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perienced a few cases and have had students isolating for a number of different reasons. “We are working hard to en- sure that students at home do not fall behind by live streaming lessons as often as possible.” The trial will see how well the test works within a school set- ting, how easy it is to use and how effectively it can be run across large numbers of people in a short time. Ringwood is among a small selection of schools national- ly to have been chosen for the study – an extension of an ear- lier small-scale one also run in schools. Mrs Symonds told the A&T she had put the school forward after discovering the Public Health England team based in Salisbury was keen to extend the earlier trial. “We were keen to do our bit to help develop testing that can be used on a wider scale, and are conveniently located about 20 minutes away from them,” she said. “In addition to doing our bit, we recognised a further benefit to our students by get- ting involved.” The test involves a soft cotton bud being rubbed in- side the nostril three or four times. It is an approach fa- voured by Public Health En- gland as easier than a throat swab, while still being effective. If the test is positive – either

Continued on page 2 AN event rider may never compete again after her horse was badly injured when a car ploughed into them from be- hind in Sway. Sally-Anne Miller (48), who lives in the village, revealed her shock and trauma, adding she was “very, very lucky” to escape serious injury in the Pitmore Lane incident on the morning of 2nd November. It has caused the passionate horse rider to issue a heartfelt plea to motorists to slow down and take care in the New Forest when they encounter vulner- able road users, such as horse a strong positive or two consec- utive weak positives – a further additional swab sample will be taken for further testing using a ‘gold standard’ PCR test. That will be sent to Public Health England’s laborato- ries while the person and their household isolate in line with government guidance as they await the result. It means that for staff and students identified as a close contact of a positive case, it is now possible to offer an alter- native to self-isolation. As long as the close contacts have tested negative on the same day as the positive case, have no symptoms and agree to be retested at least every two days for a fortnight, they can stay in school. The repeat testing is to ensure they remain negative. A spokesperson for Ring- wood School added: “If it is shown to work successfully, it may become the standard test that all schools use both to identify whether members of a school community are in-

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THE head teacher of Ringwood School said it was “very excited” to take part in ground-breaking trials of a Covid-19 rapid testing scheme. Testing began on staff and sixth form volunteers at the Parsonage Barn Lane school yesterday (Thursday) as part of a study into the effectiveness of a new, minimally-invasive screening for Covid-19. It will be extended to more members of the school in the coming weeks. Speaking to the A&T, head Leanne Symonds hailed the potential benefits to school life of the trial, which is being run by NHS Test and Trace and the University of Oxford. She said: “The possibility of allowing students to stay in school and undertake serial testing, which is permitted un- der the pilot programme, rather than self-isolate, is very exciting as it minimises disruption to learning and protects all those wellbeing benefits that stu- dents gain by being in school. “Ringwood has 1,550 stu- dents and just over 200 staff. Like most schools we have ex-

riders and cyclists. “Please, please take care when you are driving,” she urged. Sally-Anne said her nine- year-old 16.1hh Irish sports horse, Girlie, needed emergen- cy surgery, and she was left with bruises and a sprained wrist af- ter the incident. “We were going along Pitmore Lane and were just walking. I was wearing a hi-vis tabard, and it was all nice and peaceful and then all of a sudden, bang!” she told the A&T. The small car hit Girlie on its hindquarters with such force QUESTIONS have been asked by councillors about a New Forest business start-up hub which has failed to create a sin- gle apprenticeship after taking £225,000 of public money. Paul Sherry, the man behind the entrepreneurial project known as 49 at South Efford House in Everton, admitted he had paid himself £34,000 in con- sultancy fees. He also spent £36,000 on re- cruiting Mujeeb Rahman as a “director of innovation”, and £50,000 bringing in advertising company Cloud 10 to market the site.

