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Fordingbridge Town Council slams ‘eyesore’ wheelie bins plan

Fordingbridge Town Council slams ‘eyesore’ wheelie bins plan

Wheelie bins have been suggested in New Forest District Council’s proposed overhaul of its waste scheme MOVES to introduce wheelie bins in the New Forest…


15-year-old boy suffers cardiac arrest in fall from bicycle

15-year-old boy suffers cardiac arrest in fall from bicycle

The boy was taken to Southampton hospital where his condition is life-threatening A TEENAGE boy was left fighting for his life after suffering a cardiac…


Sheep killed on notorious New Forest stretch amid icy roads warning

Sheep killed on notorious New Forest stretch amid icy roads warning

Livestock can be attracted to the salt spread on roads (photo: Robert Sach/New Forest NPA) TWO sheep have been killed on a notorious New Forest road as…


Firefighters rush to blaze in Lymington pub outbuilding

Firefighters rush to blaze in Lymington pub outbuilding

Firefighters at the scene of the outbuilding blaze at The Chequers Inn FIREFIGHTERS spent three hours battling a blaze which engulfed an outbuilding close…


Killer policeman Brehmer was paid for two months after admitting lover's manslaughter

Killer policeman Brehmer was paid for two months after admitting lover's manslaughter

A HORDLE police officer was paid for two months after he pleaded guilty in court to killing his lover, it has emerged...


Roads warning after McLaren supercar ploughs into tree off A31

Roads warning after McLaren supercar ploughs into tree off A31

The McLaren on the side of the A31 near Cadnam (picture: Hampshire police) A MOTORIST had a lucky escape after a sports car careered off a main road near…


Snow warning for parts of New Forest

Snow warning for parts of New Forest

The Met Office has issued a snow and ice weather warning for the northern New Forest PARTS of the New Forest could see snow over the next couple of days,…


Thieves take 90-year-old's electric bicycle – for the second time

Thieves take 90-year-old's electric bicycle – for the second time

The cycle was in the bike shed at Asda in Totton A 90-YEAR-OLD veteran whose only means of independent travel was an electric bike has had it stolen for…


Christchurch through to Vase fourth round after penalty shootout

Christchurch through to Vase fourth round after penalty shootout

Ash Pope scores for Christchurch against Falmouth in the third round of the FA Vase (picture: @justinparrypho1) FA Vase Third Round Christchurch FC 1 Falmouth…


Stronger fencing is promised to keep livestock off New Forest roads

Stronger fencing is promised to keep livestock off New Forest roads

Concerns were raised that stock fencing along New Forest roads is not strong enough HAMPSHIRE County Council has promised “wherever possible” to use stronger,…


Treasure hunter searching for owner of wedding ring he found in New Forest field

Treasure hunter searching for owner of wedding ring he found in New Forest field

Geoff Lai and his eight-year-old son Reeve A METAL detectorist is appealing for help tracking down the owner of a lost wedding ring that he found while…


Apprenticeships open for New Forest national park rangers

Apprenticeships open for New Forest national park rangers

A New Forest NPA ranger at the Ashurst wild play site A GRANT to encourage young people to take up a career caring for the environment has helped the…


Well kiss me Hardy, the cabinet of Lord Nelson's surgeon is up for sale

Well kiss me Hardy, the cabinet of Lord Nelson's surgeon is up for sale

Charles Wallrock of Wick Antiques with the cabinet formerly belonging to Lord Nelson's surgeon A MEDICINE cabinet which belonged to the surgeon who attended…


Letter: Lockdown will live long in all our memories

Letter: Lockdown will live long in all our memories

SIR – Lockdown: a word which will stay in the memory for a long time after the coronavirus had faded into the background, even though, like the bubonic…


Obituary: Dr Derek Browne – former Brockenhurst GP and exercise enthusiast

Obituary: Dr Derek Browne – former Brockenhurst GP and exercise enthusiast

Dr Derek Browne retired in 2002 after 27 years as a GP A POPULAR and well-respected Brockenhurst GP who served for almost 30 years at the same practice…


Council children’s services department faces inspection over failings

Council children’s services department faces inspection over failings

Bournemouth Town Hall, HQ for BCP Council A FULL inspection of BCP Council ’s troubled children’s services department will be carried out next year, it…


'Ferocious reader' Abigail publishes first book at six years old

'Ferocious reader' Abigail publishes first book at six years old

Abigail Coster penned The Girl Who had Adventures A SIX-YEAR-OLD bookworm has published her own novel after being inspired by the response to a short…


Holiday let approved for old pigsties on greenbelt

Holiday let approved for old pigsties on greenbelt

A plan converting the former pigsties has been approved CONVERTING former pigsties into a self-contained holiday let would not threaten the surrounding…


Letter: Keyhaven parking charges decision is barmy

Letter: Keyhaven parking charges decision is barmy

SIR – The decision to impose parking charges at Keyhaven to deter campervans ( A&T , 11th December) is barmy, and a classic example of using a sledgehammer…


A sparkling honour for New Forest volunteer Jenni

A sparkling honour for New Forest volunteer Jenni

Jenni Tubbs (centre) receives the Diamond Jubilee Award from Mary Montagu, with New Forest Trust chair William Ziegler A WOMAN who has spent more than…


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