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Woman sentenced for 26 shoplifting offences

Woman sentenced for 26 shoplifting offences

Woman sentenced for 26 shoplifting offences

21 May 2025

A persistent shoplifter who stole over £1,500 of goods in a string of thefts from Waterside stores has been told to undergo rehabilitation activity.


Restaurant window break costs man hundreds

Restaurant window break costs man hundreds

Restaurant window break costs man hundreds

20 May 2025

Breaking an Italian restaurant’s window cost a Blackfield man hundreds of pounds when he appeared before magistrates.


Man fighting for life after leaving moving van

Man fighting for life after leaving moving van

Man fighting for life after leaving moving van

07 May 2025

A man was fighting for his life after coming out of a van as it travelled along a main road in Holbury.


Martin’s refinery skills come in handy during Atlantic challenge

Martin’s refinery skills come in handy during Atlantic challenge

Martin’s refinery skills come in handy during Atlantic challenge

04 May 2025

A refinery worker’s 38 years of experience in keeping calm under pressure helped him tackle challenges in a gruelling 3,000-mile cross-Atlantic sail.


Firefighter praised for stopping toddler’s seizure

Firefighter praised for stopping toddler’s seizure

Firefighter praised for stopping toddler’s seizure

01 May 2025

A firefighter was praised for his quick actions in saving a Blackfield toddler suffering a seizure.


Landowners and businesses form partnership to bring new development to the Waterside

Landowners and businesses form partnership to bring new development to the Waterside

Landowners and businesses form partnership to bring new development to the Waterside

28 April 2025

A group consisting of landowners and local businesses has formed to create a partnership that will bring new development to the Waterside.


Fawley green hydrogen plant gets shortlist boost

Fawley green hydrogen plant gets shortlist boost

Fawley green hydrogen plant gets shortlist boost

26 April 2025

A major new hydrogen project has been given the green light in the New Forest after making a government shortlist.


Pensioner admits £15,000 benefits fraud

Pensioner admits £15,000 benefits fraud

Pensioner admits £15,000 benefits fraud

24 April 2025

A Waterside pensioner who admitted fraudulently claiming over £15,000 of benefits has appeared in court.


Oil company donates £30,000 towards first aid courses for schoolchildren

Oil company donates £30,000 towards first aid courses for schoolchildren

Oil company donates £30,000 towards first aid courses for schoolchildren

08 April 2025

Thousands of New Forest schoolchildren have benefited from lifesaving first aid courses thanks to a £30,000 donation from ExxonMobil.


Would-be burglar entered home in early hours

Would-be burglar entered home in early hours

Would-be burglar entered home in early hours

01 April 2025

Police are probing an attempted burglary in which a man entered a Hardley home in the early hours.


Teen ‘traumatised’ after fridge-freezer falls from trailer and smashes into car

Teen ‘traumatised’ after fridge-freezer falls from trailer and smashes into car

Teen ‘traumatised’ after fridge-freezer falls from trailer and smashes into car

23 February 2025

A Holbury teenager is now “traumatised” after a fridge-freezer fell from a truck and smashed into the family car on a busy main road.

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Site of axed 1,500-home development given green light in new application

Site of axed 1,500-home development given green light in new application

Site of axed 1,500-home development given green light in new application

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


New details revealed in plans for up to 200 homes at farm site

New details revealed in plans for up to 200 homes at farm site

New details revealed in plans for up to 200 homes at farm site

03 February 2025

Detailed plans for up to 200 new homes on farmland between Blackfield and Holbury have been revealed.

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Man jailed after around 200 cannabis plants seized

Man jailed after around 200 cannabis plants seized

Man jailed after around 200 cannabis plants seized

28 January 2025

A man has been jailed for a year after police seized about 200 cannabis plants being grown at a Blackfield property.


Donna’s hitting the heights at Fawley refinery

Donna’s hitting the heights at Fawley refinery

Donna’s hitting the heights at Fawley refinery

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.


Developer thanks public for homes plan feedback

Developer thanks public for homes plan feedback

Developer thanks public for homes plan feedback

18 January 2025

A developer has thanked Holbury residents for their feedback on plans for 200 new homes in the area.


£6.7m in freeport cash pumped into local projects

£6.7m in freeport cash pumped into local projects

£6.7m in freeport cash pumped into local projects

15 January 2025

Investment of £6.7m has been made by Solent Freeport to support projects including highway improvements and biodiversity at Marchwood port.


Pair charged with multiple shopliftings at same store

Pair charged with multiple shopliftings at same store

Pair charged with multiple shopliftings at same store

06 January 2025

Two people have appeared in court charged with targeting the same Blackfield supermarket in multiple shopliftings.


National park authority’s post-mortem on controversial pipeline proposal for Forest

National park authority’s post-mortem on controversial pipeline proposal for Forest

National park authority’s post-mortem on controversial pipeline proposal for Forest

29 December 2024

A carbon capture pipeline running through the New Forest could have “deincentivised” industries from reducing emissions at source, NPA members said.


Hit-and-run victim’s plea after she was ‘sent flying’

Hit-and-run victim’s plea after she was ‘sent flying’

Hit-and-run victim’s plea after she was ‘sent flying’

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.


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