New Forest news

• Revived Pompey transformed by January signings

  22-02-2026 13:41 via bbc.com
  BBC Radio Solent's Andrew Moon says Portsmouth do not look like a side battling at the wrong end of the table with the addition of their new signings.
  
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• Girl, 7, and woman killed in crash near tunnel

  22-02-2026 11:10 via bbc.com
  Police appeal for witnesses after the crash on the Hampshire side of the Hindhead Tunnel on Thursday.
  
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• Sightings of one of UK's rarest insects triple

  22-02-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  The green forest hoverfly is only found in the UK in Windsor Great Park and the New Forest.
  
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• Grandmasters from across the globe descend on island for major chess tournament

  22-02-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  An Isle of Wight chess tournament is highlighting the game's growing popularity with young people.
  
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• Chess was once for nerds - now everybody wants in

  22-02-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  An Isle of Wight chess tournament is highlighting the game's growing popularity with young people.
  
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• Post Office confirms plan to replace branch after closure - Daily Echo

  22-02-2026 04:30 via news.google.com
  Post Office confirms plan to replace branch after closure  Daily Echo
  
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• Southampton loves Taylor Swift and Eminem: Music tastes where you live revealed

  22-02-2026 01:29 via bbc.com
  Spotify and YouTube's streaming data for 2025 shows some interesting variations in listening habits.
  
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• Wrexham on march and West Brom's 'precarious position' - Sam Parkin's EFL takeaways

  21-02-2026 23:01 via bbc.com
  BBC Final Score pundit Sam Parkin delivers his verdict on the big talking points across the Championship, League One and League Two.
  
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• Eastleigh sack boss Bartlett after Morecambe loss

  21-02-2026 21:57 via bbc.com
  Eastleigh sack manager Scott Bartlett following their 4-0 National League defeat by Morecambe.
  
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• Eckert 'disappointed' after Charlton draw

  21-02-2026 20:33 via bbc.com
  Southampton boss Tonda Eckert feels "disappointed" after only winning a point at home to Charlton but admits it could be a decent result come the end of the season.
  
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• Arsenal loss kickstarted Pompey upturn - Mousinho

  21-02-2026 19:46 via bbc.com
  Boss John Mousinho says Portsmouth's recent improvement can be traced back to theFA Cup defeat against Arsenal.
  
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• Warning after toxic plant spotted on island beach

  21-02-2026 10:18 via bbc.com
  Hemlock Water Dropwort plants are spotted at Bembridge Beach on the Isle of Wight.
  
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• Preview: Liverpool head to a Forest side looking for a new manager bounce - FotMob

  21-02-2026 09:12 via news.google.com
  Preview: Liverpool head to a Forest side looking for a new manager bounce  FotMob
  
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• South weekly quiz: Who called Nigella 'wonderful'?

  21-02-2026 08:16 via bbc.com
  Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.
  
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• I bring joy and movement to dementia care

  21-02-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  Jules Jenkinson uses music and rhythm in exercise sessions designed to stimulate the brains of older people.
  
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• Man charged with 23 shoplifting offences across New Forest - Daily Echo

  21-02-2026 04:30 via news.google.com
  Man charged with 23 shoplifting offences across New Forest  Daily Echo
  
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• Former teacher jailed for grooming pupil for sex

  20-02-2026 17:41 via bbc.com
  Edward Waller, 66, made his victim pregnant and forced her not to reveal the abuse, a court hears.
  
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• Village pub due to reopen after being flooded is under water again within weeks | ITV News - ITVX

  20-02-2026 16:34 via news.google.com
  Village pub due to reopen after being flooded is under water again within weeks | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• Welington to miss 'a couple more weeks' - Eckert

  20-02-2026 15:34 via bbc.com
  Southampton boss Tonda Eckert says that defender Welington will be out for a "couple more weeks" with a muscle injury.
  
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• New Forest district enters Town of Culture race - Yahoo News Canada

  20-02-2026 14:27 via news.google.com
  New Forest district enters Town of Culture race  Yahoo News Canada
  
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• New Forest district enters Town of Culture race

  20-02-2026 14:27 via bbc.com
  Lymington and Pennington Town Council is hoping to win the title and its £3m prize fund.
  
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• New pedicab regulations to end ‘black market’ in central London - Waltham Forest Echo

  20-02-2026 14:10 via news.google.com
  New pedicab regulations to end ‘black market’ in central London  Waltham Forest Echo
  
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• Council unveils £125m plan to transform town centre

  20-02-2026 13:22 via bbc.com
  Fareham Borough Council says it an "exciting" and "achievable" vision for the future.
  
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• Theatres back up and running after leak shuts Lymington hospital treatment centre - Advertiser and Times

  20-02-2026 11:57 via news.google.com
  Theatres back up and running after leak shuts Lymington hospital treatment centre  Advertiser and Times
  
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• Pick of the stats: Southampton v Charlton Athletic

  20-02-2026 11:01 via bbc.com
  The key stats before Southampton's clash with Charlton Athletic in the Championship on Saturday.
  
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• Nottingham Forest win big 3 days before Liverpool: “We had a real identity” - This Is Anfield

  20-02-2026 10:45 via news.google.com
  Nottingham Forest win big 3 days before Liverpool: “We had a real identity”  This Is Anfield
  
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• EFL five things - Rescue acts and derby delights

  20-02-2026 09:18 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport highlights five things to look out for in this weekend's EFL schedule.
  
