Mudeford

A man who suffered a medical episode was stretchered onto a lifeboat in an “urgent situation” on the beach at Barton.

RNLI volunteers and firefighters rescued two children stranded on Christchurch harbour mud, one of whom was stuck chest-deep.

The crew of a fishing boat have been praised for rescuing two jet skiers in distress off Hengistbury Head.

RNLI rescuers went to the aid of two sailors who had been stuck overnight on a boat grounded at the mouth of Lymington river.

Cricket club chiefs hope their application for an alcohol licence will be granted to help the club financially as it continues to grow.

Fundraisers for the All Saints church restoration project have suffered a £160.000 “set back” after the government changed its tax rules.

Improvement plans for the Haven House Inn at Mudeford Quay, including a new roof for an outdoor seating area, have been thrown out.

A local GP was on the crest of a wave as she became Mudeford RNLI’s first female tractor driver, launching and recovering the lifeboat and its crew.

It was a “bittersweet” moment for Mudeford RNLI rescuers as their lifeboat of nearly two decades was replaced.

Amid the RNLI’s 200th anniversary celebrations, Mudeford station has honoured its longest serving volunteer.

A man’s body was pulled from the water at Mudeford Quay early this morning.

A young girl was praised for remembering to “Float to Live” when she got swept out into deep water off a Christchurch beach.

Staff at a Christchurch restaurant which dropped from the top food hygiene to the second lowest were said to be “beyond disappointed” by the rating.

A fisherman has spoken of the “spectacular” moment he captured dolphins jumping out of the sea in front of him off Hengistbury Head.

A kayaker needed to be rescued after being capsized by a passing vessel off a Mudeford beach.

An infant school in Christchurch has maintained its ‘good’ rating following its latest Ofsted inspection.

A football club for women and girls has slammed “mindless” vandals who wrecked a new goal, meaning matches could be postponed.

RNLI volunteers came together at their stations to take group photographs for a special montage marking the life-saving charity’s 200th anniversary.

A modern new entrance for a fire-hit church, which was criticised by the town council, was designed to make the building more accessible.

A man was rescued after falling from a rock groyne on a Mudeford beach amid concerns over the incoming tide.