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Cash-strapped New Forest mental health charity closing amid 45% rise in demand

19 March 2022
Cash-strapped New Forest mental health charity closing amid 45% rise in demand

Cash-strapped New Forest mental health charity closing amid 45% rise in demand

19 March 2022

A CHARITY which helps around 1,000 young people a year in the New Forest who suffer mental health issues is facing closure.


Bransgore couple share Queen's platinum jubilee

18 March 2022
Bransgore couple share Queen's platinum jubilee

Bransgore couple share Queen's platinum jubilee

18 March 2022

A CHANCE meeting on a bus led to 70 years of happy married life for John and Jean Harrison who have celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary.


Lymington concert for Ukraine forced to change venue after surge in popularity

17 March 2022
Lymington concert for Ukraine forced to change venue after surge in popularity

Lymington concert for Ukraine forced to change venue after surge in popularity

17 March 2022

A CONCERT for Ukraine featuring local singers and musicians received such a huge show of support the venue had to be changed.


'Temporary insanity' of New Forest man who took his life before going on trial for attempted murder

17 March 2022
'Temporary insanity' of New Forest man who took his life before going on trial for attempted murder

'Temporary insanity' of New Forest man who took his life before going on trial for attempted murder

17 March 2022

A PENSIONER who hanged himself before going on trial for the attempted murder of his girlfriend may have been suffering from “temporary insanity”.


New Forest doctor helps evacuate cancer-stricken children from Ukraine

15 March 2022
New Forest doctor helps evacuate cancer-stricken children from Ukraine

New Forest doctor helps evacuate cancer-stricken children from Ukraine

15 March 2022

A NEW Forest doctor has been praised by Boris Johnson for leading a mercy mission to fly child cancer patients from Ukraine to Britain for treatment.


Dog mess at Hengistbury Head to be sprayed red

14 March 2022
Dog mess at Hengistbury Head to be sprayed red

Dog mess at Hengistbury Head to be sprayed red

14 March 2022

DOG mess left at Hengistbury Head will be sprayed with red chalk paint to remind pet owners to clean up after their animals.


Twins on mercy mission to help Ukrainian refugees

12 March 2022
Twins on mercy mission to help Ukrainian refugees

Twins on mercy mission to help Ukrainian refugees

12 March 2022

TWIN brothers who only passed their driving test eight months ago completed a mercy mission to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees.


Town's coastal streets face parking crackdown following last summer's 'major incident'

11 March 2022
Town's coastal streets face parking crackdown following last summer's 'major incident'

Town's coastal streets face parking crackdown following last summer's 'major incident'

11 March 2022

NEW parking restrictions making nearly every coastal road between Friars Cliff and Mudeford a “no parking zone” could be in operation by the summer.


Treasure trove of paintings from 1800s revealed at Forest church

08 March 2022
Treasure trove of paintings from 1800s revealed at Forest church

Treasure trove of paintings from 1800s revealed at Forest church

08 March 2022

A LEAKY roof helped uncover a treasure trove of religious artwork hidden beneath a painted parish church wall for over 100 years.


'Some of his stories beggar belief' – tributes to Lymington sailing legend Les Powles

06 March 2022
'Some of his stories beggar belief' – tributes to Lymington sailing legend Les Powles

'Some of his stories beggar belief' – tributes to Lymington sailing legend Les Powles

06 March 2022

LYMINGTON sailor Les Powles, who sailed single handily around the world three times, has died at the age of 96.


Personal touch is the difference for award-winning New Forest hotel

04 March 2022
Personal touch is the difference for award-winning New Forest hotel

Personal touch is the difference for award-winning New Forest hotel

04 March 2022

HOW a Forest hotel has managed to dramatically climb the ranks on Tripadvisor after new owners took over is perfectly illustrated by a jar of honey.


Obituary: Jack Gittoes – a Mr Fix-it electronics engineer who specialised in lasers

04 March 2022
Obituary: Jack Gittoes – a Mr Fix-it electronics engineer who specialised in lasers

Obituary: Jack Gittoes – a Mr Fix-it electronics engineer who specialised in lasers

04 March 2022

BORN one of premature twins who were not expected to survive, Jack Gittoes went on to live for 84 years becoming a talented electronics engineer.


Verderers refuse New Forest village plans for jubilee trees

04 March 2022
Verderers refuse New Forest village plans for jubilee trees

Verderers refuse New Forest village plans for jubilee trees

04 March 2022

A PLAN by a New Forest village to plant a dozen trees to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee in the summer has been scuppered by the verderers.

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Plan to create business units on former Burley chicken farm

03 March 2022
Plan to create business units on former Burley chicken farm

Plan to create business units on former Burley chicken farm

03 March 2022

PLANS have been resubmitted to turn outbuildings into commercial units on a former chicken farm in Burley.


Under-threat New Forest wagon rides saved

03 March 2022
Under-threat New Forest wagon rides saved

Under-threat New Forest wagon rides saved

03 March 2022

ONE of the oldest tourist institutions in the New Forest has been saved after Forestry England agreed to give its new owners a three-year licence.


Green light for 10 new trees to replace felled oaks in New Forest village

02 March 2022
Green light for 10 new trees to replace felled oaks in New Forest village

Green light for 10 new trees to replace felled oaks in New Forest village

02 March 2022

PLANS have been approved for a row of 10 new trees to replace oaks in Burley which villagers tied themselves to last year in a bid to save them.

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Twelve border collie puppies stolen from New Forest farm

01 March 2022
Twelve border collie puppies stolen from New Forest farm

Twelve border collie puppies stolen from New Forest farm

01 March 2022

POLICE are investigating the theft of 12 border collie puppies and a dog from a farm in Bramshaw while workers were lambing early in the morning.


Mountain of fridges and freezers dumped in New Forest

01 March 2022
Mountain of fridges and freezers dumped in New Forest

Mountain of fridges and freezers dumped in New Forest

01 March 2022

A MOUNTAIN of fridges and freezers dumped at a New Forest beauty spot has been condemned as "disgusting".


History of Godshill Pottery revealed by diary discovery

25 February 2022
History of Godshill Pottery revealed by diary discovery

History of Godshill Pottery revealed by diary discovery

25 February 2022

FINDING his mother’s diary helped Christopher Pan Charman uncover the story behind the creation of one of the New Forest’s most special buildings.


Highcliffe Castle wins Wedding Venue of the Year award

25 February 2022
Highcliffe Castle wins Wedding Venue of the Year award

Highcliffe Castle wins Wedding Venue of the Year award

25 February 2022

STAFF at Highcliffe Castle celebrated after winning gold at the Dorset Tourism Awards for Wedding Venue of the Year.


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