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Homes evacuated after wartime shell found in garden

Homes evacuated after wartime shell found in garden

The shell is destroyed at Bracklesham Bay (photo: Ack Crown) HOMES were evacuated after a resident found an unexploded wartime shell in a neighbour’s…


Ferndown Golf club together for charity

Ferndown Golf club together for charity

Peter Alliss last year when he presented disabled youngsters with mobility aids. The lockdown has prevented many things from happening, but the Peter…


Forest currency trader takes £3.5bn fraud conviction case to highest US court

Forest currency trader takes £3.5bn fraud conviction case to highest US court

Mark Johnson was convicted in 2018 NEW Forest currency trader Mark Johnson has gone to the highest court in the United States – the Supreme Court – in…


Crime figures – surge in violent offences and harassment, but local police forces better than national average

Crime figures – surge in violent offences and harassment, but local police forces better than national average

Both Dorset and Hampshire police forces were under the national average recorded crime rise of 4% THE annual rise in recorded crime in Hampshire and Dorset…


Former 'walking heart attack' urges others not to ignore health concerns during lockdown

Former 'walking heart attack' urges others not to ignore health concerns during lockdown

Ian Prentice thought he was having a reaction to a change in medication A MAN described as a “walking heart attack waiting to happen” has urged people…


Pre-school given green light for new £60,000 building

Pre-school given green light for new £60,000 building

Brockenhurst Primary School is set to host the pre-school BROCKENHURST Pre-School has been given a boost in its battle for survival after its desired…


Town launches lockdown virtual youth club

Town launches lockdown virtual youth club

The youth club has launched a 'doorstep skateboarding' contest SUPPORT for youngsters in New Milton is taking a step into the virtual world during the…


Letter: We need more than science

Letter: We need more than science

SIR – We are continually told that the government has “followed the science” in these “unprecedented times”. We pay government to lead, not follow. Science…


Restaurant offers diners a table despite the lockdown

Restaurant offers diners a table despite the lockdown

The Raj in Old Milton Green parade, New Milton A RESTAURANT has sparked anger for flouting lockdown rules by remaining open to occasional diners during…


Council boss fears government won't help authority fill £30m coronavirus hole

Council boss fears government won't help authority fill £30m coronavirus hole

BCP faces a £30m shortfall thanks to the pandemic THE leader of BCP Council has said she fears local authorities may be forced themselves to fill multi-million-pound…


Fantastic Mrs Fox gives wildlife trackers the runaround with 25km journey across New Forest in one day

Fantastic Mrs Fox gives wildlife trackers the runaround with 25km journey across New Forest in one day

Foxes like this one are monitored through GPS tracking by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. WILDLIFE experts were left foxed after a voyaging…


The wacky and wonderful ways local schools have been interacting with their pupils during lockdown

The wacky and wonderful ways local schools have been interacting with their pupils during lockdown

Toilet roll volleyball with Priestlands' Mr Caplen TOILET roll keepy-uppies, teachers hula hooping and bake-off competitions are some of the innovative…


Letter: Thanks refuse collectors, but please don’t move the bags

Letter: Thanks refuse collectors, but please don’t move the bags

SIR – On Thursday evening when I, like millions of others, make as much noise as possible in praise of our NHS and other essential workers, our wonderful…


New Forest has most in Hampshire referred to food banks as residents face 'tsunami of debt'

New Forest has most in Hampshire referred to food banks as residents face 'tsunami of debt'

The New Milton Town Council d elivery team with Oliver Stanley of New Forest Basics Bank second from right MORE than 700 people have been referred to…


The head blew off an effigy of Hitler stuffed with gunpowder – local VE Day celebrations in 1945

The head blew off an effigy of Hitler stuffed with gunpowder – local VE Day celebrations in 1945

The front page of the Lymington Times, 12th May 1945, detailing the local celebrations days earlier LYMINGTON went “wild with excitement” as the war in…


More than 180 confirmed local coronavirus deaths – interactive map to check your area

More than 180 confirmed local coronavirus deaths – interactive map to check your area

THERE have been more than 180 coronavirus deaths in total across the New Forest and BCP Council areas, official figures show. Data from the Office of…


Letter: Stamp out these arrogant Forest cyclists

Letter: Stamp out these arrogant Forest cyclists

SIR – There is nothing wrong with cycling as a sport, hobby or social family exercise. Unfortunately, there is a small minority who spoil it for the rest…


Stay away from the New Forest this bank holiday, visitors urged

Stay away from the New Forest this bank holiday, visitors urged

Hampshire police and Forestry England teams have been patrolling areas of the New Forest during the lockdown A SPATE of emergencies in the New Forest…


Rape reported in Hythe – police hunt witnesses and dash cam footage

Rape reported in Hythe – police hunt witnesses and dash cam footage

WITNESSES and dash cam footage are being sought as police investigate reports a woman was raped in Hythe...


Jobs at risk at Lymington engineering firm

Jobs at risk at Lymington engineering firm

Lymington Precision Engineers' base in Marsh Lane (Photo: Google) JOBS could be lost at Lymington Precision Engineers, which employs nearly 200 people,…


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