Politics

The new Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) with Julian Lewis THE elevation of Boris Johnson to Conservative leader and Prime Minister has been welcomed…

Cllr Alison Hoare is a member of New Forest District Council's Conservative administration A SENIOR councillor has denied opposition accusations that…

NEW FOREST District Council has been accused of squandering taxpayers’ money and blighting neighbourhoods with rental garages “left to rot”...

James Binns, chair of the New Forest East Conservative Association THE chair of the New Forest East Conservative Association has said he would be willing…

The issue of climate change has been forced up the agenda partly by protests such as in London in February NEW FOREST Conservatives have been accused…

Andy Dunne, former chair of the Christchurch Labour party THE chair of the Christchurch Labour party has quit in protest at fellow members’ “rudeness…

Christchurch MP Sir Chris Chope CHRISTCHURCH MP Sir Chris Chope is supporting the little-backed Esther McVey for the Conservative leadership – but refused…

Hampshire County Council's HQ in Winchester LIBRARY closures, reduced winter gritting and increased service charges are being considered by Hampshire…

Under the plan, Christchurch residents could get a 4.5% Band D council tax cut CHRISTCHURCH residents are due for a tax cut as plans to bring rates in…

Boris Johnson gained the support of New Forest MPs Julian Lewis and Sir Desmond Swayne TWO New Forest MPs have publicly thrown their support behind Boris…

The Brexit party gained the most votes of any in the New Forest THE Brexit Party won the most votes in the New Forest as the local European parliament…

Brockenhurst Cllr Keith Mans spoke out along with Labour Cllr Chris Hammond THE new leader of Hampshire County Council has joined a cross-party call to…

New Forest District Council's Appletree Court HQ CONSERVATIVES were accused by Liberal Democrats of pushing climate change action “into the undergrowth”…

New Forest District Council at Appletree Court, Lyndhurst (Photo: Chris Balcombe) THE first meeting of New Forest District Council since the local elections…

Brockenhurst Cllr Keith Mans is the new Conservative leader of Hampshire County Council HAMPSHIRE County Council has a new leader at the helm – Brockenhurst…

Polling stations, like this one at Colbury Memorial Hall, opened in the New Forest and Christchurch for the European elections POLLING stations are open…

Cllr Lesley Dedman (right) with Cllr Sue Bungey THE last mayor of the now defunct Christchurch Borough Council has been named as the first mayor of the…

BCP chair Cllr David Flagg (left) and vice-chair Cllr George Farquhar A FORMER Christchurch mayor who led the fight to stop the BCP Council merger has…

Dan Snow said the confusion must have been caused by either a prank or “incompetence on my part” TV HISTORIAN Dan Snow has backed down over claims that…

Dan Snow in the kitchen of his New Forest home NEW FOREST District Council is investigating a claim by TV historian Dan Snow that a Brexit Party leaflet…