New Forest

A stolen moped was found hidden in shrubbery by a police officer a month after being taken from a New Forest car park.

The first New Forest Food Festival has been hailed a success after more than 8,000 people attended.

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of life stretching back to the time of Stonehenge’s construction at a site where 200 homes are being built.

Rail commuters in the New Forest and Christchurch have been facing disruption this morning after a fault on a train at Southampton Central.

Members of the public are being reminded to keep their distance from certain parts of the New Forest as annual pony drifts get underway.

Hampshire has ranked tenth in the league of ‘hotspots’ where the outlawed bloodsport of dog fighting persists.

World class long-distance runner Julian Goater joined a team of cyclists for an epic ride in aid of the Honeypot Children’s Charity.

A prestige new housing development in the Forest is having to be modified to meet a £1 million shock bill – because the Romans built a village there.

A police chief has vowed animal welfare incidents surrounding last weekend’s New Forest traveller horse drive will be thoroughly investigated.

Local plans formulated in consultation with communities will help mitigate government proposals to double housebuilding targets, say authorities.

Hampshire police’s marine support unit has a new high speed rigid inflatable boat equipped for prolonged sea searches.

The organiser of a traveller horse drive which saw at least one animal put down said it was “another year of great company, driving horses and fun”.

A horse had to be put down and a beauty spot was ‘sabotaged’ as an annual traveller drive hit the New Forest at the weekend.

Three hit-and-runs were among five collisions involving New Forest livestock that were reported within a week.

With around 95,000 visitors and plenty of glorious sunshine, the 2024 New Forest Show has been hailed a “huge success” by organisers.

A New Forest motorist claims the county council is refusing to compensate him after his vehicle was badly damaged driving over a pothole.

The New Forest’s unsung heroes were saluted in a special New Forest Awards presentation at the New Forest Show.

A grand convoy of Second World War vehicles will make its way through the Forest on Sunday, 11th August.

Hampshire’s police chief is standing by “divisive” claims that the arrest of race rioters over the weekend is “treating the symptom, not the cause”.

A strategy which aims to prevent coastal erosion and flooding has been given the support of members of New Forest District Council.