health « The New Forest

Milton kebab shop fined over rats

31st January 2013 | Posted by Newsdesk

A New Milton takeaway faces a £4,000 bill after environmental health officers discovered evidence of rats during a routine inspection.

Footy talk helps combat dementia

28th January 2013 | Posted by Newsdesk

Improving the lives of people living in the New Forest with dementia and memory problems was the focus of a recent Spotlight on Dementia multi-agency seminar.

£360 boost for children’s charity

18th January 2013 | Posted by Newsdesk

A children’s charity is £360 better off thanks to the efforts of more than 80 people who took part in a Christmas Day fundraiser at Lymington Health & Leisure Centre.

Brewery fined over pub rats

6th December 2012 | Posted by Newsdesk

The operator of a New Forest pub has been fined a total of £10,000 plus £3,746 costs following a district council prosecution for food hygiene offences.

GB star hails Big Spin ‘heroes’

21st November 2012 | Posted by Newsdesk

British Paralympian Aaron Phipps joined fundraisers at the Big Spin 2012 and commended them as “local heroes”.

Rugger star backs Big Spin

16th November 2012 | Posted by Newsdesk

Paralympian Aaron Phipps from Totton will be joining fundraisers at the Big Spin 2012 this Sunday (18th November).

Gearing up for the next Big Spin

10th October 2012 | Posted by Newsdesk

Have you got the pedal power to join fundraisers in the New Forest for the Big Spin 2012?

Rob braced for toughest test yet

6th October 2012 | Posted by Newsdesk

New Milton Health & Leisure Centre manager Rob Mangles has completed nine gruelling physical challenges and made £3,940 for charity – but is now facing possibly his most painful fundraiser yet.

Deadline Looming for Healthcare Funding

26th September 2012 | Posted by Vivian Reid

The first deadline for people who believe they should have an assessment of eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding is the end of this month – 30 September.

AUDIO: Talking Health #001

21st September 2012 | Posted by Features Editor

In a brand new feature – as part of our ‘Health & Wellbeing’ stream – Lara Snell looks into a new report by Simplyhealth that has linked gum disease to a range of conditions, including osteoporosis, diabetes and stroke.

Plus … is job strain connected to an increased risk of heart attack; and will we soon be able to accurately judge what people from the past really looked like?

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