Sally-Anne was knocked into a Hawthorne bush, and the noise caused neighbours to run out to see what had happened. She claimed the motorist stopped further down the road and told her he had not seen them. Fighting back tears, she told the A&T: “It’s now going to be months and months before I know whether she will be able to compete in competitions again. She’s had to have 12 sta- ples because of the lacerations caused to her hindquarters. “What people don’t see, A further £20,000 went on a business manager – who he did not name – and £10,000 on new “soft furnishings” for the build- ing. Appearing before New For- est District Council’s corporate overview and scrutiny panel, Mr Sherry said progress of the community interest company had been curtailed by the pan- demic. Insisting he was “delighted” with its start and that the site’s potential was “significant”, Mr Sherry highlighted how 49 helped the local response to the health crisis by hosting NHS

midwifery services. However, while telling the panel he was not there to ask for money, he later admitted it would likely need more funding in the next three to five years. Committee chair Cllr Alexis McEvoy said: “There’s certain- ly a lot for the council to chew over. “I appreciate Covid has made it a difficult environment. How- ever, I am just disappointed. You had all of 2019 to deliver something and I am not aware of any apprenticeships created. It’s difficult to see a way for- ward when we are looking at taxpayers’ money.” As reported in the A&T, 49 moved into the South Efford premises – which had been va- cant since 2011 – on a 10-year lease in 2018 with a view to transforming it into a hub to

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provide flexible business work - spaces, meeting rooms and company set-up services. It opened in January 2019. NFDC said it awarded the project £75,000 of seed mon - ey, plus £150,000 from Hamp - shire County Council, totalling £225,000. It was given half the money upfront and was told it would receive the rest for meeting targets in its first three years, including delivering 100 jobs and 50 apprenticeships, taking 60 businesses through an inno - vation growth programme and creating 30 start-ups. However, when Mr Sherry ap - peared before the committee last week, he admitted it had not yet created a single appren - ticeship, and no co-workers were there currently. Around 20 start-ups with 26 jobs were there, but they all moved out when Covid-19 hit and have not yet returned. He added eight businesses were currently based in the offices, alongside the NHS staff. He admitted it may not make though, is all the things I now have to do in terms for her, the distress she’s in and the worry I have, not being able to ride her and maybe never at an event again. “To be honest it was very, very lucky I wasn’t badly in - jured. But this has had such an emotional trauma, though. I’m just frightened now, whenever I go out. It was awful. “She was such a placid, lovely horse, and who knows what she will be like once this is all over.” Sally-Anne bought Girlie – whose passport name is My Bay Girl – when she was five years old in 2016, and they have com - peted in 25 affiliated one-day events. In 2019 they achieved five top-10 finishes, including two third places, in 90cm and 100cm British Eventing showcases – the Mecca for amateur eventers which can give successful riders the chance to compete at Bad - minton. “The partnership we have has taken time, money and effort to achieve results,” Sally-Anne said. Sally-Anne, who has ridden Business centre cash Continued from front page ry-controlled authority over its approach. Writing online, he said: “If you want to see a good example of how not to conduct a survey, try this one. It is one of the most basic principles of designing surveys is that you don’t ask leading questions which as - sume what people think. “This is basically a real - ly clumsy attempt to impose wheelie bins and persuade peo - ple that this is what they want.” He titled the blog post: “Worst survey ever.” As reported by the A&T, the conslutation was launched a week ago, asking residents for their views on recycling. The first question is qualified by a statement that the govern - ment plans to make it a legal requirement that authorities such as NFDC provide separate weekly food waste collection services. If NFDC recycles food waste its recycling rate will improve 10% to 44%, it adds, “which is good for the environment” as it helps tackle climate change. The question about wheelie bins explains non-recyclable waste would be collected on an alternative week to recycling, but adds the current plastic sacks for general waste and re - cycling are “not good for the en - vironment”. It goes on: “We could provide wheeled bins for all households instead. For a small number of properties, access and stor - age could be a potential issue. We would consider a different fectious or, as importantly, give reassurance that they are Cov - id-free at the point in time that the test is taken. “Importantly, the test can be carried out regularly and return results in a very short space of time. Similar tests are being finalised that could be used in universities, workplaces, air - ports, and sports matches.” The news comes after two Totton schools closed last week following positive tests, and students at other educational establishments had to self-iso - late. Abbotswood Junior School School Covid testing Continued from front page Rider appeal Continued from front page

