Ringwood

A personal trainer beat and raped a woman, a court has heard.

Ringwood Town Council says it is “thrilled” that Carvers recreation ground is to get a multi-use games area.

Ringwood is planning a special evening tribute and beacon lighting as part of a nationwide salute to mark VE Day 80.

A desperate parrot owner is appealing for help to rescue her bird which has been in a tree for six days.

A motorist was killed when he was struck by a 4x4 after being involved in a crash on the A31 between Cadnam and Ringwood in the early hours.

A heartbroken mum who set up a unique travelling rubber ducks tribute to her teenage daughter after her death has seen them reach cross the globe.

Three New Forest secondary schools have shared their smartphone policies after Ringwood School announced Year 7 pupils will be banned from using them.

A company that started life off in a humble garden shed has just opened a Language and Learning Centre in Ringwood High Street.

Police have released CCTV images of a woman they want to trace after nearly £1,000 of champagne was stolen from a Ringwood supermarket.

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace after almost £300 of alcohol was stolen from a Ringwood supermarket.

A country park hit by a series of fires has reopened to the public today (Friday).

A “prolific” Ringwood shoplifter who stole hundreds of pounds of goods was jailed for six months after police found him hiding under a duvet.

Firefighters tackled flames at Moors Valley Country Park for the third consecutive day as the attraction remains closed “until further notice”.

A second fire has broken out at Moors Valley a day after a blaze in woodland at the leisure site.

Investigations are ongoing into the cause of a blaze that destroyed a thatched property in Poulner, near Ringwood.

Moors Valley Country Park has reopened to the public this morning after firefighters spent hours battling a large woodland blaze.

About 80 firefighters from crews across Dorset and Hampshire are fighting a blaze at Moors Valley Country Park this afternoon.

Planners have agreed that Manor Hatch, the former stables for Ringwood Manor, can be used as a dwelling.

Dozens of firefighters battled for hours to contain a “devastating” blaze which gutted a thatched property near Ringwood.

Complaints about a Poulner mobile home park resident allegedly keeping a large number of animals are being investigated.