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Deadly hemlock warning at popular dog walking site

Deadly hemlock warning at popular dog walking site

Deadly hemlock warning at popular dog walking site

03 June 2021

WARNING signs were re-erected at popular dog walking site Long Meadow in Barton after recent flooding disturbed potentially lethal water hemlock.


Woman drowned herself after cancer diagnosis

Woman drowned herself after cancer diagnosis

Woman drowned herself after cancer diagnosis

03 June 2021

A Milford woman found drowned off the coast between Milford and Barton had told friends she would "swim out to sea" to end her life, an inquest heard.


Barton man hanged himself six years after mother's suicide

Barton man hanged himself six years after mother's suicide

Barton man hanged himself six years after mother's suicide

02 June 2021

BARTON man Andrew Maclean hanged himself six years after his mother committed suicide having never got over her death inquest at Winchester hears.


Barton could host 'local' CCTV cameras to fight vandalism

Barton could host 'local' CCTV cameras to fight vandalism

Barton could host 'local' CCTV cameras to fight vandalism

22 April 2021

LOCALLY-monitored CCTV could be installed at Barton to deter troublemakers following a string of vandalism incidents.


Forest artist Vicki has work picked for Royal Society exhibition in London

Forest artist Vicki has work picked for Royal Society exhibition in London

Forest artist Vicki has work picked for Royal Society exhibition in London

21 March 2021

A BARTON artist has had one of her works accepted for a prestigious display in London...


Council to work with youngsters to find cycle site after teen apologises for damage to beauty spot

Council to work with youngsters to find cycle site after teen apologises for damage to beauty spot

Council to work with youngsters to find cycle site after teen apologises for damage to beauty spot

20 March 2021

NEW Milton councillors are set to work with youngsters to find an alternative cycling track after a teenager apologised for more damage caused at a local beauty spot...


U-turn over closure of toilets at Barton and Calshot, with £9k Covid revamp revealed

U-turn over closure of toilets at Barton and Calshot, with £9k Covid revamp revealed

U-turn over closure of toilets at Barton and Calshot, with £9k Covid revamp revealed

18 March 2021

PUBLIC toilets at Barton and Calshot are set to stay open for now after a controversial plan to keep them closed was flushed away...


A 'resounding' plea to keep toilets at Barton beach

A 'resounding' plea to keep toilets at Barton beach

A 'resounding' plea to keep toilets at Barton beach

07 March 2021

RESIDENTS have made a “resounding” call to save a public toilet block at Barton beach threatened with removal...


Hundreds sign petition against removal of Barton beach toilets as hut owners fume over 'disgusting' waste left behind

Hundreds sign petition against removal of Barton beach toilets as hut owners fume over 'disgusting' waste left behind

Hundreds sign petition against removal of Barton beach toilets as hut owners fume over 'disgusting' waste left behind

18 February 2021

HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition against removing toilets from Barton beach after claims that their closure during the pandemic has led to the beauty spot being blighted by human waste...


Call for cameras in village ‘underserved’ by CCTV

Call for cameras in village ‘underserved’ by CCTV

Call for cameras in village ‘underserved’ by CCTV

14 February 2021

A STRING of vandalism has prompted calls for CCTV to be installed at Barton clifftop amid claims the area is underserved by security coverage...


'Sharp as a tack' Stella beats Covid to reach her century

'Sharp as a tack' Stella beats Covid to reach her century

'Sharp as a tack' Stella beats Covid to reach her century

30 January 2021

TO be diagnosed with Covid-19 two days before your 100th birthday would leave most people reeling. It certainly worried the family of great-grandmother Stella Hunt who celebrated the century milestone last Saturday...


A trip to the needles – couple get Covid jabs for 60th wedding anniversary

A trip to the needles – couple get Covid jabs for 60th wedding anniversary

A trip to the needles – couple get Covid jabs for 60th wedding anniversary

23 January 2021

A BARTON couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary by having their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine...


'Disgusting' vandalism of Christmas tree on Barton clifftop

'Disgusting' vandalism of Christmas tree on Barton clifftop

'Disgusting' vandalism of Christmas tree on Barton clifftop

24 December 2020

Vandals hacked down a Christmas tree on Barton clifftop, but efforts have since been made to repair it “IT’S disgusting” – this was the reaction of a…


Dog walker airlifted from notorious Barton mudflats

Dog walker airlifted from notorious Barton mudflats

Dog walker airlifted from notorious Barton mudflats

20 November 2020

Rescue teams at the scene (pictures: Southbourne Coastguard) A DOG walker had to be airlifted by helicopter after becoming stuck waist-deep in mud on…


Thrown out – plan to demolish home in exclusive road and replace with four houses

Thrown out – plan to demolish home in exclusive road and replace with four houses

Thrown out – plan to demolish home in exclusive road and replace with four houses

20 November 2020

The scheme was planned for Barton Common Lane (picture: Google) A BID to demolish a home in an exclusive Barton road to make way for four houses was narrowly…


PICTURES: Remembrance under lockdown – communities honour the fallen

PICTURES: Remembrance under lockdown – communities honour the fallen

PICTURES: Remembrance under lockdown – communities honour the fallen

09 November 2020

PEOPLE across the New Forest and Christchurch honoured the fallen differently this year as the pandemic forced the scaling-back of annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations...


Raiders take £7,000 worth of jewels, fragrances and cash from home

Raiders take £7,000 worth of jewels, fragrances and cash from home

Raiders take £7,000 worth of jewels, fragrances and cash from home

08 November 2020

The thieves targeted a home on Barton Lane (picture: Google) JEWELLERY, cash and fragrances to the value of £7,000 were stolen by thieves from a Barton…


How you can take part in local Remembrance events

How you can take part in local Remembrance events

How you can take part in local Remembrance events

06 November 2020

DETERMINED to mark this year’s Remembrance despite tough new Covid lockdown laws, the community of Pennington came together a few days early to lay wreaths at the village’s war memorial...


Rescuers race against rising tide to help woman hurt on rocks

Rescuers race against rising tide to help woman hurt on rocks

Rescuers race against rising tide to help woman hurt on rocks

03 November 2020

Emergency services at Barton beach (picture: SCAS) RESCUE teams raced against time to help a walker who had fallen on rocks at Barton beach as the tide…


Lockdown cancels town Remembrance Day commemorations

Lockdown cancels town Remembrance Day commemorations

Lockdown cancels town Remembrance Day commemorations

02 November 2020

Harmeet Singh Brar from Sikh Council Hampshire said he intended to still lay a wreath at the Indian memorial THE new month-long national lockdown has…


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