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Video footage appeal after girl (15) dies in speedboat crash

Video footage appeal after girl (15) dies in speedboat crash

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and video footage after a 15-year-old girl died following a speedboat accident off the New Forest coast...


Villagers plead for public meeting over vital £1.5m repairs to damaged sea wall

Villagers plead for public meeting over vital £1.5m repairs to damaged sea wall

Some properties may be in danger if the winter weather damages the sea wall further CALLS have been made for a public meeting about a £1.5m emergency…


60mph winds forecast as Storm Francis approaches, warns Met Office

60mph winds forecast as Storm Francis approaches, warns Met Office

Waves battered Milford on Friday 24th August (Photo: Graham Wiffen) A FRESH weather warning for high winds from Storm Francis has been issued for the…


Remembering the devastating New Milton bombing 80 years on

Remembering the devastating New Milton bombing 80 years on

Some of the damage caused by the raid on New Milton DONALD Tomkins (88) was among those for whom the dramatic and tragic events of 23rd August 1940 will…


Row over effort to 'ban' councillors revealing travel schemes to public

Row over effort to 'ban' councillors revealing travel schemes to public

Active travel schemes involve efforts to help residents ditch cars and promote walking and cycling CONCERNS have been raised about attempts to stop councillors…


New Forest businesses invited to grab share of £80,000 fund

New Forest businesses invited to grab share of £80,000 fund

Firms must show they can create or protect jobs A GRANT fund totalling £80,000 is on offer to small and medium-sized businesses in the New Forest who…


Virtual art auction to raise vital funds for hospice

Virtual art auction to raise vital funds for hospice

PAINTINGS and sculptures by more than 100 professional and amateur artists are set to go under the hammer as part of a virtual auction in aid of Oakhaven Hospice...


Letter: Bizarre brass band behaviour

Letter: Bizarre brass band behaviour

SIR – Thank you for highlighting the band brassed off by the ban (A&T, 14th August). I agree with the brass band of Lymington as this is bizarre behaviour…


Conservation group slams church's £3.5m plan for new building in centre of Christchurch

Conservation group slams church's £3.5m plan for new building in centre of Christchurch

A CGI showing how the new Christchurch Baptist Church building would look A CONSERVATION group is objecting to plans by Christchurch Baptist Church to…


Letter: One-way is the wrong way for Brockenhurst

Letter: One-way is the wrong way for Brockenhurst

SIR – Brockenhurst’s one-way system ( A&T , 14th August) was a complete shock when trying to get into our village on Thursday. Hopefully the one-way…


Scores of no-shows at Hampshire tips as residents battle to book slots

Scores of no-shows at Hampshire tips as residents battle to book slots

The new non-resident charges scheme will start in early 2020 RESIDENTS booking slots at Hampshire’s tips are being urged to use them amid reports of a…


‘Big business’ fear over £3bn Waterside investment plan

‘Big business’ fear over £3bn Waterside investment plan

A watercolour of designs for the Fawley power station site PLANS for attracting up to £3bn of investment to Totton and the Waterside have been attacked…


Concerns over £15,000 centenary floral installation for New Milton rec

Concerns over £15,000 centenary floral installation for New Milton rec

New Milton War Memorial Recreation Ground CONCERNS were raised over maintenance costs as £15,000 is set to be put towards a floral installation marking…


All the woods a stage – Shakespeare plays set among New Forest trees

All the woods a stage – Shakespeare plays set among New Forest trees

Romeo and Juliet is coming to New Forest woodland THE woodland backdrop of Beaulieu’s Countryside Education Trust will set the scene for a series of outdoor…


Flood alerts for coastal areas as gale force winds expected

Flood alerts for coastal areas as gale force winds expected

Flood warnings are in place for Christchurch Harbour, Calshot and Lepe, and Beaulieu FLOOD alerts have been issued for local coastal areas this afternoon…


Green light for two homes to be built on back garden of village house

Green light for two homes to be built on back garden of village house

COUNCILLORS gave the green light to plans for two homes in an Everton back garden despite claims they would spoil the area for neighbouring properties...


Vandals and thieves target children's graves as heartbroken dads demand security

Vandals and thieves target children's graves as heartbroken dads demand security

From left, Enzo, Amelia and Oliver Kyrillou TWO heartbroken fathers are calling for security measures at a cemetery after the graves of their three young…


Arrests after drugs raid in Hythe

Arrests after drugs raid in Hythe

TWO people were arrested for class A drug offences following a police raid on a Hythe property. ...


Man dies after suffering medical episode outside Ashley home

Man dies after suffering medical episode outside Ashley home

Paramedics were sent to Thornham Road, Ashley A MAN has died following a medical emergency outside a home in Ashley on Monday afternoon. Paramedic teams,…


Plans to bulldoze derelict village shops for holiday lets and cafe are approved

Plans to bulldoze derelict village shops for holiday lets and cafe are approved

The Squirrels in Brockenhurst have deteriorated over time A DERELICT row of shops – known as the Squirrels – in Brockenhurst is set to be demolished,…


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