Hampshire Police

Vulnerable homeowners were left without power and a pub was forced to close it doors after thieves stole electrical cables worth thousands of pounds.

“All it takes is one slip” – this was the warning from police amid reports of children scaling the roofs of buildings in Lymington town centre.

Hungry drivers parking on zig-zags outside New Milton’s new major pizza takeaway branch are warned they could face a higher bill than expected.

Two people were arrested after police recovered £10,000 in stolen horse-riding equipment.

A large group of travellers has set up camp in a long-stay car park in Ringwood town centre.

A Pennington man wanted on recall to prison has been arrested, police confirmed.

A motorist was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after a van ploughed into bushes off a Blackfield road early this morning.

A motorist clocked at 60mph on a 40mph route was among the speeders caught in further police crackdowns in the New Forest.

A man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in his van in Totton has been found guilty of the crime.

A man who used a fake Facebook profile to commit burglary at a Pennington home has been jailed for nearly three years.

Police hunting a man over a store burglary, stalking and criminal damage believe he could be in the New Forest.

Violent and repeat offenders are in the sights of a new policing team launched to combat areas crime hotspots in the New Forest.

A Ringwood Indian restaurant owner with a history of employing illegal workers has had his alcohol licence revoked

A New Milton woman police found hiding in a wardrobe received a suspended jail term for offences including possessing a knuckle duster and cocaine.

Two New Forest men found guilty of safety lapses, which led to a RIB crash fatally injuring a teenage girl, have been given suspended jail sentences.

Hampshire police has confirmed it is investigating a New Forest councillor after she called football pundit Ian Wright a "typical black hypocrite".

There were long delays for drivers on the A31 this morning after a motorist abandoned their broken-down car and got an Uber home.

Promises of extra CCTV were made as villagers called for more action to combat anti-social behaviour and vandalism in Bransgore and Thorney Hill.

More than 80 motorists were caught flouting a 30mph limit when police carried out a speeding crackdown in Hythe.

A pedestrian who died in a crash on the A326 has been named as a doctor described by his family as a “dedicated and loving” husband and father.