14 April 2025
Waterside Primary School in Hythe was rated “good” across the board in its latest Ofsted inspection.
13 March 2025
A long forgotten area of Exbury Gardens is set to be restored and reopened to the public to mark the attraction’s 70th anniversary.
20 February 2025
Campaigners who want to stop up to 200 homes being built on Waterside farmland are set to hold a public meeting.
27 January 2025
A developer has revealed plans for up to 180 new homes and a country park on the Waterside.
03 January 2025
Residents in a New Forest village left isolated by a lack of public transport have staged a walking bus protest.
31 December 2024
A New Forest mental health unit which helps people learn to live independently is set to be replaced by a ‘recovery house’ for those in crisis.
20 December 2024
The boss of Southern Water has offered an apology and set aside compensation of £9.7 million.
20 December 2024
‘Woeful, chaotic and un-coordinated’ – the leader of Hampshire County Council has blasted Southern Water’s response to an outage.
19 December 2024
Southern Water has been blasted for its handling of an ongoing outage which is affecting thousands of homes, including parts of the New Forest.
08 December 2024
Major plans to turn a section of a New Forest road into a dual carriageway are progressing, a councillor has assured.
17 November 2024
Special education provision could be increased at a Waterside school under proposals by Hampshire County Council.
14 November 2024
More than 200 residents have called time on plans to turn a Waterside pub into a nursery.
03 November 2024
A WATERSIDE independent specialist school has been praised for its “welcoming and inclusive” environment in its first Ofsted report since opening.
06 September 2024
Changes to buses on the Waterside will leave villagers with a heavily reduced service with gaps of hours, a campaign group is warning.
23 August 2024
Parts of the New Forest many have discoloured tap water following emergency repairs.
10 August 2024
Campaigners fighting to reinstate the Waterside railway have been dealt a blow after the government announced it may scrap funding for the scheme.
15 July 2024
A major route into the Forest will be partially closed temporarily in August and September while resurfacing works take place.
11 July 2024
Controversial plans for a new Waterside town of more than 1,300 homes have been pulled after the consortium behind the scheme ruled it “not viable”.
07 June 2024
Forest residents on the Waterside are missing out on job opportunities and hospital appointments due to a lack of bus services, a campaign group says.
28 April 2024
Answers have been demanded about how New Forest residents and businesses will benefit from Solent Freeport.