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Debut festival to show off performing talents of town's young people

08 August 2019
Debut festival to show off performing talents of town's young people

Debut festival to show off performing talents of town's young people

08 August 2019

Weather forecasts pushed the event from the rec to inside the next door Memorial Centre, off Whitefield Road YOUNGSTERS’ musical and sporting talents…


Council to double funding to town's bid for £6.6m culture hub

05 August 2019
Council to double funding to town's bid for £6.6m culture hub

Council to double funding to town's bid for £6.6m culture hub

05 August 2019

An early artist's impression of how New Milton Memorial Centre could be transformed as a cultural and community hub NEW MILTON Town Council is set to…


Theft suspicions over 'fancy pigeons' rescued from road by RSPCA

05 August 2019
Theft suspicions over 'fancy pigeons' rescued from road by RSPCA

Theft suspicions over 'fancy pigeons' rescued from road by RSPCA

05 August 2019

Two of the nine pigeons found by the entrance to Mount Pleasant Caravan & Camping Park in Matchams Lane, Hurn A PROBE has been launched by the RSPCA…


'Make some noise' to get action to fight town centre crime

02 August 2019
'Make some noise' to get action to fight town centre crime

'Make some noise' to get action to fight town centre crime

02 August 2019

The multi-agency Safer New Forest partnership deployed a van to New Milton to hear traders' views “WE need to make a lot of noise.” This was the message…


Police release CCTV in hunt for suspected Marks & Spencer shoplifter

31 July 2019
Police release CCTV in hunt for suspected Marks & Spencer shoplifter

Police release CCTV in hunt for suspected Marks & Spencer shoplifter

31 July 2019

The suspected shoplifter was at the Marks & Spencer store on the forecourt in Somerford Road, Christchurch POLICE have released CCTV images of a woman…


Emergency repairs team dispatched to tackle power cut

30 July 2019
Emergency repairs team dispatched to tackle power cut

Emergency repairs team dispatched to tackle power cut

30 July 2019

Engineers in Knighton Park, Barton, attempt to fix the fault in the underground electricity network AROUND eight homes in a Barton street have been left…


Driver trapped in taxi as wind brings down tree and power lines

30 July 2019
Driver trapped in taxi as wind brings down tree and power lines

Driver trapped in taxi as wind brings down tree and power lines

30 July 2019

The driver was taken to hospital after being cut free by firefighters in Knellers Lane, Ashurst (Photo: South Central Ambulance Service) A TAXI driver…


Vandals hit flower displays on eve of In Bloom judging

29 July 2019
Vandals hit flower displays on eve of In Bloom judging

Vandals hit flower displays on eve of In Bloom judging

29 July 2019

It is believed the three-tiered planter was targeted during Saturday night (Photo: Carl Osborne) FLOWERS were strewn across the pavement when vandals…


Man killed on railway line named as New Forest club footballer

29 July 2019
Man killed on railway line named as New Forest club footballer

Man killed on railway line named as New Forest club footballer

29 July 2019

Patrick Norum played for Lyndhurst FC A MAN who was killed after being hit by a train on the New Forest railway line has been named as Lyndhurst footballer…


Masked raiders take £25,000 of garden machinery as firm hit again

26 July 2019
Masked raiders take £25,000 of garden machinery as firm hit again

Masked raiders take £25,000 of garden machinery as firm hit again

26 July 2019

CCTV from the raid on SPG Mowers GARDENING equipment valued at up to £25,000 was stolen by masked raiders who forced their way into a New Forest garden…


Police hunt for this man suspected of vandalising cars

25 July 2019
Police hunt for this man suspected of vandalising cars

Police hunt for this man suspected of vandalising cars

25 July 2019

Police want to trace the man in this dashcam image POLICE have released this dashcam image of a man they want to trace after three cars were so badly…


CCTV image released of suspected burglar targeting occupied homes

24 July 2019
CCTV image released of suspected burglar targeting occupied homes

CCTV image released of suspected burglar targeting occupied homes

24 July 2019

Officers want to identify this man POLICE have released this CCTV image of a man they want to trace as they investigate a series of home burglaries ,…


Disabled widower calls for better cemetery access

23 July 2019
Disabled widower calls for better cemetery access

Disabled widower calls for better cemetery access

23 July 2019

Visitors to Milford Road cemetery must negotiate a busy road to access the site UP to £5,000 is set to be spent on improving access to a New Milton cemetery…


Passenger badly hurt after exiting moving vehicle

22 July 2019
Passenger badly hurt after exiting moving vehicle

Passenger badly hurt after exiting moving vehicle

22 July 2019

Police at the scene of the incident on the A35 at Christchurch. Credit: Dorset Police A PASSENGER was badly hurt after getting out of a moving car on…


Raiders return to snatch second helping of lobsters and crabs

19 July 2019
Raiders return to snatch second helping of lobsters and crabs

Raiders return to snatch second helping of lobsters and crabs

19 July 2019

S & J Shellfish was raided during Tuesday night THIEVES netted a £250 haul of crabs and lobsters when a popular family-run Lymington shellfish business…


Council 'needs more proof' of town centre disorder to push for action

19 July 2019
Council 'needs more proof' of town centre disorder to push for action

Council 'needs more proof' of town centre disorder to push for action

19 July 2019

Residents and traders have been plagued by a spate of disturbances at the northern end of Station Road MORE evidence is needed to secure an enforcement…


Charities missing out as fundraisers put off town events by red tape 'farce'

18 July 2019
Charities missing out as fundraisers put off town events by red tape 'farce'

Charities missing out as fundraisers put off town events by red tape 'farce'

18 July 2019

The high street in New Milton CHARITY stallholders have been put off attending New Milton events due to the current policy for street collections, according…


'Bird strike' cut power supply to hundreds of New Forest homes

18 July 2019
'Bird strike' cut power supply to hundreds of New Forest homes

'Bird strike' cut power supply to hundreds of New Forest homes

18 July 2019

A bird hit electricity cables near Ringwood (Photo: stock image) A BIRD flying into an electricity line resulted in hundreds of properties being left…


Police make appeal for CCTV footage after teenage boy attacked

17 July 2019
Police make appeal for CCTV footage after teenage boy attacked

Police make appeal for CCTV footage after teenage boy attacked

17 July 2019

Police are calling for people who might have CCTV or dashcam footage of the attack CCTV and dashcam footage is being sought as police investigate an assault…


PICTURES: Thrills and spills at the New Milton Pedal Car Grand Prix

15 July 2019
PICTURES: Thrills and spills at the New Milton Pedal Car Grand Prix

PICTURES: Thrills and spills at the New Milton Pedal Car Grand Prix

15 July 2019

HUNDREDS of spectators lined the streets to enjoy the traditional thrills and spills of the New Forest’s annual pedal car grand prix...


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