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Little Hugo launches clothing range for children's charity fundraiser

15 February 2021
Little Hugo launches clothing range for children's charity fundraiser

Little Hugo launches clothing range for children's charity fundraiser

15 February 2021

FIVE-YEAR-OLD Hugo Carpenter has used his love of drawing to raise money for a children’s charity and bring a bit of joy into people’s lives during lockdown...


Obituary: Nan Kemp – nursing pioneer who was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal

13 February 2021
Obituary: Nan Kemp – nursing pioneer who was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal

Obituary: Nan Kemp – nursing pioneer who was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal

13 February 2021

FORMER nurse Nan Kemp who was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal travelling scholarship which led to her working in hospitals in America and Canada has died aged 86...


Pensioner's fury over fine for painting DIY pedestrian crossing near Mudeford home

11 February 2021
Pensioner's fury over fine for painting DIY pedestrian crossing near Mudeford home

Pensioner's fury over fine for painting DIY pedestrian crossing near Mudeford home

11 February 2021

A PENSIONER has told of his anger at being fined £130 for drawing a pedestrian crossing on the road approaching Mudeford Quay...


New plan to make Highcliffe ‘flat-free’

05 February 2021
New plan to make Highcliffe ‘flat-free’

New plan to make Highcliffe ‘flat-free’

05 February 2021

THE aim to make Highcliffe a “flat-free zone” is at the heart of a new Neighbourhood Plan after residents said too many have been built...


Farmers to go wild with bird count 'health check' launched by New Forest charity

01 February 2021
Farmers to go wild with bird count 'health check' launched by New Forest charity

Farmers to go wild with bird count 'health check' launched by New Forest charity

01 February 2021

MORE than 1,000 farmers are expected to take part in a national initiative launched by a New Forest nature charity to count the number of wild birds on their land...


Christchurch play areas set for handover to parish council after £1.2m revamp

31 January 2021
Christchurch play areas set for handover to parish council after £1.2m revamp

Christchurch play areas set for handover to parish council after £1.2m revamp

31 January 2021

THREE play areas are set to be transferred to Highcliffe and Walkford Parish Council to maintain their upkeep...


Developer rejects residents' claim land for 38 homes would be 'left empty'

30 January 2021
Developer rejects residents' claim land for 38 homes would be 'left empty'

Developer rejects residents' claim land for 38 homes would be 'left empty'

30 January 2021

A HOUSEBUILDER which secured permission for 38 more homes as part of a wider development in Christchurch has rejected claims by residents who believed the land was to be left as open space...


'Sharp as a tack' Stella beats Covid to reach her century

30 January 2021
'Sharp as a tack' Stella beats Covid to reach her century

'Sharp as a tack' Stella beats Covid to reach her century

30 January 2021

TO be diagnosed with Covid-19 two days before your 100th birthday would leave most people reeling. It certainly worried the family of great-grandmother Stella Hunt who celebrated the century milestone last Saturday...


Teacher Marie learns her lesson in losing more than nine stone after health shock

30 January 2021
Teacher Marie learns her lesson in losing more than nine stone after health shock

Teacher Marie learns her lesson in losing more than nine stone after health shock

30 January 2021

DEPUTY head teacher Marie Loftus felt like a star pupil for losing a whopping nine-and-half-stone after being inspired by the realisation that her weight was a huge health risk...


New designs unveiled for Lymington Quay toilets revamp – with cafe and roof terrace

28 January 2021
New designs unveiled for Lymington Quay toilets revamp – with cafe and roof terrace

New designs unveiled for Lymington Quay toilets revamp – with cafe and roof terrace

28 January 2021

FRESH plans have been unveiled to replace the dilapidated toilet block on Lymington’s Town Quay with a café or wine bar, complete with roof terrace to enjoy views of the river...


New Forest named fifth best national park in Europe

28 January 2021
New Forest named fifth best national park in Europe

New Forest named fifth best national park in Europe

28 January 2021

NEW Forest tourism bosses are celebrating after the national park was named the fifth best in Europe...


Hospice opens up bed space to ease pressure on hospitals during Covid pandemic

27 January 2021
Hospice opens up bed space to ease pressure on hospitals during Covid pandemic

Hospice opens up bed space to ease pressure on hospitals during Covid pandemic

27 January 2021

OAKHAVEN Hospice has opened four extra beds to take patients from under-pressure NHS hospitals battling the pandemic...


New 'long Covid' clinic opens at Lymington hospital

26 January 2021
New 'long Covid' clinic opens at Lymington hospital

New 'long Covid' clinic opens at Lymington hospital

26 January 2021

LYMINGTON hospital has a new clinic for people suffering from so-called “long Covid” months after contracting the virus...


Hurst Castle in need of 'urgent' erosion repairs

25 January 2021
Hurst Castle in need of 'urgent' erosion repairs

Hurst Castle in need of 'urgent' erosion repairs

25 January 2021

HERITAGE experts are carrying out “urgent” repairs to the east wing of the landmark Hurst Castle where it is being undermined by coastal erosion...


The Rev. Tasha is first woman vicar at Milford in its 850-year history

23 January 2021
The Rev. Tasha is first woman vicar at Milford in its 850-year history

The Rev. Tasha is first woman vicar at Milford in its 850-year history

23 January 2021

MILFORD is to get its own version of the Vicar of Dibley as it prepares to welcome the first female priest to take charge of the parish in its 850-year history...


Clean up Lymington's ‘neglected’ quay, council urged

22 January 2021
Clean up Lymington's ‘neglected’ quay, council urged

Clean up Lymington's ‘neglected’ quay, council urged

22 January 2021

CALLS have been made to urgently improve the appearance of Lymington’s “neglected” Town Quay...


New charter drawn up for professional dog walkers in the Forest

22 January 2021
New charter drawn up for professional dog walkers in the Forest

New charter drawn up for professional dog walkers in the Forest

22 January 2021

A PROFESSIONAL dog walking charter has been drawn up to encourage handlers in the New Forest to protect wildlife and pick up their mess...


Traffic chaos fears as Somerford roundabout set for five days of roadworks

20 January 2021
Traffic chaos fears as Somerford roundabout set for five days of roadworks

Traffic chaos fears as Somerford roundabout set for five days of roadworks

20 January 2021

MOTORISTS fear traffic chaos in Christchurch while BCP Council carries out five days of repairs to Somerford roundabout...


New Covid vaccination centre at BIC will be able to give 9,000 jabs a week

18 January 2021
New Covid vaccination centre at BIC will be able to give 9,000 jabs a week

New Covid vaccination centre at BIC will be able to give 9,000 jabs a week

18 January 2021

A REGIONAL vaccination clinic able to deliver thousands of Covid-19 jabs every week has been set up at Bournemouth International Centre...


School pleads for laptops for third of its pupils without proper home-learning equipment

16 January 2021
School pleads for laptops for third of its pupils without proper home-learning equipment

School pleads for laptops for third of its pupils without proper home-learning equipment

16 January 2021

A SCHOOL has appealed for laptop donations to help about a third of its pupils without the right computer kit to learn from home during the lockdown...


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