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New Milton councillors clash over £170,000 tax hike to fund rugby club revamp

New Milton councillors clash over £170,000 tax hike to fund rugby club revamp

New Milton Rugby Club's clubhouse at Ashley rec TAXPAYERS will have to foot the bill for a near £170,000 hike in New Milton Town Council’s budget amid…


New Forest star of the show in prime time 'wild wood' BBC documentary

New Forest star of the show in prime time 'wild wood' BBC documentary

Peter Owen Jones meets a goshawk chick during New Forest: a Year in the Wild Wood (Photo: BBC) A NEW documentary exploring the New Forest and why its…


Family focus for Milford Music Festival in a return to its local roots

Family focus for Milford Music Festival in a return to its local roots

New Forest Orchestra with Total Voice Choir at the 2013 Milford Music Festival THE team behind Milford’s annual music festival has announced this summer’s…


Rivalry sizzling in Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competition

Rivalry sizzling in Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competition

Judges at the previous Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competition THE hunt is one for county’s talented butchers and producers ahead of the return of…


Magnificent win for Ellingham and Ringwood RFC

Magnificent win for Ellingham and Ringwood RFC

Action from Ellingham & Ringwood (in blue) against Locksheath Pumas (Photo: Will Palmer) ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD produced a monumental performance…


Police warning as cold-hearted thieves snatch defrosting cars left running on drives

Police warning as cold-hearted thieves snatch defrosting cars left running on drives

A Totton car owner was one of three victims of vehicle theft POLICE are urging motorists not to leave their vehicles unoccupied with the engine running…


Bashley villagers turn a corner to win victory in battle to slow down drivers

Bashley villagers turn a corner to win victory in battle to slow down drivers

Veals Corner in Bashley where George Ames was killed in 2001 BASHLEY residents have won another victory in their ongoing battle for measures to crackdown…


Letters: Could new roundabout tackle pollution problem at Lyndhurst?

Letters: Could new roundabout tackle pollution problem at Lyndhurst?

SIR – I write in response to a letter in the 28th December edition which deplored poor air quality in Lyndhurst, due to traffic congestion. I have travelled…


Second summer drinker walked to his death on the A31, inquest told

Second summer drinker walked to his death on the A31, inquest told

Winchester Coroner's Court A LORRY driver who died after he stepped into the path of a car on the A31 may have been walking to get food from a nearby…


Rare visitors bring twitchers flocking to Asda car park in Totton

Rare visitors bring twitchers flocking to Asda car park in Totton

Bird watchers (from left) Stephen Dudley, Glynis Shaw and John West TWITCHERS descended on a supermarket car park to spot a flock of birds rarely seen…


Council leaders in cross-party talks to avert no-deal Brexit traffic chaos in Hampshire

Council leaders in cross-party talks to avert no-deal Brexit traffic chaos in Hampshire

A ferry arrives at the port in Portsmouth where there are fears of no-deal Brexit congestion CONGESTION at Portsmouth caused by Brexit could have knock-on…


Byron Road Christmas lights fund brings late festive cheer for charity

Byron Road Christmas lights fund brings late festive cheer for charity

From left are Byron Road residents Pam and Mike Young, Jason Dean, Ged Hollyoake and Tony Baker A NATIONALLY renowned Christmas lighting display in Barton…


New Forest profits by being in the frame for international film makers

New Forest profits by being in the frame for international film makers

The New Forest Film Festival 2019 was launched last year at the New Forest Show THE New Forest economy was boosted by more than £500,000 from films and…


Christmas Chapati cheer for Sway Bowmen

Christmas Chapati cheer for Sway Bowmen

Action from the annual Chapati Shoot with Harriet Pearson (left) SWAY BOWMEN held an enjoyable annual Chapati Shoot over the Christmas break. Sixteen…


Wotton strike wins it for Ringwood Football Club

Wotton strike wins it for Ringwood Football Club

Ringwood’s Flynn Wearden holds off a Laverstock & Ford defender RINGWOOD TOWN claimed their second win in a row, 1-1 over Laverstock & Ford with…


Homeless burglar jailed for more than three years after latest crime spree

Homeless burglar jailed for more than three years after latest crime spree

Burglar Peter Evans was jailed for 40 months A THIEF has been sent down for 40 months after his latest burglary spree which included a raid in Christchurch. The…


Brian Pink: wildlife enthusiast and photographer followed his interests round the globe

Brian Pink: wildlife enthusiast and photographer followed his interests round the globe

Brian Pink in the El Yeso Valley in Chile in 2004 WILDLIFE enthusiast and photographer Brian Pink has died at the age of 77. A retired painter and decorator…


Competition: buy your A&T for the chance to win tickets to the Sid Lawrence Orchestra

Competition: buy your A&T for the chance to win tickets to the Sid Lawrence Orchestra

Pick up your 50p A&T to win tickets to see the Sid Lawrence Orchestra at the Regent Centre Competition closed ACCLAIMED as one of the most popular…


Cyclist who died on road near Bournemouth Airport 'suffered medical episode'

Cyclist who died on road near Bournemouth Airport 'suffered medical episode'

The accident happened on the B3073 Parley Lane, near Bournemouth Airport A CYCLIST who died on a main road near Bournemouth Airport is believed to have…


Church fighting to survive after burglars break in to take £1,000 in cash and gold

Church fighting to survive after burglars break in to take £1,000 in cash and gold

Totton Spiritualist Church in Rumbridge Street, Totton A CHURCH that runs a food bank and supports homeless people has warned it may have to shut down…


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