News

20 May 2025. We have welcomed a letter from New Forest East MP Sir Julian Lewis to the Minister for Local Government, calling for the unique identity, integrity and future of the New Forest to be protected as part of ongoing discussions about local government reorganisation and English devolution in Hampshire and the Solent.

20 May 2025. We will soon begin writing to households in New Milton, Brockenhurst, Lymington, and the surroundings areas with important information about our new waste collection service starting next month.

19 May 2025. We hosted and delivered a three day weapons prevention training programme to education, youth service, and community safety professionals.

16 May 2025. A legal order has been granted to help stop anti-social behaviour at two of our flats in New Milton.

13 May 2025. On Monday, we held our Annual Council meeting and elected the new Chairman for the coming year as Cllr John Sleep.

13 May 2025. Over the coming months, grass will be left to grow, rather than being mowed, on some verges and larger patches of land in the district.  

7 May 2025. We have allocated £162,000 from the Rural England Prosperity Fund to support local businesses, community initiatives and rural infrastructure.

7 May 2025.

2 May 2025. We are joining the Environment Agency to host community drop-in sessions for the Hurst Spit to Lymington strategy, which explores a sustainable future for managing and protecting the coastline.

1 May 2025. Starting this month, our community safety team will be hosting community engagement and free bike registering sessions across the district. 

30 April 2025: A New Forest resident has been fined after failing to comply with a legal notice ordering them to stop noise nuisance caused by cockerel crowing.