Mudeford

‘There are not hordes of men drinking pints’ – beach hut owners and restaurant row over benches

Claims that benches at a beach restaurant make the area look like a “beer garden” have been denied by eatery bosses.

A beach hut group wants a Mudeford café’s licence examined.

A young couple is warning other personal water craft users after their jet ski broke down, leaving them in the water for half an hour.

Missing children and swimmers in distress were among seven call-outs to which Mudeford RNLI responded during a busy weekend.

Lifeboat demonstrations, live music and duck racing are some of the activities at a popular RNLI fun day.

A keen boater and cyclist’s family and friends helped raise £2,500 for Mudeford RNLI in his memory.

Dramatic rescue demonstrations and entertainment marked the official naming of Mudeford RNLI’s new lifeboat.

Mudeford RNLI received a boost from fundraisers who collected over £2,300, with one even writing a song about the lifesaving charity.

Mudeford RNLI rescuers rushed to assist the crew of a motorboat billowing black smoke off Hengistbury Head.

A couple planning to moor a “classy, not party” floating restaurant off Mudeford Spit say they are “confident” of winning a drinks and music licence.

A couple who plan to set up a floating restaurant off Mudeford Spit say it will be “classy not party” after claims that it will “destroy the peace”.

Furious owners of Britain’s most expensive beach huts are outraged at plans for a floating restaurant off Mudeford Spit.

A man who suffered a medical episode was stretchered onto a lifeboat in an “urgent situation” on the beach at Barton.

RNLI volunteers and firefighters rescued two children stranded on Christchurch harbour mud, one of whom was stuck chest-deep.

The crew of a fishing boat have been praised for rescuing two jet skiers in distress off Hengistbury Head.

RNLI rescuers went to the aid of two sailors who had been stuck overnight on a boat grounded at the mouth of Lymington river.

Cricket club chiefs hope their application for an alcohol licence will be granted to help the club financially as it continues to grow.

Fundraisers for the All Saints church restoration project have suffered a £160.000 “set back” after the government changed its tax rules.

Improvement plans for the Haven House Inn at Mudeford Quay, including a new roof for an outdoor seating area, have been thrown out.

A local GP was on the crest of a wave as she became Mudeford RNLI’s first female tractor driver, launching and recovering the lifeboat and its crew.

It was a “bittersweet” moment for Mudeford RNLI rescuers as their lifeboat of nearly two decades was replaced.