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Defeated Tories under fire for still claiming councillor titles on Facebook

Defeated Tories under fire for still claiming councillor titles on Facebook

Defeated Tories under fire for still claiming councillor titles on Facebook

09 August 2019

Dan Poole (left) and James Binns before they lost their council seats in the May 2019 elections TWO Conservatives who were defeated in the New Forest…


New council homes 'major step' towards New Forest target of 600

New council homes 'major step' towards New Forest target of 600

New council homes 'major step' towards New Forest target of 600

04 August 2019

Cllr Jill Cleary at NFDC's development at the former Stocklands care home in Calmore, Totton THE near-completion of more than 50 council homes has been…


Housebuilding firms want weaker planning rules, warns council deputy leader

Housebuilding firms want weaker planning rules, warns council deputy leader

Housebuilding firms want weaker planning rules, warns council deputy leader

21 July 2019

The council has set a target of building 10,500 homes by 2036 DEVELOPERS have been trying to weaken planning rules as New Forest District Council ’s proposed…


Top councillor denies blaming residents for New Forest's poor recycling rate

Top councillor denies blaming residents for New Forest's poor recycling rate

Top councillor denies blaming residents for New Forest's poor recycling rate

12 July 2019

Cllr Alison Hoare is a member of New Forest District Council's Conservative administration A SENIOR councillor has denied opposition accusations that…


Council accused of wasting taxpayers' cash as garages 'left to rot'

Council accused of wasting taxpayers' cash as garages 'left to rot'

Council accused of wasting taxpayers' cash as garages 'left to rot'

10 July 2019

NEW FOREST District Council has been accused of squandering taxpayers’ money and blighting neighbourhoods with rental garages “left to rot”...


The force is strong with New Forest Film Festival set for 2020 return

The force is strong with New Forest Film Festival set for 2020 return

The force is strong with New Forest Film Festival set for 2020 return

04 July 2019

New Forest residents gave the thumbs-up to the film festival, including its ComicCon event THIS year's New Forest Film Festival gave the region’s economy…


Homes development to hit 400 houses – 130 more than originally planned

Homes development to hit 400 houses – 130 more than originally planned

Homes development to hit 400 houses – 130 more than originally planned

02 July 2019

The draft plan stated only 270 homes would be built on the site A DEVELOPER has revealed plans to build 400 homes on a site in Ringwood – 130 more than…


Protesters want 100-home plan near Oakhaven Hospice thrown out

Protesters want 100-home plan near Oakhaven Hospice thrown out

Protesters want 100-home plan near Oakhaven Hospice thrown out

01 July 2019

Lymington Society (LS) and the Pennington and Lymington Lanes Society (PALLS) campaigners grapple with traffic on Ridgeway Lane CAMPAIGNERS furious that…


Taxi drivers must pass extra 'safeguarding' test after national abuse cases

Taxi drivers must pass extra 'safeguarding' test after national abuse cases

Taxi drivers must pass extra 'safeguarding' test after national abuse cases

19 June 2019

Taxi drivers will have to pass a safeguarding test to refresh or get a new licence NEW FOREST taxi drivers will have to pass a new “safeguarding” test…


Power station developers have 'fight on their hands' to demolish landmark chimney

Power station developers have 'fight on their hands' to demolish landmark chimney

Power station developers have 'fight on their hands' to demolish landmark chimney

05 June 2019

The green light has been given to demolish Fawley power station and its landmark tower DEVELOPERS of a new smart city proposed on the site of the former…


Leave your dog in the car and we'll call the police, council warns drivers

Leave your dog in the car and we'll call the police, council warns drivers

Leave your dog in the car and we'll call the police, council warns drivers

04 June 2019

NFDC traffic wardens will call the police for dogs stuck in hot cars (Photo: stock image) PARKING wardens in the New Forest who find dogs locked in cars…


Tories urge Lib Dems to cool down in row over 'climate emergency' action

Tories urge Lib Dems to cool down in row over 'climate emergency' action

Tories urge Lib Dems to cool down in row over 'climate emergency' action

28 May 2019

New Forest District Council's Appletree Court HQ CONSERVATIVES were accused by Liberal Democrats of pushing climate change action “into the undergrowth”…


Top jobs shared out in first New Forest council meeting since elections

Top jobs shared out in first New Forest council meeting since elections

Top jobs shared out in first New Forest council meeting since elections

25 May 2019

New Forest District Council at Appletree Court, Lyndhurst (Photo: Chris Balcombe) THE first meeting of New Forest District Council since the local elections…


Rise of the hairy caterpillars prompts bank holiday health warning

Rise of the hairy caterpillars prompts bank holiday health warning

Rise of the hairy caterpillars prompts bank holiday health warning

24 May 2019

The hairs of the brown-tail moth caterpillar can cause skin irritation or even breathing difficulties PEOPLE out and about this bank holiday weekend have…


Petition demanding parking improvements prompts enforcement pledge

Petition demanding parking improvements prompts enforcement pledge

Petition demanding parking improvements prompts enforcement pledge

09 May 2019

A petition was launched to improve parking in Fordingbridge (Photo: stock image) PARKING patrols are to be stepped up in Fordingbridge after hundreds…


Developer blames giant bush for 'uncomfortable' building blunder

Developer blames giant bush for 'uncomfortable' building blunder

Developer blames giant bush for 'uncomfortable' building blunder

04 May 2019

The plans were for seven houses in Holbury in Fawley (stock image) A DEVELOPER which built a terrace of houses too close to neighbours has been allowed…


New Forest Tories stay in charge but Liberal Democrats promise fresh scrutiny

New Forest Tories stay in charge but Liberal Democrats promise fresh scrutiny

New Forest Tories stay in charge but Liberal Democrats promise fresh scrutiny

03 May 2019

Victorious New Forest Liberal Democrats at the election count at Applemore leisure centre THE leader of the Liberal Democrat group has hailed the party’s…


New Forest Conservatives retain power amid Liberal Democrat revival

New Forest Conservatives retain power amid Liberal Democrat revival

New Forest Conservatives retain power amid Liberal Democrat revival

03 May 2019

NFDC leader Cllr Barry Rickman as the election results came in THE Conservatives have held on to power on New Forest District Council last night despite…


Tories' dominance faces challenge as voters go to the polls

Tories' dominance faces challenge as voters go to the polls

Tories' dominance faces challenge as voters go to the polls

02 May 2019

Polling stations open at 7am and close at 10pm today (Thursday) VOTERS are going to the polls today (Thursday) with the ruling Conservatives facing a…


Campaigners look to Quiet Lanes status to resist 100-home plan

Campaigners look to Quiet Lanes status to resist 100-home plan

Campaigners look to Quiet Lanes status to resist 100-home plan

27 April 2019

Protesters last year with PALLS chair Bruce Tindall (left) and march organiser George Trevelyan CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans for 100 homes in the green…


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