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Four New Forest towns named on Aldi's development hit-list

Four New Forest towns named on Aldi's development hit-list

Four New Forest towns named on Aldi's development hit-list

01 July 2020

Aldi grocery store sign (Photo: stock image) FOUR New Forest towns are on the development hit-list of discount grocery chain Aldi, it has revealed. Lymington,…


Mystery donor pledges to pay market traders' pitch fees

Mystery donor pledges to pay market traders' pitch fees

Mystery donor pledges to pay market traders' pitch fees

01 July 2020

Crowds at Lymington market before the coronavirus pandemic A SECRET donor has given Lymington traders a boost by paying their pitch fees for the market…


'Time to get to the shops' – Forest MP's rallying cry to help reopened local businesses

'Time to get to the shops' – Forest MP's rallying cry to help reopened local businesses

'Time to get to the shops' – Forest MP's rallying cry to help reopened local businesses

21 June 2020

Bradbeers' Phil Adams and a customer lining up outside the store A RALLYING cry has come from a New Forest MP for shoppers to dig deep as non-essential…


Forest firm’s 50% staff boost during lockdown

Forest firm’s 50% staff boost during lockdown

Forest firm’s 50% staff boost during lockdown

21 June 2020

From left, Andrew Kenny, Anton Scott, Gulshan Khan and David Glasson A NEW FOREST finance firm has bucked the national trend by boosting staff numbers…


How Vicky caught a break when the chips were down

How Vicky caught a break when the chips were down

How Vicky caught a break when the chips were down

20 June 2020

Vicky Webster (left) with friend Leah LIKE many business owners Vicky Webster feared lockdown would prove disastrous. But with a loyal clientele and by…


Outdoor attractions putting special measures in place as they welcome visitors

Outdoor attractions putting special measures in place as they welcome visitors

Outdoor attractions putting special measures in place as they welcome visitors

07 June 2020

New Forest Activities instructors (from left) Harley Bull, Sam Francis and Ellen Horne BUSINESSES and attractions are putting special measures in place…


New £6m cash fund to help local firms ineligible for government coronavirus grants

New £6m cash fund to help local firms ineligible for government coronavirus grants

New £6m cash fund to help local firms ineligible for government coronavirus grants

03 June 2020

Businesses will have to demonstrate 'significant fall in income' MORE than £6m of extra funding has been made available to small New Forest and Christchurch…


New £2.5m business park approved for Christchurch

New £2.5m business park approved for Christchurch

New £2.5m business park approved for Christchurch

30 May 2020

A CGI of the development off Stony Lane, Christchurch (picture: REIDsteel) A NEW £2.5m trading hub is to be created by the Penton Motor Group in Christchurch…


Lymington mum's pocket money app hits millionth customer milestone

Lymington mum's pocket money app hits millionth customer milestone

Lymington mum's pocket money app hits millionth customer milestone

27 May 2020

Louise Hill founded gohenry in 2012 (photo: Ki Price/Off White london A LYMINGTON mum has seen the children’s pocket money app she launched hit its millionth…


The firms wetting whistles with special lockdown deliveries

The firms wetting whistles with special lockdown deliveries

The firms wetting whistles with special lockdown deliveries

25 May 2020

Confectioner & Gin Shop owner Sally Barwick says the deliveries have helped the firm tick over TOP of many people’s lists of most-missed pleasures…


Businesses given coronavirus advice via Chamber's Zoom webinars

Businesses given coronavirus advice via Chamber's Zoom webinars

Businesses given coronavirus advice via Chamber's Zoom webinars

15 May 2020

The webinars are hosted via Zoom A SPECIAL online support service has been Zooming ahead to help guide businesses across Hampshire through challenges…


Factory scoops 'highest UK award' for business success

Factory scoops 'highest UK award' for business success

Factory scoops 'highest UK award' for business success

12 May 2020

Silclear is based on the Gore Road industrial estate A NEW Milton factory which supplies silicon products internationally for dairy and medical industries…


Businesses facing 'desperate situation' as lockdown survey reveals closure fears

Businesses facing 'desperate situation' as lockdown survey reveals closure fears

Businesses facing 'desperate situation' as lockdown survey reveals closure fears

11 May 2020

About six out of 10 businesses in Hampshire say they are at risk of going under FIRMS are facing a “desperate situation”, the chairman of the New Forest…


Jobs at risk at Lymington engineering firm

Jobs at risk at Lymington engineering firm

Jobs at risk at Lymington engineering firm

07 May 2020

Lymington Precision Engineers' base in Marsh Lane (Photo: Google) JOBS could be lost at Lymington Precision Engineers, which employs nearly 200 people,…


New £25,000 fund to help New Forest's small firms get through coronavirus lockdown

New £25,000 fund to help New Forest's small firms get through coronavirus lockdown

New £25,000 fund to help New Forest's small firms get through coronavirus lockdown

06 May 2020

Many small New Forest firms are struggling through the lockdown A £25,000 grant fund has been created to help the survival of small New Forest firms which…


Paying April wages could finish off many New Forest businesses

Paying April wages could finish off many New Forest businesses

Paying April wages could finish off many New Forest businesses

04 May 2020

Many New Forest businesses have not applied for government help COVERING April’s wage bill without government help could spell the end for many New Forest…


100 jobs at stake as bank refuses yacht builder £3m coronavirus loan

100 jobs at stake as bank refuses yacht builder £3m coronavirus loan

100 jobs at stake as bank refuses yacht builder £3m coronavirus loan

01 May 2020

A yacht made by Discovery Shipyard A YACHT builder could be forced to make redundancies from its 100-strong workforce after a bank rejected its bid for…


Up to 1,000 New Forest businesses still yet to claim free government cash

Up to 1,000 New Forest businesses still yet to claim free government cash

Up to 1,000 New Forest businesses still yet to claim free government cash

27 April 2020

Retail, hospitality and leisure businesses can apply for the grants UP TO 1,000 New Forest businesses have not claimed free government financial help,…


Christchurch steel firm restarts after three-week coronavirus closure

Christchurch steel firm restarts after three-week coronavirus closure

Christchurch steel firm restarts after three-week coronavirus closure

27 April 2020

REIDSteel's base off Fairmile Road in Christchurch A CHRISTCHURCH steel company which exports to more than 140 countries is set to reopen today (27th…


Coronavirus: Forest businesses plead for help amid fears of 'ghost towns'

Coronavirus: Forest businesses plead for help amid fears of 'ghost towns'

Coronavirus: Forest businesses plead for help amid fears of 'ghost towns'

20 April 2020

Lockdown gate at Bolton's Bench in Lyndhurst FEARS coastal areas could become “ghost towns” amid the coronavirus lockdown have caused New Forest business…


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