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Met Office issues heavy rain warning for New Forest and Christchurch

Met Office issues heavy rain warning for New Forest and Christchurch

Rainfall of more than two inches (60mm) has been forecast in some places (Photo: stock image) FLOOD warnings have been issued by the Met Office with a…


Police hunting suspect in £10,000 online Rolex scam

Police hunting suspect in £10,000 online Rolex scam

The £10,000 cheque payment bounced the day after the suspect collected the watch POLICE have released an image of a suspect they want to trace after a…


Rising costs put the brakes on town's charity pedal car race

Rising costs put the brakes on town's charity pedal car race

This year's New Milton Pedal Car Grand Prix looks set to have been the town's last THE New Milton Pedal Car Grand Prix has reached the finish line after…


Thieves steal £65,000 of wine in raid on luxury hotel's cellar

Thieves steal £65,000 of wine in raid on luxury hotel's cellar

The luxury Lime Wood Hotel at Lyndhurst has hosted the rich and famous HIGH value bottles of wine worth around £65,000 were stolen by thieves when they…


Smash-and-grab victims advised by police 'to invest in better CCTV'

Smash-and-grab victims advised by police 'to invest in better CCTV'

The Perfumery on the high street was broken into in September POLICE are advising business victims of smash-and-grab raids in Lymington to spend more…


Residents lament 'backward step' as last banking branch to pull out

Residents lament 'backward step' as last banking branch to pull out

The Nationwide branch in Lymington Road, Highcliffe, is closing in January 2020 HIGHCLIFFE is to lose its last banking branch after the Nationwide Building…


Popular GP might have blacked out moments before fatal car crash

Popular GP might have blacked out moments before fatal car crash

Annie Baughan died in a crash on the A337 near Brockenhurst A POPULAR GP who died after her car collided with a lorry had a heart abnormality which could…


Thieves snatch digger in 'appalling' raid on Oakhaven Hospice

Thieves snatch digger in 'appalling' raid on Oakhaven Hospice

The raid took place at the hospice during the early hours of Friday 1st November A CHARITY boss has slammed thieves who stole a digger worth thousands…


Vote on strike action over 'unfair' treatment of attacked bus driver

Vote on strike action over 'unfair' treatment of attacked bus driver

Members of the Unite union are voting on whether to go on strike DRIVERS on Yellow Buses are voting on whether to take strike action over what the Unite…


New Milton’s Alice Tai breaks new ground at national awards

New Milton’s Alice Tai breaks new ground at national awards

New Milton's Alice Tai with the two awards she picked up at the British Swimming Awards (Photo: British Swimming) NEW Milton’s swimming sensation Alice…


Village shop workers threatened by axe-wielding robber

Village shop workers threatened by axe-wielding robber

The offender threatened staff at the West Wellow Nisa store with an axe before escaping with money AN axe-wielding robber threatened staff before snatching…


Three years' jail for man who mugged woman at knifepoint

Three years' jail for man who mugged woman at knifepoint

Samuel Tye was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court A MAN who robbed a woman of her bag at knifepoint in Christchurch has been jailed. The victim had…


Police-siege man admits threatening to set fire to home

Police-siege man admits threatening to set fire to home

Armed police after the siege ended at Brecon Close, New Milton A MAN arrested by police after an armed siege at a home in New Milton has admitted making…


Councillors approve budget to axe jobs, cut services and hike charges

Councillors approve budget to axe jobs, cut services and hike charges

Hampshire County Council HQ in Winchester BUDGET plans to cut Hampshire County Council services in a bid to save £80m have been given the green light,…


PICTURES: New Forest and Christchurch pause to remember the fallen

PICTURES: New Forest and Christchurch pause to remember the fallen

THOUSANDS of people came together in the New Forest and Christchurch on Remembrance Sunday to honour the fallen...


Airport offers noise assurances over longer runway for bigger jets

Airport offers noise assurances over longer runway for bigger jets

Southampton Airport is planning to extend its runway by 164 metres for bigger planes SOUTHAMPTON Airport has promised residents living under flightpaths…


Watersiders sail past Truro into the next round of FA Trophy

Watersiders sail past Truro into the next round of FA Trophy

Shaquille Gwengwe celebrates his goal in injury time for Blackfield & Langley FC (Photo: Les Chase) FA Trophy First Qualifying Round: Blackfield &…


Parish council backs campaign to reopen Waterside railway line

Parish council backs campaign to reopen Waterside railway line

Marchwood Parish Council said the scheme would relieve the busy A326 A CAMPAIGN to bring back a passenger service on the Waterside train line has been…


Members locked out of tennis club as council prepares legal action

Members locked out of tennis club as council prepares legal action

Lymington Tennis Club has been locked up MEMBERS have been locked out of Lymington Tennis Club as the town council prepares to take legal action against…


Park authority 'powerless' to stop 80 mobile homes in New Forest

Park authority 'powerless' to stop 80 mobile homes in New Forest

A blocked-off entrance to the Vernon Dene site, near Bransgore THE national park authority has called for a government review of planning laws after admitting…


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