Highcliffe

THE general manager of the newly revamped Cat & Fiddle pub at Hinton has declared he wants the venue to be “the most loved country pub in the area”.

A spate of vandalism and anti-social behaviour plaguing Highcliffe and Christchurch has prompted more police patrols.

The best of local produce is being promised ahead of the inaugural New Forest Food Festival set to be staged this summer.

A busy stretch of the A35 is set to close for roadworks only weeks after workers finished the last lot.

Two Highcliffe School pupils are set to take the stage as part of a lavish English Youth Ballet performance of Swan Lake.

Multiple emergency crews were called to help three people in two water rescues near Christchurch.

More than 100 people attended a public meeting about controversial plans to build a four-storey block of flats in place of two houses in Highcliffe.

Police have made an appeal for victims of bicycle theft to get in touch after a host of bikes were found at an address in Highcliffe.

A plan to build a high-rise block of 23 flats at Highcliffe seafront has been branded “wholly unacceptable."

A pub at Hinton Admiral – currently closed for a £2m refurb – has announced its reopening date.

A hiker from Highcliffe was found dead in his tent by friends while on a walking holiday in Scotland, a coroners' court has heard.

A bus link from Highcliffe to Sainsbury's in Somerford is to be reinstated from May.

Two coach-loads of Highcliffe School children spent 20 hours trapped in the port of Dover chaos, and teachers spent £500 on pizzas for the youngsters.

Emergency gas repairs have caused roads chaos through New Milton with the closure of the A337.

A family with a four-month-old baby had to fight for a refund after fleeing a Hordle hotel having woken up to find “bed bugs” all over them.

Residents are being warned about a rise in reported rogue trader incidents in Highcliffe and Walkford.

A Highcliffe motorist caught at the wheel with cocaine and cannabis in his system was banned from the roads for three years.

Tributes have been paid to a founding member of the Highcliffe Charity Players, Michael Henry, who has died at the age of 90.

Celebrity TV chef Cyrus Todiwala – arguably London’s most celebrated Indian chef – is headlining this year's Highcliffe Food & Arts Festival.

A local secondary school has warned of the "social media craze manipulating teenagers’ behaviour" causing pupil protests.