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Why the Waterside is seen as a globally important wildlife hotspot

Why the Waterside is seen as a globally important wildlife hotspot

Why the Waterside is seen as a globally important wildlife hotspot

Birds from Russia, Iceland and Greenland spending the winter on the Waterside make the area a globally important spot for wildlife, experts have said.


Winners of Christmas window decorating competition announced

Winners of Christmas window decorating competition announced

Winners of Christmas window decorating competition announced

The winners of an annual window decorating competition in Ringwood during the festive season have been announced.


Car blaze at Forest petrol station

Car blaze at Forest petrol station

Car blaze at Forest petrol station

A car caught fire while its owner was refuelling at a petrol station in Ringwood.


Drivers held in highways crackdown

Drivers held in highways crackdown

Drivers held in highways crackdown

Police arrested 13 suspected drink and drug-drivers in the New Forest during a Christmas crackdown that snared over 300 county-wide.


Golfers score £2k for air ambulance

Golfers score £2k for air ambulance

Golfers score £2k for air ambulance

Giving golfers swung a birdie when they raised £2,000 for the helicopter ambulance service that responds to New Forest emergencies.


Gypsy with long family tradition of living in New Forest wins battle with National Park Authority

Gypsy with long family tradition of living in New Forest wins battle with National Park Authority

Gypsy with long family tradition of living in New Forest wins battle with National Park Authority

A Gypsy has won his fight to keep a mobile home on farm land in Dibden.


Air ambulance sees “staggering” increase in call-outs

Air ambulance sees “staggering” increase in call-outs

Air ambulance sees “staggering” increase in call-outs

The county’s air ambulance saw a “staggering” increase in emergency call-outs last year.


Carpathia Grange care home offers “exceptional standard of care.”

Carpathia Grange care home offers “exceptional standard of care.”

Carpathia Grange care home offers “exceptional standard of care.”

A care home in Hythe has been praised by inspectors for “fun and inclusive environment” it offers.


Groups for elderly people launched by Age Concern

Groups for elderly people launched by Age Concern

Groups for elderly people launched by Age Concern

New social groups for elderly people to socialise and make new friends have been launched by Age Concern in partnership with Sovereign Network Group.


Major parties field candidates in Lymington by-election

Major parties field candidates in Lymington by-election

Major parties field candidates in Lymington by-election

Residents of Lymington electoral ward will go to the polls next week to choose a new local representative.


New Forest MP steps down as chair of intelligence and security committee

New Forest MP steps down as chair of intelligence and security committee

New Forest MP steps down as chair of intelligence and security committee

A New Forest MP has been thanked for his “exemplary” work as he steps down as the chairman of Parliament’s intelligence and security committee.


Officers want more detail on New Milton homes plan

Officers want more detail on New Milton homes plan

Officers want more detail on New Milton homes plan

County highways officers want more information about plans to build nine homes in New Milton before giving any recommendations to district planners.


Fears farmland will be developed in a bid to meet housing targets

Fears farmland will be developed in a bid to meet housing targets

Fears farmland will be developed in a bid to meet housing targets

There are concerns farmland will be lost to housing as New Forest District Council hunts for sites of future development.


Friends’ seven-day cycle challenge for hospice

Friends’ seven-day cycle challenge for hospice

Friends’ seven-day cycle challenge for hospice

Two friends have raised over £7,000 for Oakhaven Hospice after undertaking a gruelling cycling challenge.


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