230 parking bays in roads around Highcliffe has been shelved for a year after furious protests by residents and local councillors...

CONTROVERSIAL plans are set to be approved next week to expand the runway at Southampton Airport whose flight paths pass over parts of the New Forest...

MOTORISTS could be paid £3,000 by Hampshire County Council to give up their cars in favour of more sustainable methods of transport...