New Forest

Strong and gusty winds are set to batter coastal parts of the New Forest tomorrow ahead of the predicted arrival of Storm Éowyn.

Storm Éowyn is expected to bring “very” strong winds, heavy rain and possibly snow to the New Forest and Christchurch on Friday.

Police officers have defended their idea to take a Forest stroll with members of the public after some claimed they should instead be fighting crime.

A £1.75 million refurbishment of New Forest District Council’s HQ could be axed amid the prospect of council mergers.

“There was a terrible sound, like a roar…there was metal falling from the sky.”

A cash reward is on offer amid the hunt for a hit-and-run driver after a New Forest pony was left to die with a broken leg.

New Forest District Council planning applications and decisions for the week ending Friday 17th January.

Dates of hearings to scrutinise a plan for future quarry sites across the New Forest have been set.

Police are appealing for witnesses after bags of asbestos were dumped in two New Forest locations.

Birds from Russia, Iceland and Greenland spending the winter on the Waterside make the area a globally important spot for wildlife, experts have said.

Police arrested 13 suspected drink and drug-drivers in the New Forest during a Christmas crackdown that snared over 300 county-wide.

A Gypsy has won his fight to keep a mobile home on farm land in Dibden.

The county’s air ambulance saw a “staggering” increase in emergency call-outs last year.

New social groups for elderly people to socialise and make new friends have been launched by Age Concern in partnership with Sovereign Network Group.

A New Forest MP has been thanked for his “exemplary” work as he steps down as the chairman of Parliament’s intelligence and security committee.

There are concerns farmland will be lost to housing as New Forest District Council hunts for sites of future development.

Bomb disposal experts were dispatched after suspected unexploded wartime devices were found inside a West Wellow property.

People eligible for a Covid-19 or flu vaccination are being reminded it’s not too late to come forward amid rising levels of illness.

Icy conditions could bring disruption to parts of the New Forest and Christchurch this morning (Thursday).

Hampshire County Council looks set to apply to be part of the government’s fast-track devolution process which will see May elections postponed.