Cattle have returned to graze unwanted plants in a "secret forest" left virtually untouched for over a century.
A bid to demolish a house in Dibden Purlieu and replace it with 25 homes has been refused after sparking nearly 200 objections.
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Parish councillors in Burley have welcomed the national park authority throwing out extension plans for a 120-year-old cottage.
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A cat owner has described the return of her pet after NINE years as a “true Christmas miracle.”
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IT is one of the smallest villages in the New Forest but with one of the mightiest local football teams.
Kind hearted Ringwood school students donated over 2,500 items of food, toiletries and clothing to help the homeless in their local area.
A Priestlands School pupil who organised a tractor parade to raise over £2,000 was presented with a prize for going the "extra mile".
AN 11-year-old Lymington boy's stunning photo of a snake won him a top prize in the RSPCA’s Young Photographer of the Year Awards.
The mum of a 15-year-old girl killed in a crash near Hordle caused by a drink-driver has urged motorists not to play “Russian roulette” with alcohol.
A warning has been issued to stay off frozen water in the New Forest after a group were pictured playing ice hockey on Hatchet Pond.
BUDDING young chefs at Highcliffe School impressed judges in the first round of an annual cooking competition.
A developer seeking to demolish a large house at Barton and build seven homes said the scheme would help attract a younger population to the area.
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As the NFDC hands out funding for a raft of warm spaces for those worried about putting heating on at home, we round up the sites near you.
A neighbour tried in vain to save the life of drug-user who died after taking a cocktail of substances at her home in Christchurch, an inquest heard.
An application has been submitted to build a block of 12 flats for the over-50s in Totton.
A former worker at Fawley oil refinery who suffered a severe stroke has been helped by ex-colleagues who raised money for a lift at his home.
An application has been submitted to keep a pet crematorium created in a barn on a farm in Marchwood.
A pair of derelict New Forest footbridges at the centre of rows between cyclists and walkers are finally being replaced after a five-year wait.
A newlywed from Lymington was rushed to hospital on her tropical honeymoon after being stung by the most venomous fish in the world.
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Traders claim they have been “left in the dark” for years by town councillors who refuse to put up Christmas lights in their part of the high street.
