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Woman shaken after 'split-second' bag snatch by cycling thief

13 September 2019
Woman shaken after 'split-second' bag snatch by cycling thief

Woman shaken after 'split-second' bag snatch by cycling thief

13 September 2019

The bag stolen from Janet Massey was a Christmas present from her husband A WOMAN was left badly shaken after a cyclist reached into her car and snatched…


Mystery solved of big bang that shook people's homes

12 September 2019
Mystery solved of big bang that shook people's homes

Mystery solved of big bang that shook people's homes

12 September 2019

THE answer has been found to what caused a huge bang that mystified residents who reported it shaking their homes...


Bid to revamp old station house keeps heritage centre plan on track

12 September 2019
Bid to revamp old station house keeps heritage centre plan on track

Bid to revamp old station house keeps heritage centre plan on track

12 September 2019

The New Milton station master's house in the early 20th century PLANS to transform the disused railway station master’s house in New Milton into a heritage…


Bug hotel arsonists 'put town beauty spot at risk', warns conservationist

10 September 2019
Bug hotel arsonists 'put town beauty spot at risk', warns conservationist

Bug hotel arsonists 'put town beauty spot at risk', warns conservationist

10 September 2019

Friends of Ballard Water Meadows chair Alan Hopking where the flames reached ARSONISTS put an entire New Forest beauty spot in danger when they set light…


VIDEO: Explosion after beachcomber discovers live grenade

09 September 2019
VIDEO: Explosion after beachcomber discovers live grenade

VIDEO: Explosion after beachcomber discovers live grenade

09 September 2019

The grenade was detonated by a Royal Navy bomb disposal team (Photo: Lymington Coastguard) A MAN looking for glass bottles got more than he bargained…


Parking firm told to get planning permission for controversial cameras

05 September 2019
Parking firm told to get planning permission for controversial cameras

Parking firm told to get planning permission for controversial cameras

05 September 2019

Britannia Parking has been enforcing a 20-minute restriction at the Old Milton Green car park for two years THE enforcers of a controversial parking restriction…


Shoplifting victim says budget cuts affecting police response

05 September 2019
Shoplifting victim says budget cuts affecting police response

Shoplifting victim says budget cuts affecting police response

05 September 2019

Store manager Aaron Page is frustrated by the lack of police resources in the area (Photo: Steve West) THE manager of a family-owned Lyndhurst gift shop…


Shopkeeper feared for his family after would-be thieves set fire to ATM

03 September 2019
Shopkeeper feared for his family after would-be thieves set fire to ATM

Shopkeeper feared for his family after would-be thieves set fire to ATM

03 September 2019

The fire-damaged cash machine outside the Premier store in Brockenhurst A SHOPKEEPER said his family’s lives were put at risk when masked raiders set…


Warning to neighbours as fire crews tackle large waste blaze

02 September 2019
Warning to neighbours as fire crews tackle large waste blaze

Warning to neighbours as fire crews tackle large waste blaze

02 September 2019

Around 30 firefighters have been tackling the blaze at the waste centre (Photo: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service) NEARBY residents and businesses are…


Overturned tipper truck sparks renewed calls for road safety action

30 August 2019
Overturned tipper truck sparks renewed calls for road safety action

Overturned tipper truck sparks renewed calls for road safety action

30 August 2019

The truck's overturned trailer caused hold-ups in Lymington town centre for four-and-a-half hours (Photo: Jennifer Cutmore) CAMPAIGNERS renewed calls…


VIDEO: Fury as CCTV shows vandals destroying silent soldier memorial

30 August 2019
VIDEO: Fury as CCTV shows vandals destroying silent soldier memorial

VIDEO: Fury as CCTV shows vandals destroying silent soldier memorial

30 August 2019

 SHOCK and disgust has been vented towards teenage vandals who attacked a silent soldier memorial in Blackfield, decapitating it and cutting it in half. The…


Food bank criticises councillors' calls to launch new operation as 'folly'

25 August 2019
Food bank criticises councillors' calls to launch new operation as 'folly'

Food bank criticises councillors' calls to launch new operation as 'folly'

25 August 2019

The New Forest Basics Bank depends on regular contributions of food from the public TRUSTEES of the New Forest Basics Bank have criticised comments made…


Pair come forward after McDonald's 'assault' CCTV appeal

23 August 2019
Pair come forward after McDonald's 'assault' CCTV appeal

Pair come forward after McDonald's 'assault' CCTV appeal

23 August 2019

The McDonald's branch in Somerford Road, Christchurch A MAN and a woman sought in connection with an alleged assault on a teenage boy at McDonald’s in…


Sniffer dog called in after suspicious case sparks bomb alert

23 August 2019
Sniffer dog called in after suspicious case sparks bomb alert

Sniffer dog called in after suspicious case sparks bomb alert

23 August 2019

The suspicious item turned out to be a piece of medical equipment called a light beam generator (Photo: Hampshire Police) A SNIFFER dog was called in…


Driver (71) arrested for attempted murder after two-car crash

21 August 2019
Driver (71) arrested for attempted murder after two-car crash

Driver (71) arrested for attempted murder after two-car crash

21 August 2019

The incident happened at Clay Hill on the A337 between Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst A MOTORIST has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following…


Cat put down after injuries from air weapon shooting

21 August 2019
Cat put down after injuries from air weapon shooting

Cat put down after injuries from air weapon shooting

21 August 2019

The air weapon attack on the cat coincides with RSPCA calls for tighter controls (Photo: stock image) A CAT had to be put down after it was shot with…


Police launch CCTV appeal for 'plump and balding' till snatch suspect

21 August 2019
Police launch CCTV appeal for 'plump and balding' till snatch suspect

Police launch CCTV appeal for 'plump and balding' till snatch suspect

21 August 2019

Police have asked for help to trace the suspect caught in these CCTV images A THIEF caught on CCTV as he snatched a cash from a till at the Lymington…


Thieves hit charity for third time to snatch £20,000 tractor and mower

21 August 2019
Thieves hit charity for third time to snatch £20,000 tractor and mower

Thieves hit charity for third time to snatch £20,000 tractor and mower

21 August 2019

The Lantern Community’s residents survey the cleared-out shed A RINGWOOD charity centre that supports over 70 people with learning disabilities was left…


Man left with lacerations after late night attack

19 August 2019
Man left with lacerations after late night attack

Man left with lacerations after late night attack

19 August 2019

A man suffered head and leg injuries in Hardy Close in New Milton A MAN was left with head injuries and lacerations to his leg following a late night…


Councillors make call for town to launch its own food bank

18 August 2019
Councillors make call for town to launch its own food bank

Councillors make call for town to launch its own food bank

18 August 2019

New Milton town councillors responded to a funding request by New Forest Basics Bank in Lymington AN appeal for funds to help a Lymington food bank relocate…


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