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South Western Railway train strike to bring more disruption after Monday engineering chaos

South Western Railway train strike to bring more disruption after Monday engineering chaos

Brockenhurst Train Station TRAIN passengers are facing another day of strike action tomorrow (Saturday) after enduring mass cancellations on Monday. Members…


New Forest GPs say practices' merger will cut waiting times for patients

New Forest GPs say practices' merger will cut waiting times for patients

The Arnewood Practice in New Milton THREE GP practices are set to merge in a move which they claim will reduce waiting times for appointments and provide…


Trove of historical car documents find a space at Beaulieu's National Motor Museum

Trove of historical car documents find a space at Beaulieu's National Motor Museum

Ron Hickman with the Lotus Elan he designed AN important personal collection of drawings and documents by the designer of such classic Lotus sports cars…


From Our Files: PoW escapes, plans for Beaulieu tourism hub, and fox hunting season gets underway

From Our Files: PoW escapes, plans for Beaulieu tourism hub, and fox hunting season gets underway

75 YEARS AGO CAPTAIN Gordon Muirhead, of Marine Drive, Barton-on-Sea, has received a cablegram from his son Lieut Terence Muirhead, MC, Essex Regiment,…


Saints FC seek to keep Marchwood training ground on land once marked for affordable homes

Saints FC seek to keep Marchwood training ground on land once marked for affordable homes

Southampton FC has its training ground in Marchwood SOUTHAMPTON Football Club has launched a bid to retain training facilities on land in Marchwood that…


Homes and businesses approved for eyesore industrial site in Brockenhurst

Homes and businesses approved for eyesore industrial site in Brockenhurst

An computer image of the proposed development at the Redmayne site in Brockenhurst AN “eyesore” site in Brockenhurst will be transformed with a mix of…


Developer could add more affordable homes at controversial Milford site, says council

Developer could add more affordable homes at controversial Milford site, says council

Milford villagers protesting for more affordable homes at the School Lane site CONTROVERSIAL housing proposals on the edge of Milford could viably provide…


'Sick' vandals spray goats purple at New Forest learning support farm

'Sick' vandals spray goats purple at New Forest learning support farm

VANDALS have been condemned as “sick” for spraying a purple substance on animals at a farm which offers learning opportunities for young people with special needs...


Tougher penalties needed to stop New Forest fly-tipping, say landowners

Tougher penalties needed to stop New Forest fly-tipping, say landowners

Rubbish fly-tipped in the New Forest TOUGHER penalties are needed to stop the rise of fly-tipping in the New Forest, landowners have said. The latest…


National dance success in Blackpool for talented New Forest pair

National dance success in Blackpool for talented New Forest pair

Amelie Shane (9), from Sway, won in the International Dance Teachers’ Association finals TWO pupils from the Everton-based Charisma Dance Academy are…


Lord Montagu speaks out on climate change at Beaulieu Estate dinner

Lord Montagu speaks out on climate change at Beaulieu Estate dinner

At the dinner were (l-r) Lady Manners, the Hon. Mr Roper-Curzon of Pylewell Park, Lady Montagu, Lord Montagu, Rebecca Crosthwaite-Eyre, Aldred Drummond…


New £500,000 pontoons to boost Lymington Town Quay sailing attractions

New £500,000 pontoons to boost Lymington Town Quay sailing attractions

Town Quay in Lymington (Photo: Steve West) NEW pontoons and mooring facilities are set to be installed at Lymington Town Quay in a major project funded…


Lymington salutes Sir Harry with unveiling of £100,000 monument renovation project

Lymington salutes Sir Harry with unveiling of £100,000 monument renovation project

Volunteers were joined at the unveiling of the refurbished Burrard Neale Monument by town mayor (centre) Cllr Anne Corbridge A NEGLECTED town monument…


Village homes quotas defended by New Forest National Park planning chiefs

Village homes quotas defended by New Forest National Park planning chiefs

The former Lyndhurst Park Hotel has been allocated for 50 homes by the New Forest National Park Authority SENIOR planners at the national park authority…


Volunteers clock 130 'speeders' in just one hour on New Forest lane

Volunteers clock 130 'speeders' in just one hour on New Forest lane

Residents clocked 130 speeders in an hour on Boldre Lane A GROUP of Boldre residents who got together to combat speeding drivers clocked 130 cars going…


‘I did not know I was dying slowly’ - explorer Adrian Hayes reveals his most terrifying moments

‘I did not know I was dying slowly’ - explorer Adrian Hayes reveals his most terrifying moments

“HOW personal do you want this to be?” Adrian Hayes asks over the table of his untidy kitchen. It’s an unexpectedly vulnerable question from the veteran…


National park housing plans for Fawley power station come under fire

National park housing plans for Fawley power station come under fire

Fawley power station before it shut down in 2013 THE company behind nearly £1bn plans for 1,500 homes at the former Fawley power station has been accused…


New Christchurch country park offers 'huge opportunity'

New Christchurch country park offers 'huge opportunity'

Christchurch Borough Council civic offices "EXCITING" new plans for a 15-hectare coastal country park in Christchurch have been unveiled. The park would…


Barton joins in national Battle's Over 100th commemoration of First World War armistice

Barton joins in national Battle's Over 100th commemoration of First World War armistice

A MASSIVE crowd came together on Barton clifftop for a “once-in-a-generation” commemoration marking 100 years since the end of the First World War...


New Forest care home teams trip the light fantastic for Children in Need

New Forest care home teams trip the light fantastic for Children in Need

CARE homes across the New Forest put on their dancing shoes for a Strictly-style show to raise cash for the Children In Need appeal...


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