Transport

Local history, and tales of headless coachmen and witches, feature in an innovative new audio guide for New Forest train and ferry passengers.

Locals and holidaymakers alike are invited to get on board for tours around the Forest as the open-top bus service makes its return for the summer.

A multimillion pound major transport scheme has been branded a “stalking horse” for future Dibden Bay development.

A plan to charge firms up to £2,500 per day for causing excessive delays while working on the Forest’s highways looks set to move a step closer.

Rail passengers faced disruption after to an incident which saw a woman arrested at Christchurch station.

Rail commuters are facing disruption this afternoon after a tree blocked the line between two New Forest stations.

New Forest villagers are aiming to raise awareness about the need for safe cycling routes with a mass bike ride next month.

The railway service covering the New Forest and Christchurch has become the first to transfer back into public control after nearly 30 years.

Work has started on a “crucial” first phase to bring the Hythe ferry back in to service.

Controversial parking charges will be introduced at one popular coastal beauty spot later this year – but a decision on a second has been deferred.

The introduction of charges represents a further challenge for the hospitality industry, Barton businesses say.

The effect on Forest residents of new restrictions on disabled bus passes will be raised with the county council, NFDC’s leader has pledged.

A decision on proposals to implement street parking charges at two coastal beauty spots is expected later this month.

A caravan built by a Ringwood firm and presented to royals as a gift in the 1950s is now on display at Beaulieu’s motor museum.

Calls for new 20mph zones to be introduced along two Milford roads have been supported by the parish council.

Campaigners fighting against new restrictions on bus passes for the disabled and elderly have been left “extremely disappointed”

Half the profits from imposing car parking charges across the New Forest should be to be given to the national park authority, it has been claimed.

A lack of council funding to reinstate the Hythe ferry has been blasted as a “shocking” failure”.

A two-mile section of a former railway line which runs through the New Forest will be transformed into a public footpath.

A new rail service linking Marchwood with London Waterloo could be introduced next year, creating 80 jobs.