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Care home could harm the River Avon, say planners

08 October 2021
Care home could harm the River Avon, say planners

Care home could harm the River Avon, say planners

08 October 2021

A new care home to be built in Ringwood has had the number of rooms it can offer limited over concerns about its ecological effect on the River Avon.


New Forest village has three of the top 10 most expensive streets in Hampshire

06 October 2021
New Forest village has three of the top 10 most expensive streets in Hampshire

New Forest village has three of the top 10 most expensive streets in Hampshire

06 October 2021

THE average house price on one road is £3.7-million.

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Date revealed for demolition of iconic Fawley power station chimney

04 October 2021
Date revealed for demolition of iconic Fawley power station chimney

Date revealed for demolition of iconic Fawley power station chimney

04 October 2021

FOR more than 50 years it has dominated the local skyline – but at the end of the month the iconic Fawley power station chimney will be blown up.

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Christchurch restaurant La Mamma set to close after nearly 50 years

01 October 2021
Christchurch restaurant La Mamma set to close after nearly 50 years

Christchurch restaurant La Mamma set to close after nearly 50 years

01 October 2021

POPULAR Christchurch restaurant La Mamma, which has served generations of families, is to close after nearly 50 years.

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Christchurch restaurants on alert as 'bloggers' accused of food scams

29 September 2021
Christchurch restaurants on alert as 'bloggers' accused of food scams

Christchurch restaurants on alert as 'bloggers' accused of food scams

29 September 2021

A COUPLE claiming to be food bloggers are suspected of scamming Christchurch restaurants and netting hundreds of pounds worth of food and wine.


Special visit for Forest school’s 'remarkable' pandemic effort

24 September 2021
Special visit for Forest school’s 'remarkable' pandemic effort

Special visit for Forest school’s 'remarkable' pandemic effort

24 September 2021

THE Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire paid a special visit to a Lyndhurst school for its efforts throughout the pandemic.


'Disheartened but not surprised' – friends’ three-day coast clean nets 30kg of litter

24 September 2021
'Disheartened but not surprised' – friends’ three-day coast clean nets 30kg of litter

'Disheartened but not surprised' – friends’ three-day coast clean nets 30kg of litter

24 September 2021

TWO friends who spent three days collecting rubbish along a 20km stretch of the south coast managed to collect more than 30kg of waste.


Local teens scoop silver gilt medal at Chelsea Flower Show

23 September 2021
Local teens scoop silver gilt medal at Chelsea Flower Show

Local teens scoop silver gilt medal at Chelsea Flower Show

23 September 2021

TWO green-fingered teenagers have scooped a prize at the Chelsea Flower Show after entering the prestigious event for the first time.


Obituary: Tricia Benge – champion for vulnerable children

17 September 2021
Obituary: Tricia Benge – champion for vulnerable children

Obituary: Tricia Benge – champion for vulnerable children

17 September 2021

TRICIA Benge, who has died at the age of 74, will be remembered for her tireless work to champion the rights of vulnerable children.


Council investigates 'daft' fairy light-covered flagpole erected in Lymington garden

13 September 2021
Council investigates 'daft' fairy light-covered flagpole erected in Lymington garden

Council investigates 'daft' fairy light-covered flagpole erected in Lymington garden

13 September 2021

NEW Forest District Council is investigating after neighbours complained about a large flagpole put up in a garden and covered in fairy lights.

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Simon’s handiwork takes centre stage in gardens tribute

10 September 2021
Simon’s handiwork takes centre stage in gardens tribute

Simon’s handiwork takes centre stage in gardens tribute

10 September 2021

A BEAUTIFUL hand-crafted stage created by the late master thatcher Simon Sinkinson has taken pride of place at Furzey Gardens as a tribute to him.


New Forest TV wine expert reveals the family tragedy which inspired her new book

10 September 2021
New Forest TV wine expert reveals the family tragedy which inspired her new book

New Forest TV wine expert reveals the family tragedy which inspired her new book

10 September 2021

AN emotive passage in Helen McGinn’s new novel describes a woman lighting a church candle in memory of her brother.


Groom on TV's Married at First Sight weds in style thanks to New Milton store

08 September 2021
Groom on TV's Married at First Sight weds in style thanks to New Milton store

Groom on TV's Married at First Sight weds in style thanks to New Milton store

08 September 2021

STAFF at New Milton’s Fagans Menswear were thrilled when a bridegroom from the TV series Married at First Sight chose his suit from the store.


Pensioner claims she was banned from hanging St George's flag in memory of father

05 September 2021
Pensioner claims she was banned from hanging St George's flag in memory of father

Pensioner claims she was banned from hanging St George's flag in memory of father

05 September 2021

A FURIOUS pensioner claimed she was banned from flying a flag at her home on Victory in Japan Day in honour of her POW father.


Sway man depressed by pandemic restrictions took his life in the Solent

04 September 2021
Sway man depressed by pandemic restrictions took his life in the Solent

Sway man depressed by pandemic restrictions took his life in the Solent

04 September 2021

THE inquest of an 87-year-old Sway man who died by suicide in the Solent was told how pandemic restrictions had left him depressed.


Dame Esther Rantzen: "Loneliness can strike anyone, any time."

03 September 2021
Dame Esther Rantzen: "Loneliness can strike anyone, any time."

Dame Esther Rantzen: "Loneliness can strike anyone, any time."

03 September 2021

Sitting in an idyllic New Forest cottage garden it is easy to see why Dame Esther Rantzen has turned her back on London to live here permanently.


Historic hall with links to Alice in Wonderland marks 100th birthday

02 September 2021
Historic hall with links to Alice in Wonderland marks 100th birthday

Historic hall with links to Alice in Wonderland marks 100th birthday

02 September 2021

AN historic hall with links to the real Alice in Wonderland marked its 100th anniversary by inviting in the community for a celebration of its past.


Ducks shot dead at Holbury Manor Pond

02 September 2021
Ducks shot dead at Holbury Manor Pond

Ducks shot dead at Holbury Manor Pond

02 September 2021

DUCKS found dead at a Waterside pond by a mum and her distraught children had been shot through the head.


Hythe's Victorian pier awarded listed status

02 September 2021
Hythe's Victorian pier awarded listed status

Hythe's Victorian pier awarded listed status

02 September 2021

THE campaign to protect Hythe pier has been boosted by an award of Grade II listed status.


Part of Highcliffe Castle wall to be demolished for housing

01 September 2021
Part of Highcliffe Castle wall to be demolished for housing

Part of Highcliffe Castle wall to be demolished for housing

01 September 2021

A part of the historic Highcliffe castle wall along Lymington Road is to be demolished to enable the building of nine flats with car parking.


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