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Report on 54-home plans 'twisted' by parish – developer

20 May 2020
Report on 54-home plans 'twisted' by parish – developer

Report on 54-home plans 'twisted' by parish – developer

20 May 2020

The homes would be built close to Jesmond Avenue in Highcliffe A DEVELOPER has accused parish councillors of having “twisted” a tree report to persuade…


Inquest: Woman who died in motorway crash was worried about missing appointment

19 May 2020
Inquest: Woman who died in motorway crash was worried about missing appointment

Inquest: Woman who died in motorway crash was worried about missing appointment

19 May 2020

Zoe Maclennan's family said they had no concerns about her driving A 90-YEAR-OLD widow worried about missing a doctor’s appointment died after losing…


Parish urges council to reject 'out of character' plan for flats

19 May 2020
Parish urges council to reject 'out of character' plan for flats

Parish urges council to reject 'out of character' plan for flats

19 May 2020

A CGI of plans for the flats in Chewton Farm Road. (picture: ARC Architects Ltd) A PLAN TO demolish a bungalow and erect 14 flats in its place in Highcliffe…


'They tried to bite my throat out' – dog owner tells of savage park attack on her and pet

18 May 2020
'They tried to bite my throat out' – dog owner tells of savage park attack on her and pet

'They tried to bite my throat out' – dog owner tells of savage park attack on her and pet

18 May 2020

The injuries suffered by Ellie A WOMAN who was viciously attacked by two dogs in a park sobbed as she told how she believed she was going to die. Angela…


Keeping wheels moving at local food outlets during the lockdown

17 May 2020
Keeping wheels moving at local food outlets during the lockdown

Keeping wheels moving at local food outlets during the lockdown

17 May 2020

National park ranger Claire Sherwood (left) with Kathy Sirl, owner of the Naked Pantry in New Milton ONE of the biggest business casualties of the coronavirus…


Plans revealed for new village community hub

16 May 2020
Plans revealed for new village community hub

Plans revealed for new village community hub

16 May 2020

An artist's impression of East Boldre Community Hub showing the proposed community shop viewed from the car park PLANS have been submitted to create a…


Lockdown and Brexit blamed as Peeks Party Store closes after 70 years' trading

14 May 2020
Lockdown and Brexit blamed as Peeks Party Store closes after 70 years' trading

Lockdown and Brexit blamed as Peeks Party Store closes after 70 years' trading

14 May 2020

The Peeks Party Store shop in Reid Road THE family-run Peeks Party Store in Christchurch has gone into liquidation – ending 70 years of trading. The coronavirus…


Food festival among a raft of Christchurch summer events axed due to coronavirus

12 May 2020
Food festival among a raft of Christchurch summer events axed due to coronavirus

Food festival among a raft of Christchurch summer events axed due to coronavirus

12 May 2020

Christchurch Food Festival pulled more than 60,000 visitors last year A HOST of popular summer events in Christchurch that were hoped to have been held…


Swan rescued after crash-landing onto pub roof

12 May 2020
Swan rescued after crash-landing onto pub roof

Swan rescued after crash-landing onto pub roof

12 May 2020

The swan refused to come down from the roof of Ye Old George pub in Christchurch (picture: RSPCA) A SWAN had to be rescued by the RSPCA after it crash-landed…


Security drafted in as drivers queue for hours at reopened local tips

12 May 2020
Security drafted in as drivers queue for hours at reopened local tips

Security drafted in as drivers queue for hours at reopened local tips

12 May 2020

The queue at Marchwood recycling centre yesterday (picture: Cllr Richard Young) SECURITY guards were drafted in at tips across Dorset and Hampshire yesterday…


The wacky and wonderful ways local schools have been interacting with their pupils during lockdown

09 May 2020
The wacky and wonderful ways local schools have been interacting with their pupils during lockdown

The wacky and wonderful ways local schools have been interacting with their pupils during lockdown

09 May 2020

Toilet roll volleyball with Priestlands' Mr Caplen TOILET roll keepy-uppies, teachers hula hooping and bake-off competitions are some of the innovative…


Owner reunited with lost dog found 80 miles away

05 May 2020
Owner reunited with lost dog found 80 miles away

Owner reunited with lost dog found 80 miles away

05 May 2020

Lola was found in Chichester A DISTRAUGHT dog owner was reunited with her Labrador after it was discovered nearly 80 miles away from where it went missing. Lola…


How to experience Exbury Garden during lockdown

30 April 2020
How to experience Exbury Garden during lockdown

How to experience Exbury Garden during lockdown

30 April 2020

Marie-Louise Agius filming at Exbury during lockdown FANS of Exbury Gardens can now take in its delights despite the lockdown. Although it is currently…


‘Carbuncle’ flats scheme defended by developer

30 April 2020
‘Carbuncle’ flats scheme defended by developer

‘Carbuncle’ flats scheme defended by developer

30 April 2020

PLANS for a block of 14 flats in Walkford (picture: ARC Architects Ltd) PLANS for a block of 14 flats in Walkford attacked by neighbours as a “carbuncle”…


Animal charity pleads for help as it tackles lockdown rescues – including 35 ducklings trying to cross Wessex Way

29 April 2020
Animal charity pleads for help as it tackles lockdown rescues – including 35 ducklings trying to cross Wessex Way

Animal charity pleads for help as it tackles lockdown rescues – including 35 ducklings trying to cross Wessex Way

29 April 2020

One of three groups of ducklings found trying to cross Wessex Way (photo: RSPCA) IT IS a service which has kept going during the coronavirus outbreak…


New Cadland Estate farm shop keeping locals fed

29 April 2020
New Cadland Estate farm shop keeping locals fed

New Cadland Estate farm shop keeping locals fed

29 April 2020

Fiona Drummond, the owner of Cadland Estate in Fawley SUMPTUOUS sausages made from game reared on a New Forest estate are one of the offerings at its…


Video: Hair-raising lockdown trims raise more than £3,000

27 April 2020
Video: Hair-raising lockdown trims raise more than £3,000

Video: Hair-raising lockdown trims raise more than £3,000

27 April 2020

Clinton McCarthy at the mercy of his wife Kathryn THE closure of hairdressers under the coronavirus lockdown has paid off for New Forest fundraisers who…


Wildlife give the coronavirus lockdown seal of approval

25 April 2020
Wildlife give the coronavirus lockdown seal of approval

Wildlife give the coronavirus lockdown seal of approval

25 April 2020

A seal on the beach at Milford (picture: Chris Mabey) WILDLIFE is thriving amid the lockdown as animals return to areas where they had fled crowds of…


Pregnant cat shot three times survives to have kittens

23 April 2020
Pregnant cat shot three times survives to have kittens

Pregnant cat shot three times survives to have kittens

23 April 2020

Hope and her kittens (picture: Cats Protection) A PREGNANT cat badly injured after being shot three times with an air gun survived to give birth to four…


Lymington pub brews up new plan for 18th century toll house

23 April 2020
Lymington pub brews up new plan for 18th century toll house

Lymington pub brews up new plan for 18th century toll house

23 April 2020

The Monkey House Bar-Lymington ONCE an important part of Lymington life, an old toll house which has stood dilapidated for decades is proposed to be transformed…


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