A BLACKFIELD motorist caught driving more than twice the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the roads for 18 months.
A KNIFE-CARRYING Christchurch man was told he would go to jail if he was caught with a blade again.
TWO people suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle collision on the A337 near Lyndhurst.
HUNDREDS of spectators braved the wind and rain to roar home riders and their horses at the popular New Forest point-to-point races.
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HE urgent treatment centre at Lymington hospital has been given a clean bill of health by national watchdog inspectors.
THE reintroduction of Waterside railway passenger service will only happen if it represents good value for taxpayers, a government minister has said.
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INDEPENDENT Bransgore farmer Richard Frampton has won the Bransgore and Burley New Forest District Council seat after a festive byelection.
THE prospect of shutting the door on future development in the national park has been raised by a planning chief.
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THE bill for widening the A326 could spiral beyond £15m worth of funding, concerned waterside councillor David Harrison has claimed.
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CANCELLATIONS in the run-up to Christmas have been described as a "bloodbath" by a restaurant owner, as customers take precautions
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LYMINGTON RNLI's festive rescue crew will this year include teenager Ted Ward - who was saved by the lifeboat three years ago.
THE finish of this year’s New Forest point-to-point races is set to be in the vicinity of Markway, near Lyndhurst, organisers have revealed.
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HAMPSHIRE County Council has been named and shamed by the government after it failed to pay the minimum wage to 24 of its workers.
FATHER Christmas delighted children and adults alike when he was escorted into Lymington via RNLI boat for the popular Santa on the Quay event.
THE traditionally noisy New Forest’s Boxing Day point-to-point races could go quiet this year with crowds shrunk by restrictions on vehicle numbers.
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A FESTIVE by-election battle will see four candidates vie for the vacant Bransgore and Burley seat on New Forest District Council.
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BRANSGORE Parish Council has formally objected to plans to build 100 homes near land prone to flooding in the village.
RINGWOOD Infant School had its rating reduced by Ofsted inspectors from ‘outstanding’ to ‘good’.
DRIVERS face three months of disruption on one of the New Forest’s main arteries when the A35 completely shuts for bridge replacement work.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former New Forest District Council chair who has died age 84.
