What was making the headlines in the A&T 25, 50 and 75 years ago
The head of a catering company which has built a strong reputation locally is soon to open a new restaurant in New Milton.
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A record-breaking former president of the Carp Society who entered the ‘Carp Hall of Fame’ has died at the age of 77 after a short illness.
Mabel’s restaurant at Shallowmead Nurseries in Boldre is set to reopen with a new management team.
Making the A&T headlines 25, 50 and 75 years ago.
A Milford holiday park has resubmitted plans for a new entertainment area after axing a previous application in the wake of a furious backlash.
A group of Royal British Legion members in Lymington raised £550 for the organisation’s annual Poppy Appeal by visiting every pub in the town.
A bagpiper serenaded Hillyfield rest home resident Anne Harnett on her 105th birthday.
‘Moving’ performances were put on for a packed audience during a talent show staged by a specialist autism school.
A seven-year-old who donated 21 inches of her hair to the Little Princess Trust which makes wigs for children with no hair has raised more than £400.
An annual memorial has been held to honour the servicemen and women who worked at the 12 airfields in the New Forest during the Second World War.
Claims that otters and badgers use woodland in Highcliffe at the centre of a planning row have been described as “utter fantasy” by the developer.
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Ten tonnes of litter has been collected by a Forest litter picking group over the last four years – enough to fill more than 2,500 large bin bags.
Controversial plans to demolish two clifftop houses and replace them with a four-storey block of flats have been thrown out by BCP Council.
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Organisers have promised rain won’t stop play as far as the Bournemouth Air Festival is concerned, although it may temper some performances.
What was making the headlines in the A&T 25, 50 and 75 years ago.
A £3.4million project to improve football facilities in Ringwood will see “new opportunities” offered to women and girls football.
Charity shop staff were saddened after thieves took vintage Barbie worth £70 from a window display.
Wildlife expert Chris Packham has been reported to police for sniffing a goshawk during the filming of a TV show.
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Residents of Christchurch are being asked where they would like to see electric vehicle points installed in the town.
