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Driver of lorry in Lyndhurst crush incident is cleared by jury

Driver of lorry in Lyndhurst crush incident is cleared by jury

Driver of lorry in Lyndhurst crush incident is cleared by jury

A woman who was seriously injured when blocks toppled on her from a lorry wept in court as the driver was found not guilty of causing the incident.


Archbishop of Canterbury visits New Forest church

Archbishop of Canterbury visits New Forest church

Archbishop of Canterbury visits New Forest church

The Archbishop of Canterbury was given a warm welcome when he visited a New Forest church for a special breakfast.


Lorry driver ‘never saw, or heard’ efforts to warn him before load crashed onto pedestrian

Lorry driver ‘never saw, or heard’ efforts to warn him before load crashed onto pedestrian

Lorry driver ‘never saw, or heard’ efforts to warn him before load crashed onto pedestrian

A driver whose load fell off his lorry onto a pedestrian said he “never” heard or saw frantic efforts by a motorist behind him to warn him.


Lorry driver was on mobile phone when blocks toppled on pedestrian, court hears

Lorry driver was on mobile phone when blocks toppled on pedestrian, court hears

Lorry driver was on mobile phone when blocks toppled on pedestrian, court hears

A lorry driver was on a phone call that lasted nearly 34 minutes when a pallet of building bricks fell from his vehicle onto a woman, a court heard.


Arrest after Forest crash leaves biker fighting for life

Arrest after Forest crash leaves biker fighting for life

Arrest after Forest crash leaves biker fighting for life

A motorist was arrested after a crash with a lorry at Lyndhurst left a motorcyclist fighting for his life.


‘Someone is going to get killed’ – court hears panicked motorist tried to stop driver before load toppled off lorry

‘Someone is going to get killed’ – court hears panicked motorist tried to stop driver before load toppled off lorry

‘Someone is going to get killed’ – court hears panicked motorist tried to stop driver before load toppled off lorry

A motorist frantically tried to alert a lorry driver of an unsecured load before it toppled off, seriously injuring a pedestrian, a court heard.


‘Special community’ – charity hit by £50k raid ‘overwhelmed’ by donations

‘Special community’ – charity hit by £50k raid ‘overwhelmed’ by donations

‘Special community’ – charity hit by £50k raid ‘overwhelmed’ by donations

Donations of more than £35,000 have “overwhelmed” a New Forest charity after it was hit by a major theft.


Plea for better powers amid demolition agreement on historic hotel

Plea for better powers amid demolition agreement on historic hotel

Plea for better powers amid demolition agreement on historic hotel

National Park Authority members have asked for greater powers to safeguard historic buildings after demolition at a landmark Forest hotel was agreed.

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Rat-run traffic ‘incessant’ through once-quiet New Forest village

Rat-run traffic ‘incessant’ through once-quiet New Forest village

Rat-run traffic ‘incessant’ through once-quiet New Forest village

A New Forest resident has blasted the “unacceptable” traffic volumes passing through her village – which she claims is like living by a major A road.

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Ambulance on New Forest rescue ends up stuck in bog for days

Ambulance on New Forest rescue ends up stuck in bog for days

Ambulance on New Forest rescue ends up stuck in bog for days

An off-road ambulance had to be winched out of a bog two days after getting stuck in mud during a rescue in a remote part of the New Forest.


Straw poll – organisers ‘blown away’ by creations at village scarecrow festival

Straw poll – organisers ‘blown away’ by creations at village scarecrow festival

Straw poll – organisers ‘blown away’ by creations at village scarecrow festival

Characters from popular television programmes, films and books were among the entries for this year’s annual Lyndhurst Scarecrow Trail.


Threatened Forest tips saved – but crossing patrols still at risk

Threatened Forest tips saved – but crossing patrols still at risk

Threatened Forest tips saved – but crossing patrols still at risk

Two New Forest tips threatened with closure will remain open after the county council’s cabinet rejected plans to close 12 sites across Hampshire.


Green light expected for controversial Forest demolition

Green light expected for controversial Forest demolition

Green light expected for controversial Forest demolition

Controversial plans to demolish and rebuild parts of a Forest hotel designed by Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are set to be approved.


Raiders steal van and tools worth tens of thousands from New Forest charity

Raiders steal van and tools worth tens of thousands from New Forest charity

Raiders steal van and tools worth tens of thousands from New Forest charity

A Forest charity which supports people with learning disabilities has made a plea for help after thieves stole equipment including a flat-bed van.


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