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New Forest National Park Authority resists landowners' calls to ease development rules

New Forest National Park Authority resists landowners' calls to ease development rules

The NPA's Local Plan sets out principles for development of 800 homes in the national park by 2036 LANDOWNERS and developers called for building controls…


More than 100 villagers on the march against housing plan for Milford fields

More than 100 villagers on the march against housing plan for Milford fields

More than 100 joined the protest against Pennyfarthing's 43-home plan for fields outside Milford MORE than 100 residents have protested against Pennyfarthing…


Royal Bournemouth Hospital becomes wedding venue for seriously ill bride

Royal Bournemouth Hospital becomes wedding venue for seriously ill bride

The wedding at Royal Bournemouth Hospital between Ian and Emma Shrewsbury, who has chronic lung disease A CHRISTCHURCH couple have praised Royal Bournemouth…


A338 hit-and-run death driver caught by eagle-eyed police

A338 hit-and-run death driver caught by eagle-eyed police

Driver Kevin Johnson (pictured) struck Christopher Gibbs on the A338 A COURIER who killed a cyclist he ploughed into on the A338 Spur Road near Ringwood…


Parents urged to back £60,000 new crossing for Foxhills schools blighted by traffic

Parents urged to back £60,000 new crossing for Foxhills schools blighted by traffic

Pupils, parents, teachers and VIPs gathered at Foxhills in Ashurst PARENTS must get on board if a new £60,000 crossing point is to make pupils’ journeys…


Solent Rescue appeals for public support to fund lifeboat upgrade

Solent Rescue appeals for public support to fund lifeboat upgrade

Solent Rescue volunteers (l-r) Nathan Mansbridge, Peter Harvey, Dino Dorin Dejan, Mark Jones, Lee Cooper and Kenny Jackson AN independent lifeboat organisation…


Owners vow to reopen after fire shuts down Beach House restaurant

Owners vow to reopen after fire shuts down Beach House restaurant

Firefighters tackle the blaze at the Beach House in Mudeford OWNERS of the popular Beach House restaurant on Mudeford spit have vowed to reopen it as…


Milford mobile home park residents accuse developer of 'bully boy tactics'

Milford mobile home park residents accuse developer of 'bully boy tactics'

Carrington Park in Milford was recently bought by Royale RETIREES living at a mobile home park fear being forced out by the “bully boy tactics” of a new…


New Forest's Rhinefield Hotel stars as backdrop to The Queen Netflix series

New Forest's Rhinefield Hotel stars as backdrop to The Queen Netflix series

Rhinefield House where The Crown was filmed near Brockenhurst A-LIST actors filmed scenes from the smash-hit Netflix drama The Crown at an upmarket Brockenhurst…


'Crazy' launch as barber opens Fuel Hair Mechanics in Milford

'Crazy' launch as barber opens Fuel Hair Mechanics in Milford

Specialist styling and beard grooming services at Simon Digweed's Fuel Hair in Milford A NEW gentleman’s barbers offering specialist styling and beard…


Champagne goes pop as English sparkling wine impresses chef to send sales fizzing

Champagne goes pop as English sparkling wine impresses chef to send sales fizzing

The slopes of Jenkyns vineyard in Bentley, Hampshire THERE is a far, far corner of a Hampshire field which is forever French. Famous Champagne houses…


Bay Trees B&B check out with VisitEngland Rose Award for customer service

Bay Trees B&B check out with VisitEngland Rose Award for customer service

Sarah and Mark Clayson, owners of The Bay Trees, gained a VisitEngland ROSE award A B&B in Milford has won a VisitEngland ROSE award for going the…


Home improvements company doubles size of Pennington premises

Home improvements company doubles size of Pennington premises

Ben Kemp and James Elliott run Forest Edge Home Improvements in Pennington CONSERVATORY specialists Forest Edge Home Improvements will be expanding into…


Generous Paul gives £100,000 charity donation to Rose Road Association

Generous Paul gives £100,000 charity donation to Rose Road Association

Sam with therapy dog Kessy at the Rose Road Association centre (Photo: Alastair Daly Photography) A GENEROUS New Forest businessman has donated £100,000…


Letters: Fears over school funding

Letters: Fears over school funding

SIR - I read with interest your article in the edition of 19th October on the subject of school funding and I thought I would share with you the results…


Record-breaking entries for New Forest foal show at Beaulieu Road

Record-breaking entries for New Forest foal show at Beaulieu Road

Overall Champion Crabbswood Surprise with owner Jonathan Gerrelli THE New Forest Livestock Society’s pre-foal show at the October Beaulieu Road pony sale…


Disabled passenger demands rail improvements after string of let-downs

Disabled passenger demands rail improvements after string of let-downs

Michael Angus, at New Milton train station, is calling on South Western Railway to improve its service for disabled people “UPSET and annoyed” – these…


Paramedic treating patient has 999 vehicle slapped with parking fine

Paramedic treating patient has 999 vehicle slapped with parking fine

The ticket on the rapid response vehicle at Bargates in Christchurch (Photo: Emergency Services News) A PARAMEDIC was hit with a parking fine by a traffic…


Hit-and-run sheep deaths renew calls for more New Forest road signs

Hit-and-run sheep deaths renew calls for more New Forest road signs

The sheep owned by farmer and commoner Sarah Harrison were discovered on the B3079 just outside Bramshaw Church THE owner of two sheep mutilated in a…


National parks review chair comes face to face with New Forest concerns

National parks review chair comes face to face with New Forest concerns

Commoner Robert Stride (left) rode out with national parks review chair Julian Glover THE MAN leading a government review of national parks came face…


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