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Letter: New Forest must not be changed for the benefit of humans

Letter: New Forest must not be changed for the benefit of humans

SIR – Just days before COP26 there are three letters in the A&T that want to further change the New Forest purely for the benefit of humans.

Letter: Explanation needed on lease of New Forest campsites

Letter: Explanation needed on lease of New Forest campsites

Letter: Explanation needed on lease of New Forest campsites

SIR – Those of your readers who follow Forest affairs will be familiar with the current controversy over camping and caravan sites on the Crown lands.

WATCH: Speedo Mick stops by for kind words about New Forest charity Olivia Inspires

WATCH: Speedo Mick stops by for kind words about New Forest charity Olivia Inspires

WATCH: Speedo Mick stops by for kind words about New Forest charity Olivia Inspires

CHARITY walker Speedo Mick stopped by for some kind words about Olivia Inspires when he passed through the area on his nationwide trek.

Secret wartime codebreaker from Christchurch awarded top honour

Secret wartime codebreaker from Christchurch awarded top honour

Secret wartime codebreaker from Christchurch awarded top honour

A FORMER Wren from Christchurch has been awarded France’s highest honour in recognition of her work as a wartime codebreaker at Bletchley Park.

Letter: Antiquated systems keeping the New Forest for the privilege of the few

Letter: Antiquated systems keeping the New Forest for the privilege of the few

Letter: Antiquated systems keeping the New Forest for the privilege of the few

"Week after week the list of those who should not be allowed in the Forest grows"

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Obituary: Michael Thoyts – former Lymington dentist and accomplished sailor

Obituary: Michael Thoyts – former Lymington dentist and accomplished sailor

Obituary: Michael Thoyts – former Lymington dentist and accomplished sailor

WELL-KNOWN Lymington dentist Michael Thoyts who ran his own practice in the town for 20 years has died aged 91.

Letter: Motorcyclists must slow down

Letter: Motorcyclists must slow down

Letter: Motorcyclists must slow down

"Too many times I am overtaken by motorcyclists"

‘Wonderful’ Lymington nurse dies days before 40-year NHS service award

‘Wonderful’ Lymington nurse dies days before 40-year NHS service award

‘Wonderful’ Lymington nurse dies days before 40-year NHS service award

A LYMINGTON hospital nurse died at the age of 58 just days before she was due to receive an NHS award for 40 years of devoted service.

Super-fit Ann (79) runs half marathon in memory of late husband

Super-fit Ann (79) runs half marathon in memory of late husband

Super-fit Ann (79) runs half marathon in memory of late husband

A HYTHE pensioner and has raised over £200 for charity by running a half marathon in memory of her late husband.

Plaque honours Sopley's role as Vietnam refugee camp

Plaque honours Sopley's role as Vietnam refugee camp

Plaque honours Sopley's role as Vietnam refugee camp

A SPECIAL plaque has been unveiled at the former RAF Sopley camp to honour the role it played in helping 2,885 Vietnamese refugees build new lives.

Obituary: Nicole Webb – former Arnewood School and Brockenhurst College teacher

Obituary: Nicole Webb – former Arnewood School and Brockenhurst College teacher

Obituary: Nicole Webb – former Arnewood School and Brockenhurst College teacher

NICOLE Webb, who taught at the Arnewood School in New Milton and Brockenhurst College, has died aged 79 after a long period of ill health.

Letter: Why Lymington police station site should not be turned into retirement flats

Letter: Why Lymington police station site should not be turned into retirement flats

Letter: Why Lymington police station site should not be turned into retirement flats

"Lymington has a plentiful supply of 'retirement' properties"

Letter: The two New Forest roads which need fencing

Letter: The two New Forest roads which need fencing

Letter: The two New Forest roads which need fencing

"Not all accidents are caused by speed"

New Forest baron pens first novel by a Lord Byron in 200 years

New Forest baron pens first novel by a Lord Byron in 200 years

New Forest baron pens first novel by a Lord Byron in 200 years

THE first book in 200 years by a Lord Byron has hit the shelves – penned by the Forest resident whose ancestor is one of the greatest English poets.

'She had the ability to make everyone feel special' – tributes to Alison Thomas

'She had the ability to make everyone feel special' – tributes to Alison Thomas

'She had the ability to make everyone feel special' – tributes to Alison Thomas

REMEMBERED as one of life’s “genuinely lovely people”, former A&T commercial development manager Alison Thomas has died days after her 48th birthday.

Letter: The moaning minority on Barrack Road cycle lane

Letter: The moaning minority on Barrack Road cycle lane

Letter: The moaning minority on Barrack Road cycle lane

SIR – I was disappointed to read in the 17th September issue that once again there are "hundreds" against a proposed cycle lane.

Obituary: Tom Merifield – longstanding New Milton town councillor

Obituary: Tom Merifield – longstanding New Milton town councillor

Obituary: Tom Merifield – longstanding New Milton town councillor

RETIRED chartered surveyor and longstanding former New Milton town councillor Thomas Merifield has died at the age of 95.

Letter: A Tipp about taking responsibility on climate change

Letter: A Tipp about taking responsibility on climate change

Letter: A Tipp about taking responsibility on climate change

"To claim global warming is only partially caused by humans is alarming to hear in this age"

Record walkers help raise £4,000 for care unit

Record walkers help raise £4,000 for care unit

Record walkers help raise £4,000 for care unit

A RECORD number of walkers raised £4,000 for the charity of a specialist palliative care unit in Christchurch in memory of Melodie Lomax.

Obituary: Peter Bassett – first NFDC chief executive and founding member of New Forest Basics Bank

Obituary: Peter Bassett – first NFDC chief executive and founding member of New Forest Basics Bank

Obituary: Peter Bassett – first NFDC chief executive and founding member of New Forest Basics Bank

TRIBUTES have been paid to Peter Bassett, who was the first ever chief executive of New Forest District Council, after his death aged 86.

Letter: Those of us at the top will not change

Letter: Those of us at the top will not change

Letter: Those of us at the top will not change

SIR – The debate over the tactics of Extinction Rebellion groups distracts from looking at the numbers.

Letter: Angry and selfish driving kills cyclists

Letter: Angry and selfish driving kills cyclists

Letter: Angry and selfish driving kills cyclists

"lf anyone's animosity is justified, it is the cyclist whose safety is jeopardised by bad drivers."

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