On 20 January 2012 New Forest District Council is publishing its Sites and Development Management Development Plan Document for the areas of New Forest district outside the National Park.

Comments are invited on New Forest District Council's proposals to introduce a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) on new developments.

Hampshire Constabulary's non-emergency number 0845 045 4545 will now be fully replaced by 101.

Only dial 999 in an emergency - hoax or inappropriate calls put lives at risk. That's the message being promoted by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) in a bid to stop people calling 999 for non-life threatening reasons.

It is hoped that owners of empty homes in the New Forest district will come forward as New Forest District Council pilots a loan scheme to provide accommodation for families in housing need by bringing empty homes back into use.