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Chris March has been a reporter for the A&T since 2005. His reporting beat includes New Milton Town Council and breaking news, including local crimes and emergency services call-outs.

Public invited to question police boss

21 May 2025
Public invited to question police boss

Public invited to question police boss

21 May 2025

People are invited to submit questions for Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner to ask the force’s chief during a public live online session.


Hunt for pair caught on CCTV after ring worth over £5,000 stolen from jewellers

21 May 2025
Hunt for pair caught on CCTV after ring worth over £5,000 stolen from jewellers

Hunt for pair caught on CCTV after ring worth over £5,000 stolen from jewellers

21 May 2025

Police probing the distraction theft of a ring worth thousands of pounds have released a CCTV picture of a pair wanted.


Engineers give update on power cut which hit 11,000 homes and businesses

21 May 2025
Engineers give update on power cut which hit 11,000 homes and businesses

Engineers give update on power cut which hit 11,000 homes and businesses

21 May 2025

A network fault which sparked a major power outage, cutting off more than 11,000 properties across Lymington and surrounding areas, has been repaired.

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Woman sentenced for 26 shoplifting offences

21 May 2025
Woman sentenced for 26 shoplifting offences

Woman sentenced for 26 shoplifting offences

21 May 2025

A persistent shoplifter who stole over £1,500 of goods in a string of thefts from Waterside stores has been told to undergo rehabilitation activity.


‘Concerns’ delay church bid to lease part of town memorial centre

21 May 2025
‘Concerns’ delay church bid to lease part of town memorial centre

‘Concerns’ delay church bid to lease part of town memorial centre

21 May 2025

A decision on whether a church will be allowed to lease part of a town centre venue has been put off over “concerns” despite the potential for funds.


Appeal after dog attack in town centre

20 May 2025
Appeal after dog attack in town centre

Appeal after dog attack in town centre

20 May 2025

A man needed hospital treatment after being bitten by a dog in Lymington town centre.


More than 11,000 properties hit by major power cut

20 May 2025
More than 11,000 properties hit by major power cut

More than 11,000 properties hit by major power cut

20 May 2025

A major power outage cut off more than 11,000 properties across Lymington and surrounding areas for nearly an hour this morning.


Restaurant window break costs man hundreds

20 May 2025
Restaurant window break costs man hundreds

Restaurant window break costs man hundreds

20 May 2025

Breaking an Italian restaurant’s window cost a Blackfield man hundreds of pounds when he appeared before magistrates.


Drugs found at illegal camp in New Forest

19 May 2025
Drugs found at illegal camp in New Forest

Drugs found at illegal camp in New Forest

19 May 2025

Cannabis was seized when police found an illegal camp in the New Forest where a large fire had been lit.


School close to shutting after travellers move onto sports field

19 May 2025
School close to shutting after travellers move onto sports field

School close to shutting after travellers move onto sports field

19 May 2025

A New Forest secondary school was on verge of shutting its doors to pupils after a large group of travellers moved onto its sports field.


Blade amnesty in knife crime crackdown

19 May 2025
Blade amnesty in knife crime crackdown

Blade amnesty in knife crime crackdown

19 May 2025

People are invited to surrender knives at various New Forest venues this week as part of a nationwide campaign tackling blade crime.


Arrest after two shoplifting incidents while police patrolled high street

19 May 2025
Arrest after two shoplifting incidents while police patrolled high street

Arrest after two shoplifting incidents while police patrolled high street

19 May 2025

A woman was arrested after hundreds of pounds of goods were stolen in two shoplifting incidents during a police patrol of Lymington High Street.


E-fit appeal in hunt for burglars who broke into garage

19 May 2025
E-fit appeal in hunt for burglars who broke into garage

E-fit appeal in hunt for burglars who broke into garage

19 May 2025

Police have released an e-fit as they hunt three burglars who targeted a Fordingbridge garage, one of whom was brandishing a metal pipe.


Forest flytip cost hundreds to clear

17 May 2025
Forest flytip cost hundreds to clear

Forest flytip cost hundreds to clear

17 May 2025

A recent large flytip at a New Forest beauty spot cost hundreds of pounds to clear, police said.


Hunt for man who abused and pushed woman outside store

16 May 2025
Hunt for man who abused and pushed woman outside store

Hunt for man who abused and pushed woman outside store

16 May 2025

A woman was subjected to abuse and pushed to the ground in a “very distressing” attack outside a Burton store.


Forged charity letter costs man £840

15 May 2025
Forged charity letter costs man £840

Forged charity letter costs man £840

15 May 2025

Forging a letter from a drug addict support charity to police cost an Ashurst man hundreds of pounds when he appeared before magistrates.


‘Urgent’ medical alert on beach

14 May 2025
‘Urgent’ medical alert on beach

‘Urgent’ medical alert on beach

14 May 2025

A man who suffered a medical episode was stretchered onto a lifeboat in an “urgent situation” on the beach at Barton.


Arson probe after heath fire near village Scout hut

14 May 2025
Arson probe after heath fire near village Scout hut

Arson probe after heath fire near village Scout hut

14 May 2025

Police have launched a probe into a “suspicious” blaze that tore through heath and woodland at Bransgore.


‘A very serious incident’ – children rescued from mud, with one stuck chest-deep

13 May 2025
‘A very serious incident’ – children rescued from mud, with one stuck chest-deep

‘A very serious incident’ – children rescued from mud, with one stuck chest-deep

13 May 2025

RNLI volunteers and firefighters rescued two children stranded on Christchurch harbour mud, one of whom was stuck chest-deep.


Police intercept cannabis delivery in the post

13 May 2025
Police intercept cannabis delivery in the post

Police intercept cannabis delivery in the post

13 May 2025

Police penalised a man for possessing cannabis after intercepting a suspicious posted package at Fordingbridge.


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