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• Tampons could help early ovarian cancer diagnosis

  20-02-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  A new trial in Southampton is testing whether a specialist medical tampon could spot cancer earlier.
  
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• Why do 'horrific' funeral scandals keep happening?

  20-02-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  Police, funeral sector leaders and MPs believe a "lack of laws" to stop wrongdoing "beggars belief".
  
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• Safety work for A34 ongoing after MPs' call

  20-02-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  A cross-party group of MPs, including Lee Dillon, have called for improvements to the A34.
  
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• NFDC reveals council tax hike amid £3.4m projected budget deficit - Advertiser and Times

  20-02-2026 06:50 via news.google.com
  NFDC reveals council tax hike amid £3.4m projected budget deficit  Advertiser and Times
  
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• EUROPA: Dream start for new Forest boss, Stuttgart thrash Celtic - Super Sport

  19-02-2026 23:38 via news.google.com
  EUROPA: Dream start for new Forest boss, Stuttgart thrash Celtic  Super Sport
  
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• Vitor Pereira: New Nottingham Forest manager's message hits home at Fenerbahce - BBC

  19-02-2026 23:01 via news.google.com
  Vitor Pereira: New Nottingham Forest manager's message hits home at Fenerbahce  BBC
  
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• Funeral bosses who kept bodies in unrefrigerated conditions jailed

  19-02-2026 21:39 via bbc.com
  Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell were found to have kept bodies in unrefrigerated conditions.
  
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• Vitor Pereira's perfect start: New Nottingham Forest boss releases stars from Sean Dyche's shackles as they dismantle Fenerbahce to raise hopes chaotic season could end with Champions League place - Daily Mail

  19-02-2026 20:48 via news.google.com
  Vitor Pereira's perfect start: New Nottingham Forest boss releases stars from Sean Dyche's shackles as they dismantle Fenerbahce to raise hopes chaotic season could end with Champions League place  Daily Mail
  
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• Forest of Dean residents oppose 'absolute mad' plans for new town - BBC

  19-02-2026 19:52 via news.google.com
  Forest of Dean residents oppose 'absolute mad' plans for new town  BBC
  
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• 'Eisner's fondness for Pompey is clear'

  19-02-2026 18:15 via bbc.com
  BBC Radio Solent's Andrew Moon offers his takeaway from Portsmouth owner Michael Eisner's rare interview with American journalist Graham Bensinger.
  
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• Two bailed after Southampton Common murder arrests

  19-02-2026 17:51 via bbc.com
  The body of Ernest Konrad Deputat was discovered in woodland on Southampton Common on 8 October.
  
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• Blair and Segecic likely returners for Millwall

  19-02-2026 17:49 via bbc.com
  Portsmouth wingers Harvey Blair and Adrian Segecic may return to the squad before the side make the trip to Millwall on Saturday.
  
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• More appointments cancelled after flood at hospital - Daily Echo

  19-02-2026 16:58 via news.google.com
  More appointments cancelled after flood at hospital  Daily Echo
  
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• Britain's Got Talent dancer took her own life after arrest, coroner rules

  19-02-2026 14:59 via bbc.com
  Kerri-Anne Donaldson's death followed her arrest on suspicion of child sex offending.
  
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• BBC to show Wrexham v Chelsea & Wolves v Liverpool in FA Cup

  19-02-2026 14:44 via bbc.com
  The BBC will televise Wrexham v Chelsea and Wolves v Liverpool in the fifth round of the FA Cup in March.
  
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• Dawson enjoying 'really cool' England resurgence

  19-02-2026 14:28 via bbc.com
  Spinner Liam Dawson says playing for England is "really cool" after believing he would never represent his country again.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after two-vehicle crash

  19-02-2026 14:06 via bbc.com
  Officers say a silver Nissan X-Trail and a blue Suzuki motorcycle collided near Winchester.
  
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• Flooding leaves delivery driver and train passengers stranded, with hospital partially closed - Advertiser and Times

  19-02-2026 13:32 via news.google.com
  Flooding leaves delivery driver and train passengers stranded, with hospital partially closed  Advertiser and Times
  
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• Rainbow ball back in EFL anti-homophobia campaign

  19-02-2026 12:36 via bbc.com
  Puma's Rainbow ball will return to the English Football League as part of an on-going campaign against discrimination and homophobia.
  
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• Environment Agency issues flood warning for parts of New Forest after rain - Daily Echo

  19-02-2026 12:29 via news.google.com
  Environment Agency issues flood warning for parts of New Forest after rain  Daily Echo
  
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• Four taken to hospital as bus overturns

  19-02-2026 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A bus overturned in Brading on the Isle of Wight, launching an emergency incident.
  
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• Four hurt after double-decker bus topples over

  19-02-2026 10:44 via bbc.com
  The bus operator says three passengers and the driver were all taken to hospital.
  
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• New Paula Swanson Forest Preserve opens in Shirland after 2025 gift - Rockford Register Star

  19-02-2026 10:36 via news.google.com
  New Paula Swanson Forest Preserve opens in Shirland after 2025 gift  Rockford Register Star
  
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