2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (275+ words) A much-loved New Forest farm tractor has swapped the fields for the pages of a new children’s picture book. Ruby, a red Massey Ferguson which offers tractor rides at Longdown Activity Farm, is the heroine of Ruby The Farm Tractor,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (558+ words) Dame Judi Dench and Sir Derek Jacobi are among top stars backing a theatre group’s plan to open a new outdoor venue in the New Forest. New Forest Open Air Theatre has launched a fundraising campaign for the development on…...

3+ day, 43+ min ago   (120+ words) Advertiser and Times New Milton man Nicholas Hiscott fined after failing to provide sample in police class A drug test Failing to cooperate with a test for class A drugs cost a New Milton man just over £200. Nicholas Hiscott…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (100+ words) A burglar who stole tobacco, scratch cards and confectionery from a Ringwood store has appeared in court. Stephen Raikes (32) of Trafalgar Square, Mudeford, struck at Central Stores in Ringwood on 4th November 2024, taking tobacco, confectionary and drinks of an unknown value....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (139+ words) A New Forest charity is giving people with disabilities, additional needs and long-term health conditions the chance to take part in watersports. The sessions at Ellingham Inclusive Water Ski & Wakeboard (EIWW) near Ringwood are open to those with a wide…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (136+ words) Campaigners in Christchurch will be camping out in cardboard to raise awareness of homelessness. Charity Diverse Abilities will be running its cardboard campout event from 6pm on Saturday 19th September until 7am on Sunday 20th at The Treehouse in Merritown Lane. Participants sleep rough…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (94+ words) Advertiser and Times Police appeal to help find 13-year-old missing Hythe teen Layla Police have asked the public to help find a missing teenager from Hythe. Layla (13) was last seen at her home address around 9am yesterday (Tuesday). Described as white…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (328+ words) Hundreds of people came together for a fundraising open-air concert in Lymington. Over the last five years, Amanda Mann has welcomed more than 3,000 people to her home, Kingfishers, for performances that have raised over £200,000 for various charities. She recently hosted…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) Crowds gathered to watch teams battle it out across the water at the annual Great Waterside Raft Race. The popular event at Hythe marina is organised by the Hythe and Calshot branch of the RNLI to raise funds for the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (219+ words) Groundworkers have cleared a stream in Ringwood in a bid to reduce flooding risks ahead of a potentially wet autumn and winter. Ringwood Town Council workers cleared vegetation and obstructions from the Crow Stream alongside a public footpath. The council…...