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Residents force Hampshire County Council apology over 'poor' pothole patching

Residents force Hampshire County Council apology over 'poor' pothole patching

  Andy Whitaker pointing out some of the 'poor' pothole work in Gainsborough Avenue, New Milton AN apology has been issued by Hampshire County Council…


Crime chief plans maximum tax hike to fund 200 more Hampshire police officers

Crime chief plans maximum tax hike to fund 200 more Hampshire police officers

Hampshire police and crime commissioner Michael Lane and Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney HUNDREDS of extra police officers have been promised by Hampshire…


New Milton youth hub breakthrough in sight thanks to landowner's offer

New Milton youth hub breakthrough in sight thanks to landowner's offer

The Phoenix Centre in Culver Road, New Milton A BREAKTHROUGH was hailed in the hunt for a new permanent youth centre for New Milton following the sell-off…


Plans to transform industrial site in Totton with affordable homes

Plans to transform industrial site in Totton with affordable homes

Sovereign housing association's designs for some of the homes at Brokenford Lane in Totton A NEW development of affordable homes could be built on an…


Christchurch FC Mick saluted for 50 years service to local football

Christchurch FC Mick saluted for 50 years service to local football

Mick Ryan with his family and award PRIOR to Christchurch FC’s 2-0 victory over local rivals Lymington, Priory vice-chairman Mick Ryan was presented with…


New strikes loom on South Western Railway as union ballots members

New strikes loom on South Western Railway as union ballots members

The dispute between the RMT union and South Western Railway is over the future of guards PASSENGERS could be facing a fresh round of strikes on South…


Swing low, sweet New Milton charity

Swing low, sweet New Milton charity

The Ecuadorian schoolchildren in the Amazon basin resplendent in their vintage New Milton Rugby Club shirts NEW MILTON RUGBY CLUB’S first team player…


Santander to close bank branch in Lymington High Street leaving customers furious

Santander to close bank branch in Lymington High Street leaving customers furious

The Santander branch in Lymington High Street NEWS that the Lymington branch of Santander is to shut as part of a nationwide bank closure programme has…


Third time lucky? Multi-million-pound community hub plans revived in New Milton

Third time lucky? Multi-million-pound community hub plans revived in New Milton

An artist’s impression in 2016 of the new hub seen from the recreation ground MULTI-MILLION-POUND plans to transform New Milton Memorial Centre into a…


Young commoner hits out at 'cruel' driver who left his donkey for dead

Young commoner hits out at 'cruel' driver who left his donkey for dead

Dan Rangecroft's donkey was killed on a road near Bramshaw A YOUNG commoner has spoken of his anger after a pregnant donkey was left to die in the road…


Lymington man who died of overdose 'on medication since he was 16'

Lymington man who died of overdose 'on medication since he was 16'

Samuel Hayes, from Lymington, died aged 22 A LYMINGTON man with a long-standing history of depression and anxiety died after taking an overdose of his…


De-icer trains from Totton to cover 67,000 miles to keep services running

De-icer trains from Totton to cover 67,000 miles to keep services running

A Network Rail de-icer train fitted with hot air blowers SPECIAL trains from Totton will travel the equivalent of more than two-and-a-half times round…


Bystanders gave chase to help police catch drug addict bag-snatcher

Bystanders gave chase to help police catch drug addict bag-snatcher

Police arrested James Cunningham (39) in Boscombe with help from the public A RELAPSED drug addict who snatched a charity shop worker’s handbag in a street…


Dave Cooper: Lymington football hero who played until he was 62

Dave Cooper: Lymington football hero who played until he was 62

Well-known former Lymington Town FC football player Dave Cooper FOOTBALL mad Dave Cooper who played for local teams until he was 62 has died. He started…


EXCLUSIVE: Council made secret payment to unfairly sacked employee

EXCLUSIVE: Council made secret payment to unfairly sacked employee

Dr Claire Lambert, New Milton Town Council's former Neighbourhood Plan officer A SECRET payment of thousands of pounds was made by New Milton Town Council…


Report crime to us instead of Facebook, New Forest police urge residents

Report crime to us instead of Facebook, New Forest police urge residents

Officers made their plea at a meeting of Lymington and Pennington Town Council POLICE have pleaded with residents to tell them about crime instead of…


Fordingbridge RFC dominate New Milton in derby

Fordingbridge RFC dominate New Milton in derby

Rhys Frampton attempts to hand-off the Fordingbridge opposition (Photo: David Corbett) Hampshire Premier: Fordingbridge 58-22 New Milton FORDINGBRIDGE…


Call for more spaces rejected after public car park in Hythe sold to Lidl

Call for more spaces rejected after public car park in Hythe sold to Lidl

CALLS have been rejected for more parking in Hythe after New Forest District Council sold a public car park last year to make way for a discount supermarket...


Ringwood RSPCA team sets out to find owner of abandoned Bruce

Ringwood RSPCA team sets out to find owner of abandoned Bruce

Bruce was found near the RSPCA Ashley Heath Animal Centre THE RSPCA has launched an appeal for information to establish how a “very scared” dog ended…


Victorious Bashley’s Beard gives Christchurch a hairy time

Victorious Bashley’s Beard gives Christchurch a hairy time

Bashley’s Cameron Beard in action against Christchurch Sydenhams Wessex Premier: Bashley 1-0 Christchurch IT took a late second-half goal by prolific…


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