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its targets within the three-year period but suggested the time - frame should be delayed be - cause of Covid. Mr Sherry claimed to mem - bers he had a “deal in the pipe - line” in January that would have brought the site to “100% capacity” but Covid-19 had in - tervened. He also said he had only re - ceived £150,000 of seed money – which NFDC planning chief Claire Upton-Brown chal - lenged, insisting the council’s figure of £225,000 was correct. Mr Sherry stressed he had invested his own money to get the scheme off the ground, add - ing it was inspired by a social project connecting youngsters with jobs and apprenticeships. He said when Covid hit, 49 had adapted to host NHS Southern Health Foundation Trust maternity services. Now it was doing other clinical work there, such as blood tests, and was interested in expanding further. Mr Sherry suspected the site might need £400,000 in the com - ing years, adding he was intend - ing to find funding from local, regional and national sources as well as private investors. While some members were in the Forest for nearly five dec - ades, said she wanted to talk about the impact of the crash to coincide with the British Horse Society’s Road Safety Week 2020. Appealing directly to motor - ists to take care, she said: “You may think these animals are do - mesticated but they are flight animals and they retain that instinct. “They can get spooked by all sorts of noises. I was wearing a hi-vis in bright sunlight in the morning, and I was still hit. “Please, please if you are driv - ing just take the utmost care method of containment or col - lection for these properties. “We would continue to pro - vide assisted collections for res - idents who are unable to pres - ent their waste at the kerbside.” Defending consultation over the draft strategy, an NFDC spokesperson admitted it “makes it clear” that changes to waste recycling are “needed”. She said: “The Draft Waste Strategy is not about yes or no to wheeled bins – it is about how we all, the council, our partners, residents, and businesses can improve recycling and meet our responsibilities for the future. “We want residents to think about how the new system might affect them, whether in a positive or negative way, by reading the full or summary strategy, and tell us. “We can then understand the scale of any issues that are raised, incorporate that in our final waste strategy, and use the information to help implement shut for a day as a precaution after a member of the school tested positive for Covid-19. Four bubbles of pupils were understood to have been asked to self-isolate and study from home. Head teacher Glen Moore told parents in a letter the closure was “not because of a widespread outbreak” and highlighted the health and safety of pupils and staff was of “paramount impor - tance”. Eling Infant School was also forced to shut its doors, and it is understood it may not re - open until December. It did not respond to requests from the A&T for a comment. Highcliffe School reported a positive case after Arnewood,

impressed with his presenta - tion, others had questions. Cllr Alan O’Sullivan highlighted the site was currently losing more than £10,000 a month, and won - dered how that figure would be made up. Mr Sherry admitted: “I per - sonally can’t take much more pain. I cannot continue to sup - port it but I am not here com - ing for a bailout.” Cllr Mahmoud Kangarani pointed out Mr Sherry had not produced figures as to how 49 compared with similar business hubs in the New Forest in terms of how it had coped amid coro - navirus. “You say you are not ask - ing for money, but then you ask for money,” Cllr Kangarani said. “I am certainly not here mak - ing excuses,” Mr Sherry insist - ed, adding he was “sharing the reality – warts and all – of the situation”. He also admitted he was ask - ing for cash, but not right now, and “would like to think” he was doing so “in a slightly dif - ferent, nuanced way”. Mr Sherry explained the name 49 came from the latitude of the site being subtracted from the longitude. “The collision is being dealt with through insurance, and both parties exchanged details. A full investigation was com - pleted and no further action was taken.” around us riders and the horses. Please slow down, go to 15mph if you can, and give way. People are giving each other two me - tres because of Covid, please give us two metres as well.” A Hampshire police spokes - man confirmed the force at - tended the incident, adding: “No charges were brought against the driver of the vehicle as there were no offences. a future waste service, whatev - er that service may end up look - ing like.” She said it was developed based on what NFDC knew about its existing waste ser - vices, which the council has ad - mitted does not generate high enough recycling rates. It also takes into account government environmental plans and reducing the carbon impact of waste in the New For - est. She added: “The survey ques - tions were then designed to summarise the findings of the work carried out to date, based on available facts and data, be - fore asking for resident feed - back. “There are opportunities within the survey to add addi - tional comments, and all these comments will be reviewed. Visit www.newforest.gov. uk/wastestrategy before the consultation deadline of 10th December. Priestlands, Ringwood, Apple - more and Hounsdown also con - firmed infections. Many schools throughout the New Forest and Christchurch have been hit with positive Covid-19 cases since the start of November, according to Hamp - shire County Council. On its website, HCC revealed other schools which had re - corded them since Sunday 15th November but remained open, included Bartley and Lyming - ton Junior and Netley Marsh Infant. Since the start of November there have also been cases at Ringwood Infant, Fawley In - fant, Forest Park, and St Mi - chael and All Angels in Lynd - hurst.

