Lymington, England News

A DOCTOR broke down in tears at the inquest of a baby who died hours after a traumatic birth left her with "extensive injuries". Lucy McGuffin suffered fractures to her back during a "difficult birth" due to a serious condition that left her with an abdomen larger than her head, which is extremely rare.

THE latest legal challenge to Wightlink's Lymington ferries has failed, but the company has been left counting the cost of a long legal battle.

Gill Randall was taking an elderly patient to Southampton General Hospital when the ambulance left the road and smashed into a tree.

A SAILOR in a mini transat race escaped unharmed when his 21 foot solo racing sailboat ran ashore in the early hours of the morning.

A female farmer has dedicated herself to rescuing a critically endangered breed of giant French donkey after falling in love with the quirky creatures.

The incident happened at the Ampress bridge on the A337 Southampton Road in Lymington this morning, and has led to long delays developing in both directions.

Southern Gas Networks is about to start a A 140,000 project that involves digging up part of the A337, the main north-south route through the district.

Rain coats and brollies were stowed away in place of sun hats and sun cream as temperatures soared on one of the hottest days of the year.

A FILMMAKER who towed a sofa across the Isle of Wight as part of a 100 mile journey from Bournemouth to Brighton has said he hopes the film might persuade people to leave their living rooms more often.

WIGHTLINK has said multi-million-pound investment is needed on its Portsmouth-Fishbourne route to build a new fleet of bigger ferries.

Officers searched a flat in the Lymington area two months ago and seized a collection of objects thought to have come from household burglaries.

HARBOUR bosses are forging ahead with the next stage of a 30-year scheme to save one of the south's biggest sailing centres.

WHY is a public hearing into plans for 33 retirement apartments in a Hampshire town being held 16 miles away when we have a new A 2m council building? That is the question people in Ringwood are asking after it was revealed that an inquiry into McCarthy & Stone's controversial scheme would be held in Lymington .