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Timelapse video: Owl chick hatches at Ringwood wildlife centre

Timelapse video: Owl chick hatches at Ringwood wildlife centre

   A TINY tawny owl chick helped a Ringwood wildlife centre mark the 21st anniversary of its bald eagle namesake, hatching on the eve of the celebrations. Having…


Boost for Hythe Pier restoration as charity gives £10,000

Boost for Hythe Pier restoration as charity gives £10,000

PLANS to restore the historic Hythe Pier have been given a boost with a £10,000 grant from a local charity...


Wildlife give the coronavirus lockdown seal of approval

Wildlife give the coronavirus lockdown seal of approval

A seal on the beach at Milford (picture: Chris Mabey) WILDLIFE is thriving amid the lockdown as animals return to areas where they had fled crowds of…


Video: Heath fire destroys acre of land at Sway

Video: Heath fire destroys acre of land at Sway

The heath fire at Sway (picture: Mac Hall) FLAMES “30 to 40 feet high” tore through gorse near Sway and destroyed an acre of land yesterday (Thursday)…


Forest car parks to stay closed amid confusion over lockdown rules

Forest car parks to stay closed amid confusion over lockdown rules

Wilverley Inclosure is one of many car parks around the Forest closed to the public AUTHORITIES are resisting growing calls from residents to open up…


Urge to reopen recycling centres amid more fly-tipping

Urge to reopen recycling centres amid more fly-tipping

Fly-tipping at Deerleap PRESSURE is growing on councils to reopen their waste recycling centres, closed under the coronavirus lockdown, amid reports of…


The local site chosen as new drive-through coronavirus testing centre

The local site chosen as new drive-through coronavirus testing centre

The park-and-ride at Creekmoor (picture: Google) THE park-and-ride at Creekmoor has been confirmed as the site for a new drive-through coronavirus testing…


Christchurch windsurfer stays on board Tokyo 2021 team as RYA and BOA stand by Olympics line-up

Christchurch windsurfer stays on board Tokyo 2021 team as RYA and BOA stand by Olympics line-up

Christchurch Olympic-bound windsurfer Emma Wilson. Photo credit: RYA THE 15 sailors already named to represent Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,…


Bus firm boosts hospital routes for key workers

Bus firm boosts hospital routes for key workers

Yellow Buses has increased its routes for key workers YELLOW Buses has boosted its routes to help key workers travel to and from the Royal Bournemouth…


VE Day 75th celebrations to be held online

VE Day 75th celebrations to be held online

VE Day celebrations will be held online during the lockdown CELEBRATIONS to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day will go ahead in Hampshire but will be…


Pedal Car Grand Prix cancelled – but on track for next year

Pedal Car Grand Prix cancelled – but on track for next year

Ringwood's Pedal Car Grand Prix is being pushed back to next year THE popular Pedal Car Grand Prix is the latest New Forest event to be cancelled because…


Pregnant cat shot three times survives to have kittens

Pregnant cat shot three times survives to have kittens

Hope and her kittens (picture: Cats Protection) A PREGNANT cat badly injured after being shot three times with an air gun survived to give birth to four…


Jail for man who ran at sister with knife during day-long crime spree

Jail for man who ran at sister with knife during day-long crime spree

Andrew Cooper brandished a knife to three people on the same day A RINGWOOD man who threatened his sister with a knife during a day-long crime spree in…


Lymington pub brews up new plan for 18th century toll house

Lymington pub brews up new plan for 18th century toll house

The Monkey House Bar-Lymington ONCE an important part of Lymington life, an old toll house which has stood dilapidated for decades is proposed to be transformed…


Letter: Let's get to the root of road defects

Letter: Let's get to the root of road defects

SIR – Hampshire County Council contractors have marked defects on the road surface in Church Lane, Boldre, in preparation for top dressing. No attempt…


Letter: Thank you for all your support of Lymington hospital

Letter: Thank you for all your support of Lymington hospital

SIR – My name is Emma Edwards and I work at Lymington hospital in the radiology department. I just wanted to say a massive thank you to all the support,…


Town allotments to stay open during lockdown – as long as users obey the rules

Town allotments to stay open during lockdown – as long as users obey the rules

Using an allotment can be therapeutic ALLOTMENT holders in the New Milton area can continue their green-fingered hobby during the coronavirus lockdown…


Woman at 'high risk' of falls died after tripping and hitting her head on first day at care home

Woman at 'high risk' of falls died after tripping and hitting her head on first day at care home

The fall happened at Fordingbridge Care Home AN ELDERLY woman assessed at a “high risk” of falls, tripped and hit her head just one day into her stay…


Knife attack – man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two women injured

Knife attack – man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two women injured

Police arrested a 22-year-old man A MAN was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two women were badly hurt in a knife attack at a Burton home. Police…


Transport firms make coronavirus assurances as union urges staff to refuse to work if they feel unsafe

Transport firms make coronavirus assurances as union urges staff to refuse to work if they feel unsafe

South Western Trains has stopped staff from using whistles TRANSPORT bosses have assured staff and passengers they are taking coronavirus precautions,…


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