THREE play areas are set to be transferred to Highcliffe and Walkford Parish Council to maintain their upkeep...
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...
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...
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...
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 tourism bosses are celebrating after the national park was named the fifth best in Europe...
OAKHAVEN Hospice has opened four extra beds to take patients from under-pressure NHS hospitals battling the pandemic...
LYMINGTON hospital has a new clinic for people suffering from so-called “long Covid” months after contracting the virus...
HERITAGE experts are carrying out “urgent” repairs to the east wing of the landmark Hurst Castle where it is being undermined by coastal erosion...
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...
CALLS have been made to urgently improve the appearance of Lymington’s “neglected” Town Quay...
A PROFESSIONAL dog walking charter has been drawn up to encourage handlers in the New Forest to protect wildlife and pick up their mess...
MOTORISTS fear traffic chaos in Christchurch while BCP Council carries out five days of repairs to Somerford roundabout...
A REGIONAL vaccination clinic able to deliver thousands of Covid-19 jabs every week has been set up at Bournemouth International Centre...
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...
A VETERAN affected by losing friends on the battlefield was drink-driving when he was killed in a high-speed crash near Calshot , an inquest heard...
A POULTRY farmer whose trade with eateries and schools has been cut off by the lockdown is appealing to the public to buy his eggs amid fears he may have to cull some of his 13,000-strong flock...
COUNCILS are gearing up for more people to vote by post in the local elections in May, due to the pandemic...
THE approach to regenerating Christchurch must be dynamic, imaginative and proactive – so say the town’s six independent councillors who are have outlined key schemes they want to be considered by BCP Council ...
PAULTONS Park raised more than £70,000 to help equip a specialist sensory retreat for seriously ill youngsters at Southampton Children’s Hospital...
