Salwomir Kotlowski from Stevenage, Hertfordshire appeared before magistrates last month in connection with an incident on the A35 in Lyndhurst.
He is accused of driving with an unsecured load after concrete slabs fell from a lorry travelling west near…
30 November 2023
Cllr Jill Cleary has now been Leader of New Forest District Council (NFDC) for one year.
With responsibility for the overall strategy of the council and the Cabinet, Cllr Cleary has reflected on her first year and what the priority pr…
I’ve always thought it very odd that the New Forest District Council was based in Lyndhurst. In the last census it had a population of 2,462 people.
How can a village of that size be the administrative capital of the New Forest? It’s absurd and an anac…
Sway Road in Lymington has reopened with temporary traffic lights following a crash that caused a diesel spill.
The road was closed at both ends shortly before 9am last Tuesday after a lorry and a van collided. The road reopened on Friday afternoon.
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A Lymington road could be shut for up to a week for repairs after a crash this morning (Tuesday) caused a large diesel spill.
Police closed Sway Road at both ends after the collision between a lorry and a van just before 9am, and diverted traffic from …
It comes just a few weeks before most schools break up for the summer.
According to official notices, works include water works, electricity, gas, broadband installation, and more – with some disruption planned for months.
Delays are presented in alpha…
The speed limit could be reduced on a number of roads in a Cambridgeshire village. Cambridgeshire County Council is running a consultation on lowering the limit to 20mph in Milton.
The new speed limit would cover Butt Lane from its junction with High S…
FALLEN trees have caused travel chaos on the road and rail networks as strong winds and torrential rain lash the New Forest and Christchurch.
A Met Office yellow weather warning is in place until 8pm tonight (Wednesday), with some areas seeing gusts of…
A great-grandmother from Lyndhurst was killed when a 33ft crane lorry reversed over her at a port in Barbados, a coroners’ court has heard.
Janet Purkess (87) suffered “terrible” injuries and died in the collision shortly after disembarking the Saga Sa…
Janet Purkess had just left Saga Sapphire when she was hit by a lorry that was reversing “in speed” along a road beside the ship.
Mrs Purkess, 87, of Lyndhurst, suffered serious injuries in the collision and died at the scene.
Mrs Purkess had just left…