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.

New Forest District Council (NFDC) is reminding all eligible voters to ensure they have the necessary photo identification to be able to vote at a polling station in the upcoming General Election on Thursday 4 July 2024.

Mandatory microchipping of cats will help reunite thousands of lost or stray pets every year. Cat owners are today being urged to have their pets microchipped ahead of new legislation coming into force on 10 June to keep treasured pets safe. The legal deadline was previously confirmed in legislation laid in March 2023, following a…