18 January 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May LOCAL MPs fought on opposite sides of the argument in the House of Commons this week as Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal…
18 January 2019
THE parish church is very often the oldest physical man-made structure surviving within a parish. For all the pre-Reformation centuries it was the centre for worship, instruction and social interaction and it was the place where the life’s rites of passage were made and confirmed...
18 January 2019
Residents are told to beware TV licence scams TELEVISION licence scammers are targeting the local area, leading to fears that vulnerable people could…
11 January 2019
Peppa Pig characters with visiting company mascot the Tmall cat at Paultons Park LOCAL tourism could be set for a boost after a delegation of Chinese…
11 January 2019
Hampshire Police Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney AMID budget cuts and station closures Hampshire’s top cop was paid more than £200,000 in salary and benefits…
11 January 2019
Peter Owen Jones meets a goshawk chick during New Forest: a Year in the Wild Wood (Photo: BBC) A NEW documentary exploring the New Forest and why its…
11 January 2019
A ferry arrives at the port in Portsmouth where there are fears of no-deal Brexit congestion CONGESTION at Portsmouth caused by Brexit could have knock-on…
11 January 2019
The New Forest Film Festival 2019 was launched last year at the New Forest Show THE New Forest economy was boosted by more than £500,000 from films and…
04 January 2019
FOUR years ago I started the story of how the Great War affected the Forest and the verderers’ administration of it (updated in subsequent January issues…
04 January 2019
FAST and furious competition entertained a bumper crowd of several thousand spectators at this year’s New Forest Point-to-Point, writes Charlotte Baker. ...
04 January 2019
New Forest pony drift (Photo: Sally Fear) SPIRALLING house prices are a “grave threat” to the future of the New Forest’s historic landscape and traditions…
28 December 2018
Hampshire Police cracking down on Christmas drink-drivers DOZENS of motorists had a bad start to festive season with drink and drug driving arrests in…
28 December 2018
A fishing boat A TIDE of opposition has surfaced against a plan to impose new net fishing regulations in local waters, amid claims it fails to safeguard…
28 December 2018
A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service fire engine A DAMNING inspection report has revealed a culture of “bullying and domineering behaviour” at Hampshire…
21 December 2018
New Forest District Council worker Tina Harwood, who died aged 49 TRIBUTES have been paid to a former New Forest District Council employee who has died…
21 December 2018
Sir Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch VETERAN Christchurch MP Sir Chris Chope has confirmed he was among the 117 Conservative rebels who unsuccessfully…
14 December 2018
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable THE government should strip South Western Railway of its franchise or impose strict new standards to fix the “rapid…
14 December 2018
VISITORS are so confused about what goes on at a facility dedicated to the history of the New Forest that charity organisers have decided to change its name...
14 December 2018
Cllr James Binns ACCUSATIONS of “fake news” were traded between political opponents over plans to hand management of the New Forest’s public leisure centres…
07 December 2018
New Forest District Council aims to provide 600 homes by 2026 MORE than 600 new affordable homes could be delivered in the New Forest by 2026, under plans…
