The £6.15 a year increase is a 2.99% rise on the 2025/26 Council Tax. Hampshire County Council, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, and New Forest town and parish councils have also set their amounts for the 2026/27 Council Tax bill. The average* amount for a…

New Forest District Council (NFDC) is inviting residents to have their say as the next stage of their Local Plan review gets underway.

New Forest drivers are being urged to drive with extra care in the National Park amid an increase in animal accidents.

On Friday (9 January 2026), New Forest District Council (NFDC) submitted its response to the government’s statutory consultation on local government reorganisation, setting out its preferred approach and the evidence that underpins it.

Residents are invited to recycle their real Christmas trees at one of 11 New Forest District Council’s (NFDC) Christmas tree drop-off points across the district.

There are changes to New Forest District Council’s recycling and rubbish collections over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Due to low temperatures this week, NFDC has activated the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP).

Councils back “five unitary council” model and urge residents to have their say on Local Government Reorganisation

New Forest District Council NFDC are providing four days of free parking to coincide with Christmas events. NFDC town and village centre car parks will be free on 6th December 2025 Small Business Saturday, and on 20th and 21st December 2025 the last weekend before Christmas. The free parking days include a chosen date by…

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will be abolished, saving the taxpayer at least £100 million and helping to fund frontline officers to cut crime.