Fordingbridge

PARTS of the New Forest could be hit by heavy rain and thunderstorms today, with a yellow warning issued by the Met Office.

THE award-winning Foresters brass band will lead an evening concert at St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge as part of a £500,000 fundraising festival.

POLICE seized a vehicle as they responded to reports of illegal fishing in Fordingbridge.

A MAN jumped from a first-floor window to escape police investigating suspected cannabis use.

PLANS to redevelop a former Scout hut near Ringwood have been refused by New Forest District Council over fears it will harm the countryside.

TWO teenagers have been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was threatened and assaulted in Fordingbridge town centre.

A FAREWELL service has been held for the leader of a group of seven churches who, after nine years, is moving on.

PLANS have been unveiled for a 46-home development in Fordingbridge by a company seeking to attract employees to the area.

UNPOPULAR plans for a 240-home development in Fordingbridge have been withdrawn after planning officers said it was too big.

A WOMAN from Ireland was one of two people arrested after power tools were stolen in eight raids on outbuildings around Fordingbridge in one night.

A CAMPAIGN group has delivered a stark warning after a driver was caught at 64mph at a notorious New Forest animal accident blackspot.

A SUSPECTED drug-driver was arrested as police joined another multi-agency speeding crackdown on a notorious Forest animal accident black spot route.

SANDY Balls holiday park in Fordingbridge has opened a new shop and deli packed with a huge range of regional and sustainable culinary delights.

WOODGREEN’S 16th model railway exhibition and steam rally was hailed a huge success by organisers.

A FORDINGBRIDGE man who attacked a woman on four separate occasions has been jailed for 20 weeks.

GREAT British Bake Off star Maggie Richardson recently joined youngsters at Fordingbridge Junior School for a pizza-making masterclass.

WATER refill stations have been installed across the New Forest in an effort to entice people back onto the high street.

A FORDINGBRIDGE motorist who was twice the legal drink limit at a McDonald’s drive-through has been banned from the roads.

A MAN has lost a High Court appeal against convictions for trying to kill his parents and grandmother during a "frenzied attack".

A WOODGREEN man has been found guilty of a driving incident which killed a pony at a notorious New Forest animal accident blackspot.