18 April 2025
Youngsters from the 1st Barton Beaver Scouts have been donating food and Easter eggs for the homeless and other people in need.
09 April 2025
Work has started on a controversial development of 27 “crucially needed” affordable homes in Barton.
01 April 2025
A couple who say overgrown trees are posing a hazard to pedestrians at the entrance to an apartment block has welcomed news they are to be trimmed.
04 March 2025
Public hearings for the proposed Hampshire minerals and waste plan have finished - but residents still feel they are not being listened to.
02 March 2025
Renovation works to beachfront shelters in the New Forest have been officially completed.
14 February 2025
Barton singer-songwriter James Millier has released a Valentine’s Day single inspired by his parents’ love story.
13 January 2025
Giving golfers swung a birdie when they raised £2,000 for the helicopter ambulance service that responds to New Forest emergencies.
01 January 2025
INDEPENDENT school Durlston is celebrating after being praised by education inspectors who singled out its pastoral support for special mention.
30 December 2024
The great and the good of the New Forest and Christchurch have earned royal recognition in the King’s New Year Honours list.
06 December 2024
The countdown to Christmas was officially launched when a Barton street was illuminated with tens of thousands of sparkling lights and festive scenes.
29 November 2024
Controversial plans to charge for on-street parking at two coastal spots are back on the table after the county council revealed its new proposals.
28 November 2024
The Barton street once dubbed ‘Britain’s most festive’ is set to be illuminated again this December in aid of Oakhaven Hospice.
22 October 2024
Two alerts have been issued by Southern Water following suspected sewage discharges in bathing water at Barton.
23 September 2024
A man accused of raping a teenager at Barton clifftop and another girl 10 months later claimed both consented to sex.
20 September 2024
A mum told a jury how she thanked a youth for helping find her 16-year-old daughter before learning that he had just allegedly raped the teenager.
19 September 2024
There may be flooding tonight and tomorrow in Christchurch and Barton, the Environment Agency has warned.
18 September 2024
A teenager sobbed in the witness box at Bournemouth Crown Court as she told how she repeatedly told a man to stop as he raped her on Barton clifftop.
06 September 2024
There could be flooding in parts of the New Forest and Christchurch today after heavy overnight rain.
20 July 2024
A pensioner with a lifelong passion for motorbikes is embarking on an 800-mile charity ride round England.
17 July 2024
Dignitaries and Barton locals came together to pay their respects to Indian soldiers hospitalised on the Forest during the First World War.