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Different slice of life for Lymington Indian restaurant pair

Different slice of life for Lymington Indian restaurant pair

WHY would an award-winning Indian restaurant owner open a pizzeria?...


Nursery owners pull bid to move business from Pennington land set aside for 100 homes

Nursery owners pull bid to move business from Pennington land set aside for 100 homes

THE owners of a plant nursery have withdrawn a controversial bid to relocate from land in Pennington earmarked for up to 100 homes...


Obituary: David Hart – 'inspirational' former magistrate and head teacher of Lyndhurst Junior School

Obituary: David Hart – 'inspirational' former magistrate and head teacher of Lyndhurst Junior School

A FORMER magistrate and head teacher of Lyndhurst Junior School has died at the age of 90...


Letter – Toilets revamp will eradicate the history of Lymington Town Quay

Letter – Toilets revamp will eradicate the history of Lymington Town Quay

SIR – The article on new views of the Town Quay toilets revamp (A&T, 19th February) left me amazed how New Forest District Council can justify spending £1.2m on building new toilets and seven shower units for yacht owners...


Hampshire residents scammed out of £16m by investment fraudsters

Hampshire residents scammed out of £16m by investment fraudsters

THE pandemic has heightened the risk of fraud with millions of pounds stolen in Hampshire by scammers posing as genuine investment firms...


New Forest man sent back to prison after lewd texts to random women

New Forest man sent back to prison after lewd texts to random women

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


New Forest road repairs may be scrapped over hole in government funding

New Forest road repairs may be scrapped over hole in government funding

MUCH-NEEDED road repair schemes could be scrapped, Hampshire County Council’s deputy leader has warned, after the government provided it with nearly a quarter less funding this year...


Obituary: Helen Davison – leading light of theatre scene founded Milton Musical Society

Obituary: Helen Davison – leading light of theatre scene founded Milton Musical Society

HELEN Davison, a former director of New Milton’s Forest Arts Centre and founder of Milton Musical Society , has died aged 93...


Letter: Not flushed with closing Barton beach toilets

Letter: Not flushed with closing Barton beach toilets

SIR – The proposal to shut down the public toilets in Barton “because the prefab block was only meant to be temporary and has reached the end of its lifespan” (A&T, 19th February) seems another typical council response to the alternative of scratching the noggin, putting in some work and finding a solution...


'Horses aren't like toasters' – equine trade warning as mis-selling on the rise in lockdown

'Horses aren't like toasters' – equine trade warning as mis-selling on the rise in lockdown

A NEW Forest equine solicitor has warned anyone buying or selling horses to be on their guard amid a rising number of disputes as sales boom during lockdown...


Lymington RNLI families set their safety message in stone

Lymington RNLI families set their safety message in stone

PEBBLES decorated by families of Lymington’s RNLI lifeboat crew have been hidden around the town to promote a new safety campaign...


Mystery of why pensioner fatally veered into oncoming Land Rover on A337

Mystery of why pensioner fatally veered into oncoming Land Rover on A337

MYSTERY surrounds the death of a 75-year-old Lymington driver who fatally veered into the path of a Land Rover, an inquest heard...


Women arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after vehicle check in Totton

Women arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after vehicle check in Totton

TWO women were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in Totton after a vehicle check early this morning (Friday)...


Bungalow to be demolished for block of flats on Darwin Avenue, Christchurch

Bungalow to be demolished for block of flats on Darwin Avenue, Christchurch

AN application has been given the go-ahead to demolish a bungalow in Christchurch and erect a block of flats...


'A sensible approach' – local clubs react after non-league football season ruled void over Covid for the second year

'A sensible approach' – local clubs react after non-league football season ruled void over Covid for the second year

FOOTBALL clubs across the New Forest and Christchurch have had their seasons cut short for the second successive year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll...


Obituary: Stan Wade – ‘true gentleman’ was a parish and district councillor for decades

Obituary: Stan Wade – ‘true gentleman’ was a parish and district councillor for decades

FOR more than three decades Stan Wade, who died last week aged 89, served Hythe and Dibden as both a district and parish councillor and a respected community stalwart...


Hythe ferry crowdfunder launched as councillors call on government to keep it afloat

Hythe ferry crowdfunder launched as councillors call on government to keep it afloat

THE community of Hythe is rallying together to save a much-loved passenger ferry service which has been running since 1887...


Bank foils scammer who asked Christchurch pensioner to withdraw £5,000

Bank foils scammer who asked Christchurch pensioner to withdraw £5,000

A CHRISTCHURCH pensioner was saved from handing over £5,000 to a fraudster who claimed to be a police officer...


Army lends helping hand in war on Covid at Lymington Hospital

Army lends helping hand in war on Covid at Lymington Hospital

AT Lymington hospital, NHS workers were supported by a squad of soldiers in their efforts against the pandemic...


'Who said that?' – complaints after mystery councillor heard to swear during meeting

'Who said that?' – complaints after mystery councillor heard to swear during meeting

COMPLAINTS have been made after a councillor was heard swearing during a BCP Council meeting...


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