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Cricket club will celebrate its 150th anniversary by playing the MCC

1 month ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Chris Yandell

3 1/1 One of Hampshire's oldest cricket clubs has celebrated its 150th anniversary by taking on the famous MCC. Burley Cricket Club, which has played in the New Forest village since 1875, occasionally sees games interrupted by ponies and donkeys wandering across the pitch. MCC - Marylebone Cricket Club - was founded in 1787 and has been based at Lord's Cricket Ground in London since 1814.
MP hits out at move to 'detach' parts of the New Forest

1 month ago | msn.com | Chris Yandell

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'MP HITS OUT AT MOVE TO "DETACH" PARTS OF THE NEW FOREST'

1 month ago | julianlewis.net | Chris Yandell

By Chris YandellSouthern Daily Echo online – 24 May 2025A Hampshire MP has hit out at moves to split the New Forest area as part of a massive shake-up of local government. Julian Lewis, Conservative MP for New Forest East, has warned that Totton and the Waterside could be "detached" from the rest of the district. Ministers are planning to scrap many of the existing councils and replace them with new unitary authorities serving bigger areas.
New Forest MP fears new council system could carve up area

1 month ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Chris Yandell

Julian Lewis, Conservative MP for New Forest East, has warned that Totton and the Waterside could be "detached" from the rest of the district. Ministers are planning to scrap many of the existing councils and replace them with new unitary authorities serving bigger areas. Southampton City Council and New Forest District Council are among the organisations that are facing the axe.
'It's madness': Village up in arms over plans to open Tesco store

1 month ago | bournemouthecho.co.uk | Chris Yandell

2 1/1 A seaside village is up in arms over plans to turn a former garage into a Tesco Express convenience store. An application to transform the old Milford Autos site in Keyhaven Road, Milford-on-Sea, has sparked more than 80 objections. Critics claim the Tesco scheme will spoil Milford's special character, create extra traffic problems, and harm existing traders.
In the dock - latest cases at Southampton Magistrates' Court

1 month ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Chris Yandell

JASON MCHUGH, 47, of Twyford Road, Eastleigh, pleaded guilty to speeding on the M3 at Winchester by travelling at 92mph. Banned from driving for 28 days, fined £430 with £110 costs and £172 victim services surcharge. JACK DUNFORD, 27, of Austerberry Way, Gosport, found guilty of driving with no insurance at Western Way, Fareham, on July 20 2023. Fined £660 with £110 costs. Driving record endorsed with eight penalty points.
'It's madness': Village up in arms over plans to open Tesco store

1 month ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Chris Yandell

2 1/1 A seaside village is up in arms over plans to turn a former garage into a Tesco Express convenience store. An application to transform the old Milford Autos site in Keyhaven Road, Milford-on-Sea, has sparked more than 80 objections. Critics claim the Tesco scheme will spoil Milford's special character, create extra traffic problems, and harm existing traders.
Drivers who flouted M27 speed limit sentenced in Southampton

1 month ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Chris Yandell

Stephen Briney was travelling west on the motorway when he was clocked at 102mph between junctions 10 and 9 on November 28 2023. Briney, 42, of Sheep Pond Lane in Droxford, was sentenced at Southampton Magistrates' Court. He was fined £1,225, with £110 costs and a £490 victim services surcharge, and had ten penalty points added to his driving licence. Another defendant, Jay Cockett, also flouted the motorway's 70mph limit.
How Hampshire police is tackling the menace of knife crime

1 month ago | dailyecho.co.uk | Chris Yandell

Operation Sceptre, which runs until Sunday, May 25, is a multi-agency initiative designed to reduce violent crime by taking dangerous weapons off the streets. Police are staging extra high-visibility patrols, particularly in knife crime hot spots, as well as targeting repeat offenders. Officers are also promoting the use of "surrender bins", where people can deposit knives and other bladed weapons safely and anonymously.
Housebuilder launches bid to transform derelict hospital site

1 month ago | bournemouthecho.co.uk | Chris Yandell

Goldcrest Custom Homes has submitted a proposal to provide 15 homes on the former Fenwick Hospital land at Pikes Hill in Lyndhurst. Goldcrest is planning to replace the main hospital building with housing and refurbish four cottages in the grounds. The hospital closed in 2005, later serving as a Health and Wellbeing Centre from 2008 until 2022. The Victorian buildings have stood empty for almost three years and are said to be suffering from neglect and trespass.