We’re urging residents to stay vigilant following a surge in scam emails related to Cold Weather Payments and the Winter Fuel Payment.

New Forest District Council’s (NFDC) new waste service is being rolled out in 3 area phases, starting this summer. Different areas of the district will start at different times. Residents can go online and check what phase they are in at https://www.newforest.gov.uk/findyourphase Households will get two wheelie bins, as well as caddies for recycling their…

Households will get a black-lidded 180 litre wheelie bin for rubbish, and a green-lidded 240 litre recycling bin, along with an outdoor and an indoor caddy for the new food waste recycling service.

New Forest District Council (NFDC) will be recycling real Christmas trees from 31 December to 14 January.

New Forest District Council (NFDC) has expressed significant concerns about the government’s recently revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), questioning its ability to support sustainable development in the New Forest and safeguard local decision making.

New Forest District Council staff and councillors marked Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day across the district. On Monday 11 November, New Forest District Council councillors and staff marked Armistice Day by taking part in the national two-minute silence, and wreath-laying ceremony at Appletree Court in Lyndhurst. The ceremony included a wreath laying by Cllr David…

Police are urging residents in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to remain vigilant following six reports of courier fraud in the last two weeks.

Policing teams across Southampton, Eastleigh and Hedge End are imploring victims of robbery, and those who witness incidents, to come forward at the earliest opportunity and report offences to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.

This weekend, Sunday 23 June, more bicycles have been stolen from campsites across the New Forest.

On Thursday 6 June, New Forest District Council (NFDC) raised a flag and laid wreaths outside the council’s main offices at Appletree Court in Lyndhurst to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.