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Union demands clarity from council over workers' crisis support

Union demands clarity from council over workers' crisis support

Union demands clarity from council over workers' crisis support

02 April 2020

New Forest District Council's Appletree Court HQ in Lyndhurst A TRADE union is urging New Forest District Council to be clear over what support will be…


Plan to cut phone boxes partly put on hold by council chief

Plan to cut phone boxes partly put on hold by council chief

Plan to cut phone boxes partly put on hold by council chief

02 April 2020

The phone box at Drake Close, New Milton, is one of 10 officials have chosen to save (Photo: NFDC) CIVIC chiefs are refusing to call time on 10 of the…


Chris Packham presses ahead with legal action to stop HS2

Chris Packham presses ahead with legal action to stop HS2

Chris Packham presses ahead with legal action to stop HS2

02 April 2020

The project is forecast to help create 500,000 jobs but Chris Packham says the environmental cost is too high NEW Forest TV presenter Chris Packham is…


Coronavirus: Hotels on standby if NHS needs extra beds

Coronavirus: Hotels on standby if NHS needs extra beds

Coronavirus: Hotels on standby if NHS needs extra beds

02 April 2020

The Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst (Photo: Google) NEW Forest hotels are on standby to help with patients during the coronavirus crisis. The manager…


Beekeepers prepare to resist invasion of the Asian hornets

Beekeepers prepare to resist invasion of the Asian hornets

Beekeepers prepare to resist invasion of the Asian hornets

02 April 2020

An Asian hornet spotted in New Milton was thought to have been a queen (Photo: stock image) BEEKEPERS will be on the lookout for the Asian hornet as part…


'Deeply distasteful' lockdown must end as soon as possible, says MP

'Deeply distasteful' lockdown must end as soon as possible, says MP

'Deeply distasteful' lockdown must end as soon as possible, says MP

02 April 2020

New Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne THE coronavirus lockdown regulations are “deeply distasteful” and should end as soon as possible, according to New…


Police enforce coronavirus lockdown amid public confusion over rules

Police enforce coronavirus lockdown amid public confusion over rules

Police enforce coronavirus lockdown amid public confusion over rules

02 April 2020

Officers patrolling Christchurch were handed masks after finding a walker with Covid-19 symptoms (Photo: Dorset Police) POLICE patrols ensuring people…


New Forest leader 'proud' of community response to crisis

New Forest leader 'proud' of community response to crisis

New Forest leader 'proud' of community response to crisis

01 April 2020

Cllr Barry Rickman THE leader of New Forest District Council has spoken of his pride at the response of the community to the coronavirus crisis as the…


Coronavirus: Day centres and respite care suspended by council

Coronavirus: Day centres and respite care suspended by council

Coronavirus: Day centres and respite care suspended by council

31 March 2020

Hampshire County Council's HQ in Winchester DAY centres and respite care run by Hampshire County Council have been temporarily closed amid the coronavirus…


Ex-Forest MP in self-isolation to reveal politics behind the scenes

Ex-Forest MP in self-isolation to reveal politics behind the scenes

Ex-Forest MP in self-isolation to reveal politics behind the scenes

31 March 2020

Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson when he was an MP A 90-YEAR-OLD former New Forest MP who is self-isolating in Beaulieu is taking to the internet tonight (Tuesday)…


Hospital birth centre relocates as coronavirus hits staffing levels

Hospital birth centre relocates as coronavirus hits staffing levels

Hospital birth centre relocates as coronavirus hits staffing levels

31 March 2020

The birth centre at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital will temporarily relocate to Poole THE birth centre at Royal Bournemouth Hospital has been closed due…


Campaign to open up to 60 miles of bridleways to walkers and cyclists

Campaign to open up to 60 miles of bridleways to walkers and cyclists

Campaign to open up to 60 miles of bridleways to walkers and cyclists

30 March 2020

Lost routes could be reopened after cycling group's application (Photo: stock image) CYCLISTS and equestrians could be given access to 60 miles of additional…


Lockdown flouters face fines or arrest under emergency police powers

Lockdown flouters face fines or arrest under emergency police powers

Lockdown flouters face fines or arrest under emergency police powers

27 March 2020

Officers are empowered to penalise people who fail to heed the government restrictions (Photo: Stock image) PEOPLE flouting government restrictions to…


Roadworks suspended as council focuses on critical engineering

Roadworks suspended as council focuses on critical engineering

Roadworks suspended as council focuses on critical engineering

27 March 2020

Roadworks by Hampshire County Council will be limited to emergency or safety-related projects (Photo: stock image) HAMPSHIRE County Council is directing…


Prime Minister and health secretary test positive for virus

Prime Minister and health secretary test positive for virus

Prime Minister and health secretary test positive for virus

27 March 2020

Boris Johnson gained the support of New Forest MPs Julian Lewis and Sir Desmond Swayne PRIME Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus…


Letters: Talk is cheap when dogs keep killing the deer

Letters: Talk is cheap when dogs keep killing the deer

Letters: Talk is cheap when dogs keep killing the deer

27 March 2020

SIR — Having lived and worked in the New Forest for a long time, I have witnessed many deer being maimed and killed by dogs – all kinds of breeds from…


Public transport scaled back amid outbreak lockdown

Public transport scaled back amid outbreak lockdown

Public transport scaled back amid outbreak lockdown

25 March 2020

Morebus runs a number of services in Christchurch and the west of the New Forest TRANSPORT services have been scaled back across the New Forest and Christchurch…


Union urges council to halt redundancies during outbreak

Union urges council to halt redundancies during outbreak

Union urges council to halt redundancies during outbreak

25 March 2020

Hampshire County Council's HQ in Winchester A UNION is calling on Hampshire County Council bosses to halt redundancies and disciplinary action against…


Hospital visits banned to protect patients from coronavirus

Hospital visits banned to protect patients from coronavirus

Hospital visits banned to protect patients from coronavirus

25 March 2020

Lymington New Forest Hospital VISITORS have been banned from seeing their friends and relatives at hospitals around the New Forest to protect patients…


Coronavirus: New Forest Show cancelled in centenary year

Coronavirus: New Forest Show cancelled in centenary year

Coronavirus: New Forest Show cancelled in centenary year

24 March 2020

Heavy horse on display at the New Forest Show ONE of the area’s biggest events of the calendar, the New Forest Show, has been cancelled in what was due…


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