Business

Handcrafting dog coats and bandanas for a “very long boy” has led a Lymington seamstress to open her own store in the town.

Business owners and residents of New Milton are being invited to a meeting to network and discuss “positive” things about the town.

Rising rents, dwindling customer numbers and crime are being blamed for the increasing number of empty units in New Milton’s high street.

A New Forest spa has become one of the first in the country to offer bespoke ayurvedic treatments, said to re-balance the mind, body and spirit.

Strictly star Giovanni Pernice attracted a crowd of over 100 people when he made an appearance at a Ringwood store to launch his own fragrance.

A new venue for Forest traders is already proving to be a hit with entrepreneurs ahead of its official opening next month.

Scores of jobs have been lost as KFC branches in New Milton and Christchurch permanently closed after the franchise holder went into administration.

Scores of jobs could be lost as KFC outlets in New Milton and Christchurch suddenly shut their doors.

A luxury New Forest hotel has reopened after a lavish £7 million refurbishment.

An upholstery business in New Milton is set to wrap up next month after more than 90 years of trade.

A Lymington couple are “devastated” to be closing their long-standing business as they cannot recruit staff with the right skills.

A new shop packed with local produce has been opened by the owner of The New Forest Hamper Company.

The tea rooms at Highcliffe Castle are set for a new operator which already runs facilities on Bournemouth Pier.

A flower farm in Fordingbridge is offering workshops where people can pick their own blooms then learn how to arrange them perfectly.

Joiner Tony Humm is giving his job the heave-ho as he retires from a 48-year career with Berthon Boat Company in Lymington.

Answers have been demanded about how New Forest residents and businesses will benefit from Solent Freeport.

The Verderers’ Court has been accused of ignoring commoners’ pleas by allowing mobile cafes to operate in a number of New Forest car parks.

Ultrafast broadband coverage is coming to more homes across the New Forest.

A leading hospitality group has taken over Lymington’s White Hart pub with plans to give it a multimillion-pound makeover.

Five of the New Forest’s best known hotels that had been up for sale have been put under new management in a partnership deal.