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Lymington to host coronation parade and picnic

A coronation parade and picnic in the park are being organised in Lymington to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III.

Regional carrier Flybe, which operates out of Southampton, has ceased trading and all scheduled flights have been cancelled.

Plans to bring in laws to fine people feeding livestock or lighting barbecues in the Forest will empower the public to speak up, NPA chair suggests.

The price of a new British passport is increasing this week with the Home Office upping the cost of documents for both adults and children.

A Wightlink ferry boss has promised to improve the Lymington-Yarmouth crossing after admitting a poor service had been caused by a lack of captains.

The future of a popular arts and music festival is in jeopardy unless new recruits can be found to join Everton Community Association.

Residents have been angered by an announcement from BCP Council that it intends to replace Highcliffe Castle’s tearooms with a temporary unit.

A DOG died and one person suffered smoke inhalation after a chip pan fire in a resident's chalet at Sandy Balls Holiday Village in Fordingbridge.

CAR parks at Hatchet Pond, one of the New Forest's most popular beauty spots, will be shut for several months during major conservation works.

A hotel in the centre of Lymington is set to reopen after a near-year-long multimillion-pound revamp.

PIGS are roaming free in the New Forest as the annual pannage season got under way yesterday (Monday), with bumper acorn crops predicted.

RINGWOOD carnival was hailed a “fantastic success” after returning for the first time since the pandemic forced its cancellation for two years.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS are fighting to preserve HMS Agamemnon, the only surviving wreck of a vessel built at the famous Buckler's Hard shipwrights.

COMPETITORS made waves over the weekend as hundreds of people gathered to watch the 34th RNLI Great Waterside Raft Race.

A COASTAL path from Calshot has been officially opened as part of the world’s longest continuous walking route.

PLANS to bring back passenger trains to the Waterside line have been publicly backed by local public figures including TV historian Dan Snow.

CROWDS braved the heatwave to cheer on the return of the Christchurch carnival parade over the weekend after a three-year hiatus.

INTERNATIONAL quality marks have been awarded to green spaces in Christchurch.

FUN for all the family is promised when New Forest Pride’s inaugural event finally gets underway in New Milton after a two-year delay.

A NEW Forest version of Monopoly is set to hit the shops next year after the public get the chance to nominate local landmarks for the board.

A VOLUNTEER group set up to promote Brockenhurst train station and improve links with the community has been shortlisted for a national award.