Burley

ROUND 2,000 people enjoyed the biggest ever Burley Steam and Vintage show last weekend.

BURLEY Primary School has been downgraded to ‘requires improvement’, according to the latest Ofsted report.

FURTHER closures have been announced of New Forest car parks and cycle routes for this year's pony drifts.

ADMINISTRATORS have been called in to Yellow Buses which serves passengers across Christchurch and the western side of the New Forest.

A “CHARMING fellow” was one of the tributes to a Burley man who died in a fire at his home.

THERE were long traffic delays as firefighters tackled a blaze in undergrowth alongside the A35, near Holmsley.

A MAN was found dead as firefighters battled a blaze which ripped through a house in Esdaile Lane, Burley, in the early hours.

A MAIN road which runs under the A35 at Holmsley is set to reopen this Friday after nesting birds delayed the completion of improvement works.

A WOMAN was caught on camera allowing her dog to attack a rare bird’s nest in the New Forest and eat the eggs.

TWO cyclists were hurt after a crash involving two others on a New Forest road.

A REQUEST to plant a dozen oak trees in Burley to commemorate the Queen’s platinum jubilee has been thrown out by the verderers for a second time.

ONE of the foremost properties in the New Forest has hit the market for £7.75m.

BURLEY Cricket Club officials say the actions of suspected vandals could leave the club on a sticky wicket.

A BIRD'S nest which has put motorists in a flap and delayed the opening of a key route under the A35 has been confirmed as that of a sparrow.

A BIRD'S nest has stopped the promised reopening of a popular road linking the New Forest either side of the A35.

A FAMOUS New Forest witch who died 40 years ago is still making the news across the Atlantic.

A DECISION is due on whether to allow plans to plant oak trees in Burley for the Queen’s jubilee which were initially rejected by the verderers.

A NEW Forest banker who was convicted of a £3.5bn currency fraud has been transferred to a UK jail, the A&T can reveal.

BURLEY Food & Drink Festival is back this year with a jam packed programme featuring live music, art, tarot reading, kids' trails and vintage cars.

MOTORISTS breathed a sigh of relief this morning (Monday) as the A35 at Holmsley finally reopened after months of bridge replacement work.