18 February 2025
A site which was set to become a new Waterside town with thousands of new homes has been granted permission for ne
03 February 2025
Detailed plans for up to 200 new homes on farmland between Blackfield and Holbury have been revealed.
28 January 2025
A man has been jailed for a year after police seized about 200 cannabis plants being grown at a Blackfield property.
19 January 2025
IF you’re sailing or driving past Fawley refinery and you see a tiny figure clambering around one of its 150ft towers, it’s probably Donna Millard.
18 January 2025
A developer has thanked Holbury residents for their feedback on plans for 200 new homes in the area.
15 January 2025
Investment of £6.7m has been made by Solent Freeport to support projects including highway improvements and biodiversity at Marchwood port.
06 January 2025
Two people have appeared in court charged with targeting the same Blackfield supermarket in multiple shopliftings.
29 December 2024
A carbon capture pipeline running through the New Forest could have “deincentivised” industries from reducing emissions at source, NPA members said.
16 December 2024
A woman who was seriously injured after being thrown of her bike by a hit and run driver is appealing for help catching them.
06 November 2024
A Fawley woman has appeared in court after attacking three people and stealing hundreds of pounds in goods and cash from shops.
28 October 2024
The leader of NFDC has called for patience on the progress of the Solent Freeport, insisting “Rome wasn’t built in a day”.
21 October 2024
A cyclist was badly hurt in a hit-and-run in Blackfield.
21 October 2024
Scaled-back plans to build a 25-metre telecoms tower near a Fawley playing field are set to go ahead.
15 October 2024
Two New Forest tips threatened with closure will remain open after the county council’s cabinet rejected plans to close 12 sites across Hampshire.
04 October 2024
Oil giant ExxonMobil has withdrawn its controversial plan for an underground carbon capture pipeline through the New Forest.
29 September 2024
Residents are being notified that Fawley Refinery will be carrying out its annual alarm tests on Tuesday 1st October.
27 September 2024
An online petition has been launched against Exxon’s proposal to run a carbon dioxide capture pipeline through the Forest.
23 September 2024
The Solent Freeport is expected to create fewer jobs and less money for the area than first thought, a report has revealed.
22 September 2024
Plans to build 19 new affordable homes near Fawley have been thrown out after the developer said it was no longer viable.
20 September 2024
Oil giant ExxonMobil prefers the route cutting across the Forest for its pipeline rather than those across the Isle of Wight, a councillor claims.