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Over 700 objections to homes among lakes

20 May 2025
Over 700 objections to homes among lakes

Over 700 objections to homes among lakes

20 May 2025

More than 700 people and two councils have taken against controversial plans to build 140 homes on land prone to flooding and surrounded by lakes.


High times for Forest youth mental health challenge

20 May 2025
High times for Forest youth mental health challenge

High times for Forest youth mental health challenge

20 May 2025

A New Forest youth mental health advocate is hitting the heights in a fundraising challenge.


Friends of the Earth’s water testing ‘blitz’ on Forest

20 May 2025
Friends of the Earth’s water testing ‘blitz’ on Forest

Friends of the Earth’s water testing ‘blitz’ on Forest

20 May 2025

New Forest Friends of the Earth have carried out a water testing “blitz” on 12 streams in the area.


Major water leaks turn busy route into river

13 May 2025
Major water leaks turn busy route into river

Major water leaks turn busy route into river

13 May 2025

A major water leak turned part of a busy Forest route into a river today.

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Green and bear it – historic village festival makes colourful return

13 May 2025
Green and bear it – historic village festival makes colourful return

Green and bear it – historic village festival makes colourful return

13 May 2025

Villagers welcomed the mythical Green Man and Lady back over the weekend in a historic Forest tradition.


VE Day 80 celebrations across the New Forest and Christchurch

12 May 2025
VE Day 80 celebrations across the New Forest and Christchurch

VE Day 80 celebrations across the New Forest and Christchurch

12 May 2025

People throughout the New Forest paused to pay their respects to local Second World War heroes to mark VE Day 80.


Royal recognition for Forest’s international traders

12 May 2025
Royal recognition for Forest’s international traders

Royal recognition for Forest’s international traders

12 May 2025

Two New Forest businesses have been recognised in this year’s King’s Awards.


Totton man fined after being caught with crack

11 May 2025
Totton man fined after being caught with crack

Totton man fined after being caught with crack

11 May 2025

A Totton man was fined £150 after he was caught in possession of crack cocaine.


Homes plan rejected

10 May 2025
Homes plan rejected

Homes plan rejected

10 May 2025

Planners have rejected a proposal to build two homes on a development site in Ringwood.


Teen ropes in mate for abseiling fundraiser

10 May 2025
Teen ropes in mate for abseiling fundraiser

Teen ropes in mate for abseiling fundraiser

10 May 2025

Two plucky mates will be abseiling down a 560ft coastal tower to raise money for a home education family hub in the New Forest.


Woman fined for stealing make-up

10 May 2025
Woman fined for stealing make-up

Woman fined for stealing make-up

10 May 2025

A Tiptoe woman is facing financial penalties after she admitted stealing make-up worth more than £100.


Community asset bid for school rejected for ‘flimsy’ reasons

08 May 2025
Community asset bid for school rejected for ‘flimsy’ reasons

Community asset bid for school rejected for ‘flimsy’ reasons

08 May 2025

An application to register an infant school building in Lymington as a community asset was rejected for “flimsy” reasons, it has been claimed.


Council apologises for town’s parking charges ‘shambles’

08 May 2025
Council apologises for town’s parking charges ‘shambles’

Council apologises for town’s parking charges ‘shambles’

08 May 2025

The county council apologised for charging drivers to park on Lymington High Street over the Easter bank holiday, blaming a parking meter glitch.


Gamechanging football phone app launched by ex-player

06 May 2025
Gamechanging football phone app launched by ex-player

Gamechanging football phone app launched by ex-player

06 May 2025

A former Ringwood Town FC player who was educated in Christchurch has developed a new software app that lets amateur players log their statistics.


Green Man makes another search for his Lady

06 May 2025
Green Man makes another search for his Lady

Green Man makes another search for his Lady

06 May 2025

Villagers will welcome the enigmatic Green Man and Lady back to the New Forest later this month in a revival of a now 170-year-old tradition.


Mr and Mrs now Doctor and Doctor after studies

04 May 2025
Mr and Mrs now Doctor and Doctor after studies

Mr and Mrs now Doctor and Doctor after studies

04 May 2025

Married academics from the New Forest have both completed doctorates within a few months of each other.


New Milton motorist given work order after driving offences

03 May 2025
New Milton motorist given work order after driving offences

New Milton motorist given work order after driving offences

03 May 2025

A motorist from New Milton was banned from the roads for six months after driving while disqualified and without insurance.


Right royal caravan on display at Forest museum

03 May 2025
Right royal caravan on display at Forest museum

Right royal caravan on display at Forest museum

03 May 2025

A caravan built by a Ringwood firm and presented to royals as a gift in the 1950s is now on display at Beaulieu’s motor museum.


Hundreds honour Anzac troops buried in Forest

02 May 2025
Hundreds honour Anzac troops buried in Forest

Hundreds honour Anzac troops buried in Forest

02 May 2025

Around 300 people turned out to pay their respects to Anzac troops at a memorial service in Brockenhurst.


Why town’s landmark greenhouse has been levelled

01 May 2025
Why town’s landmark greenhouse has been levelled

Why town’s landmark greenhouse has been levelled

01 May 2025

A large landmark greenhouse along a main New Milton route has been levelled.


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