New Forest

Police have defended looking into the windows of vehicles at New Forest car parks for valuables left visible.

Campaigners fighting against new restrictions on bus passes for the disabled and elderly have been left “extremely disappointed”

Half the profits from imposing car parking charges across the New Forest should be to be given to the national park authority, it has been claimed.

A new £7.8m waste and services depot has been officially opened in the Forest.

A new community lottery being considered by New Forest District Council would make a “real difference” to local good causes and organisations.

Sniffing out high-tech devices used by criminals is the special skill of a police dog team launched in Hampshire.

Rail passengers face travel disruption in the run-up to Easter due to extensive engineering works between the New Forest and Southampton.

A two-mile section of a former railway line which runs through the New Forest will be transformed into a public footpath.

Drivers are being urged to take extra care on the roads as the clocks go forward an hour tomorrow morning.

New Forest District Council planning applications and decisions for the week ending Friday 28th March.

Big names and lesser-known faces in the hospitality industry got their chance to shine at the A&T’s inaugural food and drink awards.

Motorists were ticketed on the 40mph stretch between Hatchet Pond and Brockenhurst.

Expansion plans for jet fuel storage at Bournemouth Airport have been approved amid an expected increase in flights.

Plans to introduce parking fees at Forestry England car parks should be subject to roundtable talks with commoners, Verderers’ Court told.

An employment development which will be a “significant economic catalyst” for part of the New Forest has cleared a key hurdle.

A boat charter firm is launching new experiences on the water including wine tasting and Michelin star dining.

Concerns have been raised that millions of pounds collected from developers in the New Forest could be lost under devolution.

A new information sharing deal has been set up between police and verderers after concern details of animal accidents were not being passed on.

The district must not be split up, and push to join with a new rural unitary council under the reorganisation of local government, it has been urged.

New Forest District Council planning applications and decisions for the week ending Friday 21st March.