Perhaps an un-intended change?

Yes, there was no need to have the redundant sub-menu menu item. The main menu always did the same thing.

Glad you like the new website. It's much the same, but better (at least I think so).

When I go to recent topics and the little green (1 new) shows, I can't click on it anymore and go to the new post, this could become a pain if a topic I am interested in goes to 2 or more pages.

I"ll have to check this out. Instead, click on the "Last Post" i the right column. This takes you to the last posting for that topic.