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Police seize gun and knife from boys aged 14 and 15 in New Forest park

Police seize gun and knife from boys aged 14 and 15 in New Forest park

A knife, gun and amphetamines were seized (pictures: Hampshire police) A BB GUN and a lock knife were found on two teens in a New Forest park during a…


Major rescue launched after boat runs aground on Lymington River

Major rescue launched after boat runs aground on Lymington River

The lifeboat Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) was sent to the scene (picture: RNLI Yarmouth) A MAJOR rescue operation was launched after a RIB ran aground…


£1bn homes plan at Fawley power station site clears second major hurdle

£1bn homes plan at Fawley power station site clears second major hurdle

A watercolour of designs for the development THE second major hurdle in a developer’s plans to build 1,500 new homes and commercial properties on the…


Jailed – man who threatened lover's son with fake gun and threatened to chop off his fingers with an axe

Jailed – man who threatened lover's son with fake gun and threatened to chop off his fingers with an axe

Clive Shilcock was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail A MAN who pointed an imitation pistol at his lover’s son and boasted online he was willing…


CCTV catches sports club thieves despite recording equipment being stolen

CCTV catches sports club thieves despite recording equipment being stolen

The intruders were caught on CCTV SECURITY at a Sway sports facility will be reviewed after thieves broke into a series of buildings during what appears…


1,500-home plans for Fawley power station given thumbs up by New Forest councillors

1,500-home plans for Fawley power station given thumbs up by New Forest councillors

A CGI of plans for the Fawley power station site CONTROVERSIAL proposals to redevelop the Fawley power station site with 1,500 new homes and commercial…


Victory for traders after council votes to reopen Covid-restricted road in New Milton town centre

Victory for traders after council votes to reopen Covid-restricted road in New Milton town centre

From left, Sameer Tarakhan, Mike Miller and Jon Cooper A TRADER who campaigned against the closure of a New Milton town centre road – shut to help social…


Do you know these people? Police release CCTV photos in £12,000 credit card fraud probe

Do you know these people? Police release CCTV photos in £12,000 credit card fraud probe

Police would like to speak to the people pictured here POLICE have released CCTV images of several people they want to track down after thousands of pounds…


Inquest into death of Sarah Moore, whose body was found at Mudeford Quay on Christmas Eve

Inquest into death of Sarah Moore, whose body was found at Mudeford Quay on Christmas Eve

Sarah Moore was missing for two weeks A MOTHER whose body was found in the sea near Mudeford Quay on Christmas Eve took her own life, an inquest concluded. Sarah…


Seaside homes at “imminent risk” of storms erosion due to sea wall damage

Seaside homes at “imminent risk” of storms erosion due to sea wall damage

Waves from recent storms have damaged the seawall at Milford A BOMBSHELL report has revealed more than a dozen coastal properties in Milford are at “imminent…


'I’ve never spent so much time at home' – Christchurch windsurfer Emma Wilson sets sights on Tokyo 2021

'I’ve never spent so much time at home' – Christchurch windsurfer Emma Wilson sets sights on Tokyo 2021

Christchurch Olympic-bound windsurfer Emma Wilson (Photo: RYA) WITH Covid-19 taking centre stage this summer, Christchurch windsurfer Emma Wilson traded…


Warning of pony attacks at new shop planned for village

Warning of pony attacks at new shop planned for village

An artist's impression of the hub at East Boldre CUSTOMERS of a new shop at a proposed community hub in East Boldre could be attacked by hungry ponies…


Forest MP Sir Desmond Swayne: why is blackface racist?

Forest MP Sir Desmond Swayne: why is blackface racist?

New Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne NEW Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne has questioned why it is offensive for a white person to ‘black up’. Appearing…


Forest national park authority boss Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre to step down

Forest national park authority boss Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre to step down

Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre spent six years as chair of the New Forest National Park Authority OLIVER Crosthwaite-Eyre will step down as chair of the New…


Plans for pop-up drive-in cinema and marquee restaurant backed by Lymington council

Plans for pop-up drive-in cinema and marquee restaurant backed by Lymington council

Councillors have supported plans for a drive-in cinema in Lymington (file photo) A DRIVE-IN cinema and marquee restaurant could pop up in Lymington this…


Letter: Lax mask enforcement on the buses

Letter: Lax mask enforcement on the buses

SIR — I thought face masks had to be worn on buses. Well, if this week of 13th July is anything to go by some people don’t care. A couple got on the bus,…


Goldilocks pub Bear of Burton ‘just right’ after £2m revamp

Goldilocks pub Bear of Burton ‘just right’ after £2m revamp

Bear of Burton opened after its refurbishment just before the lockdown ACCORDING to an inscription on the wall of the Bear of Burton, Goldilocks “woke…


Wardens battling groups of wild campers who leave their rubbish strewn about New Forest sites

Wardens battling groups of wild campers who leave their rubbish strewn about New Forest sites

Rubbish left by wild campers at Setthorns, near Brockenhurst LARGE groups of wild campers have been moved on from the New Forest over the last fortnight…


Julian Lewis pleads 'don't quit the Tories on my account' after outrage over being kicked out of party

Julian Lewis pleads 'don't quit the Tories on my account' after outrage over being kicked out of party

Julian Lewis is the new chair of the Commons intelligence and security committee NEW Forest East MP Julian Lewis has pleaded with local Conservative supporters…


Church given £1m to target deprived areas

Church given £1m to target deprived areas

St Winfrid's in Totton is undergoing a major refurbishment A TOTTON church is one of three set to share a £3m grant to help spread the Christian message…


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