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Cottage appeal is thrown out

Cottage appeal is thrown out

A proposal to build a detached home on land adjacent to a cottage has been turned down at appeal.


Forest couple scoop prestigious kitchen fitter award

Forest couple scoop prestigious kitchen fitter award

A New Forest based kitchen and capentry business has been named best in the UK at a glittering award ceremony.


Petrol station employee sexually assaulted colleagues

Petrol station employee sexually assaulted colleagues

A petrol station employee who sexually assaulted four colleagues has narrowly avoided being sent to prison.


Road ban for drink driver

Road ban for drink driver

A Ringwood motorist caught at the wheel while over the alcohol limit was banned from the roads for over a year.


Call for greater clarity over town’s planning goals

Call for greater clarity over town’s planning goals

District councillors are calling for greater clarity in the Lymington and Pennington neighbourhood plan before it is formally adopted.


Club combating loneliness launches new branch

Club combating loneliness launches new branch

A club supporting people struggling with loneliness, isolation and exclusion has opened a new branch at a Highcliffe pub.


Drink driver banned from highways

Drink driver banned from highways

Getting caught at the wheel while nearly three times the alcohol limit cost a Lymington motorist his licence for two years.


Readers’ Letters: We must not lose Waterside under council reorganisation

Readers’ Letters: We must not lose Waterside under council reorganisation

‘The Waterside is geographically, environmentally and culturally part of the New Forest.’


Run-down Forest B&B transformed into luxury hotel

Run-down Forest B&B transformed into luxury hotel

A multimillion-pound makeover has seen a once run-down New Forest B&B transformed into a “quintessential” country house hotel.


The Elderflower in Lymington under goes refurb inspired by coastal location

The Elderflower in Lymington under goes refurb inspired by coastal location

The Elderflower refurb has coincided with a the launch of new two and three-course menus


‘After this, I won’t walk alone in village’ – woman’s warning after stalking incident

‘After this, I won’t walk alone in village’ – woman’s warning after stalking incident

A Pennington woman said she no longer feels safe walking alone after being stalked by a male motorist as she walked home from a night out.


‘Disgusting’ – three Forest flytips in one day

‘Disgusting’ – three Forest flytips in one day

Forestry England rangers had to deal with three large flytips on one day as the dumping of waste on the beautiful landscape continues.


Police hunt cyclist who accused woman of following him

Police hunt cyclist who accused woman of following him

Police are hunting a cyclist who harassed a woman by accusing her of following him in Lymington town centre.


Campaigners urge council to object to ‘mad’ Hurst Spit proposals

Campaigners urge council to object to ‘mad’ Hurst Spit proposals

Campaigners have urged Hampshire County Council to object to the Environment Agency’s “mad” Hurst Spit plan.


Closed shops and takings down 50% – the high street traders ‘hanging on by our fingernails’ during roadworks

Closed shops and takings down 50% – the high street traders ‘hanging on by our fingernails’ during roadworks

Traders in Brockenhurst have seen their takings plummet in recent weeks while disruptive road works continue in the high street.


Door vandalism results in ban from Christchurch address

Door vandalism results in ban from Christchurch address

Vandalising a woman’s door landed a Christchurch man with an exclusion order.


Latest hospice walk smashes two records

Latest hospice walk smashes two records

A massive £168,700 was raised by the Oakhaven Walk with the money going towards supporting people receiving palliative care and their loved ones.


Stolen puppies seized in Lymington

Stolen puppies seized in Lymington

Police in Lymington seized three “very young” puppies that had been stolen from a Surrey charity.


Scheme for nine new flats approved

Scheme for nine new flats approved

Plans for nine new flats have been approved by New Forest District Council despite concerns over parking.


Museum on the hunt for new ‘figurehead’

Museum on the hunt for new ‘figurehead’

A popular Lymington arts venue is on the hunt for a new “figurehead and ambassador” after its chair of trustees announced his retirement.


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