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5 days ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
A PAIR of Peregrine falcons nesting at Christchurch Priory have been found dead along with a swan at a nearby beach, sparking bird flu fears. The female, which laid three eggs only three weeks ago, was found dead on Tuesday, followed by the male yesterday (Thursday). The Priory, which had been keeping people up to date with a nest cam, said the deaths were “very sad”.
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6 days ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
A NEW Forest business founded almost 150 years ago could fold after a £13,000 rates demand – which the owner says he will refuse to pay. Reginald Chester-Sterne took over Norris and Sons in 2011, with the animal feed business run by the Norris family prior to that since 1876.
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6 days ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
POLICE have released pictures of two men they want to find after a report of fish poaching in Fordingbridge. The incident at New Forest Smokery & Trout Farm in Ashford Road happened between 5.05pm and 5.15pm last Sunday. A spokesperson for Hampshire police said: “We believe the men in these images can help us with our investigation and would urge them, or anyone who knows their identity, to get in touch with us.”One is described as white, of large build and with dark brown hair.
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1 week ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
FOUR days of free community events are planned in Totton to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Jointly run by Totton and Eling Town Council and the Royal British Legion between 8th and 11th May, the events include a memorial service, a theatrical performance, street party, tea dance, live music, and a parade.
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1 week ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
A MAN has been arrested after deer heads and dead lambs were left at churches and on road signs across the New Forest. As reported in the A&T, lambs with their throats slit were found hung from the side of St Theresa’s Church on Commercial Road in Totton and on top of a sign on Penn Common, Bramshaw. Police say another dead lamb was left on Pound Lane in Colbury.
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1 week ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
A MAIN route linking the New Forest with Southampton is set to close for more than a week for resurfacing. The A35 Totton Bypass will be inaccessible between 7th May and 16th May between 8pm and 6am as part of Hampshire County Council’s annual planned maintenance programme. The road will be open as normal outside of these hours. The council says the closure will allow it to carry out carriageway resurfacing works from Bartram Road to the east of the junction of High Street.
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1 week ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
Police found a cache of weapons and ammunition when they raided the home of 62-year-old New Milton man. Robert Wiseman, of Raleigh Close, was handed a five-year prison sentence when he appeared at Southampton Crown Court. He told officers after his arrest that “everyone should be able to use, if not own, a firearm”, the court heard. Prosecutor Kelly Brocklehurst told the court that officers searched Wiseman’s home on 21st December 2021 after a National Crime Agency investigation.
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1 week ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
PLANS to convert a former New Forest care home into a multiple occupancy home have been turned down by the district council. The owners of Avondale Lodge care home in Hythe Road, Marchwood, which is currently vacant, applied to allow the building to be used to house 13 occupants across 12 bedrooms. The application included communal bathrooms and a kitchen/dining area. Eight parking spaces on the site would be retained.
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1 week ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
WORK to remove the wreckage of a yacht which ran aground on a Milford beach more than a month ago has begun. As reported, the occupant of stricken vessel got into difficulty around 40 metres from the rocky shoreline on Friday 28th March, leading to an RNLI rescue operation. The one sailor on board was subsequently brought up to the beach safely, but the lifeboat crew were unable to safely tow the yacht away from the rocks.
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2 weeks ago | 
advertiserandtimes.co.uk | Carolyn Griffith
A HANDYMAN who murdered four people in Fordingbridge in a case of “indescribable brutality and cruelty” has died while in custody. George Stephenson (73) – who was turned down by a Parole Board for release in 2023 – passed away in hospital on 20th April, the Prison Service confirmed. Stephenson was jailed in 1987 after being found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of being part of the horrific incident at Burgate House, dubbed the Fordingbridge mansion massacre.
