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Sailing tragedy...marquee chaos...cloudburst idiots

Sailing tragedy...marquee chaos...cloudburst idiots

From Our Files: See what made the headlines back then

Letter: Parking meters will spell disaster for Lymington

Letter: Parking meters will spell disaster for Lymington

Letter: Parking meters will spell disaster for Lymington

Parking meters in such times are, if anything, the exact opposite to what should be done.

Letter: A fine mess at our New Forest leisure centres

Letter: A fine mess at our New Forest leisure centres

Letter: A fine mess at our New Forest leisure centres

SIR – I read with interest the problems Freedom Leisure are having running the New Forest District Council leisure centres.

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Obituary: Doreen Rendell – former mayor of Lymington and New Milton

Obituary: Doreen Rendell – former mayor of Lymington and New Milton

Obituary: Doreen Rendell – former mayor of Lymington and New Milton

FORMER mayor of Lymington and New Milton, Doreen Rendell, has died just five months from celebrating her 100th birthday.

From Our Files: Forest Show hailed... cesspool league... deer hunting

From Our Files: Forest Show hailed... cesspool league... deer hunting

From Our Files: Forest Show hailed... cesspool league... deer hunting

STORIES from the A&T 75, 50 and 25 years ago.

Letter: So many questions about Holmsley bridge replacement

Letter: So many questions about Holmsley bridge replacement

Letter: So many questions about Holmsley bridge replacement

SIR – The new bridge installed at Holmsley, including the works to the roads immediately around it, has cost millions.

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Hovercraft inventor honoured with blue plaque in Hythe

Hovercraft inventor honoured with blue plaque in Hythe

Hovercraft inventor honoured with blue plaque in Hythe

THE inventor of the hovercraft, who carried out much of his research in Hythe, has been honoured with a blue plaque in the village.

Local cross-Channel relay swimmers make splash raising £37,000 for charity

Local cross-Channel relay swimmers make splash raising £37,000 for charity

Local cross-Channel relay swimmers make splash raising £37,000 for charity

A HARDY group of swimmers successfully relayed their way across the English Channel to raise more than £37,000 for charity.

Reflections: The rise and fall of New Milton's Fernhill Manor country estate

Reflections: The rise and fall of New Milton's Fernhill Manor country estate

Reflections: The rise and fall of New Milton's Fernhill Manor country estate

The history of Fernhill Manor is a long and fascinating one.

Letters: 'Peeved but concert was great' – readers on Michael Bublé in New Milton

Letters: 'Peeved but concert was great' – readers on Michael Bublé in New Milton

Letters: 'Peeved but concert was great' – readers on Michael Bublé in New Milton

SIR – Many negative comments were made prior to Michael Bublé’s performance – mainly by disgruntled customers.

From Our Files: Carnival queen... lightning escape... save fox hunting

From Our Files: Carnival queen... lightning escape... save fox hunting

From Our Files: Carnival queen... lightning escape... save fox hunting

LOCAL headlines 75, 50 and 25 years ago.

Letter: Hot weather great for the workshy

Letter: Hot weather great for the workshy

Letter: Hot weather great for the workshy

SIR – What has happened to snowflake Britain when three or four days of discomfort bring sections of the community and workforce to a grinding halt?

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Local cross-channel swimmers hoping to see off sickness

Local cross-channel swimmers hoping to see off sickness

Local cross-channel swimmers hoping to see off sickness

THE threat of sea sickness is one of the obstacles facing a team of six swimmers preparing to relay their way across the English Channel for charity.

Letter: We need a few more 'inconvenient' bird nests

Letter: We need a few more 'inconvenient' bird nests

Letter: We need a few more 'inconvenient' bird nests

"Now everyone is back in their cars again with a vengeance"

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From Our Files: New cinema owner... grazing row... jobsworth rules

From Our Files: New cinema owner... grazing row... jobsworth rules

From Our Files: New cinema owner... grazing row... jobsworth rules

LOCAL news from the A&T 75, 50 and 25 years ago

Letter: Transport hell for the New Forest's semi-rural

Letter: Transport hell for the New Forest's semi-rural

Letter: Transport hell for the New Forest's semi-rural

SIR – It is hard to sometimes understand letters published from those who live in towns and cities complaining about the lack of bus services.

Obituary: Mark Abbott – former Lyndhurst parish councillor was eyes and ears of village

Obituary: Mark Abbott – former Lyndhurst parish councillor was eyes and ears of village

Obituary: Mark Abbott – former Lyndhurst parish councillor was eyes and ears of village

LONGSTANDING former Lyndhurst parish councillor and steam enthusiast Mark Abbott has died at the age of 84.

Letter: Wheelie bins have no place in our rural areas

Letter: Wheelie bins have no place in our rural areas

Letter: Wheelie bins have no place in our rural areas

SIR – WHY are our councillors so convinced that we need wheelie bins to improve recycling rates?

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Letter: It's high time we increased civil protection

Letter: It's high time we increased civil protection

Letter: It's high time we increased civil protection

"OUR existing national capability and capacity is at significant risk"

From Our Files: Royal engagement... carnival queens... hotel ‘bribes’

From Our Files: Royal engagement... carnival queens... hotel ‘bribes’

From Our Files: Royal engagement... carnival queens... hotel ‘bribes’

WHAT was making the news in your A&T 75, 50 and 25 years ago.

'A true community man' – tributes to former Christchurch mayor Nick Geary

'A true community man' – tributes to former Christchurch mayor Nick Geary

'A true community man' – tributes to former Christchurch mayor Nick Geary

FLAGS at RNLI Mudeford lifeboat station flew at half-mast in honour of former Christchurch mayor Nick Geary after his death.

From Our Files: Bus strike chaos...fungus threat...more campsites

From Our Files: Bus strike chaos...fungus threat...more campsites

From Our Files: Bus strike chaos...fungus threat...more campsites

THE main headlines this week 75, 50 and 25 years ago.
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