5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (345+ words) Four days of sailing, sunshine, fun and friendship brought the Royal Lymington Yacht Club alive as around 110 young sailors took part in the club’s annual Youth Week 2026. Supported by Walhampton School, the annual event brought together sailors aged eight to…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (318+ words) Gemma Hobbs has won the New Forest Show U25 Young Environmentalist Award for a third consecutive year, completing a hat-trick of victories in the prestigious award. The achievement is particularly meaningful for former Priestlands School and Brockenhurst College pupil Hobbs, whose…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (827+ words) It was an unfruitful night for the four local sides in midweek action on Tuesday, with AFC Totton, Brockenhurst and Fawley all losing and Christchurch the only side to avoid defeat. AFC Totton suffered a 3-1 defeat at Weston-Super-Mare as the…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (528+ words) Four athletes from Lymington will represent the town and the New Forest at this weekend’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nice, with a remarkable family connection linking three of the competitors. The event takes place in France on Saturday and Sunday…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (367+ words) Keyhaven Regatta Week was hailed as the “best week’s sailing ever” by one visiting sailor as more than 60 boats took to the water for a week of varied and challenging conditions. The annual event saw more than 40 boats competing each…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (639+ words) A commoning family was “angered and devastated” by the death of a young New Forest pony – the last of its bloodline – after it was chased by a dog. Five-year-old Dun mare Bessie had to be put down having fallen and…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (506+ words) The next stage of the FA Cup has been drawn, with AFC Totton handed a home tie against either Gloucester City or Mangotsfield United, while seven local clubs remain in contention for FA Vase glory. The FA Cup second qualifying…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (362+ words) Winless Christchurch were beaten 5-1 by ruthless hosts Cowes Sports, who raced into a commanding lead after the break to underline their position in joint fifth place. Christchurch had shown plenty of promise during the opening half and even recovered quickly…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (473+ words) Hythe & Dibden’s solid start to the season was epitomised by an impressive 3-1 Wessex League Division One victory over promotion-chasing third-placed Downton at the Marquis Leisure Stadium on Saturday. The hosts produced two goals in three minutes to establish control before…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (457+ words) Brockenhurst produced a dramatic late comeback to snatch all three points from Horndean, scoring twice in the final 15 minutes, with Harry McGrath striking two minutes into added time to complete a remarkable 3-2 victory. The Badgers had trailed 2-1 at half-time at…...