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SHOPS, leisure centres, hair - dressers, churches and librar - ies are set to reopen across the New Forest and Christchurch next week as the country exits its second lockdown. However, the hospitality in- dustry, theatres and museums had to wait for the announce - ment of a new, strengthened tier system which will dictate whether or not they can reopen on Wednesday. The new system of tiered Covid-19 restrictions has al - ready been outlined by the gov- ernment which was expected to reveal yesterday (Thursday) which areas will fall under what tiers. Across all tiers, shops, the lei - sure sector, personal care and close contact services such as hairdressers, barbers, beau- ty salons and spas, and pub- lic buildings such as libraries and community centres will re - open. Collective worship and wed - dings, with a maximum of 15 in attendance, can also resume. The New Forest’s five public leisure centres at Lymington, New Milton, Ringwood, Apple - more and Totton have already confirmed they will again open their doors to the public on Thursday. Theatres including the Re - gent Centre in Christchurch and museums were also gearing up to welcome visitors back. St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery in Lymington has an - nounced extended opening hours between 10am and 6pm from 3rd December so visitors can “crack on with Christmas shopping” at its gift shop. The updated restrictions are a more stringent version of the three tiers in place during Octo - ber, so more areas are expected to be placed directly into the

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Spectator sport is set to re - sume across the UK, but in tier 3 areas fans will not be allowed to watch live games. The Rule of Six will continue to apply across all areas and people must still work at home where possible. The government announced this week that all four UK na - shops that have been encour - aged to put on displays as part of a Christmas competition. Screens will be set up to showcase some special virtual appearances by Father Christ - mas – who will also switch on the lights in an event to be broadcast on social media. Visit www.ringwood.gov.uk/ ringwood-winter-wanderland In Milford, Ray’s Italian Kitchen re-launched a £10 two-course lunch menu with free delivery for vulnerable groups and over-65s living in Milford, Keyhaven and Down - ton. Since March it has sent

tions had agreed to ease social restrictions over Christmas to allow the mixing of three house- holds between 23rd and 27th December. People can also travel be - tween tiers and across the whole of the UK without re - striction during that five-day period.

high and very high alert levels of tiers 2 and 3. Those areas in tier 3 will see all hospitality venues staying shut, except for delivery and takeaway service. Hotels and other accommodation provid - ers will also remain closed, and theatres and cinemas will not reopen.

How firms unwrapped their Christmas plans in lockdown BUSINESSES adapted to the second lockdown with online markets and festive shop dis- play competitions in the run- up to Christmas. out over 1,600 hot meals. Other venues in the village have adapted their menus, including La Perle and the South Lawns Hotel which relaunched a dairy and fresh bakery service allowing

Lyndhurst has taken its market virtual in a bid to boost traders through the website l yndhurstcommuni tyhub. co.uk until 20th December In Ringwood the town coun - cil has helped create a special “Winter Wanderland” to help make up for the cancellation of its festive lights switch-on. A special map has been created highlighting walking trails around the town past

customers within a five-mile radius of the hotel to order freshly prepared breakfast of- ferings. In Dorset, business lead - ers have urged Hengistbury Head and Tuckton residents to check whether local busi - nesses are selling online before they click on major firms, such as Amazon.

High street boost with free parking and bus discounts

CHRISTMAS shoppers can en - joy free parking and discounted bus fares in Christchurch next month as part of efforts to sup- port local high streets. Those visiting Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole be- fore Christmas in December on Thursday evenings from 4pm- 10pm and Sundays from 10am- 6pmwill not be charged at town centre car parks. Christchurch Town Council has also decided to make its car parks free on Saturdays be - tween midday and 6pm during December until Christmas. Local car parks included in the scheme are: Bypass, Bargates, Leisure Centre, Bridge Street, Saxon Square, Christchurch Quay, Priory, Wick Lane, Bank Close, Pit Site and Mayor’s Mead. Christchurch mayor Cllr Lesley Dedman said: “We real - ly want to encourage as many people as possible to come to the town to support our bril- liant traders in what has been an incredibly challenging time for all high street and town cen - tres.” She added: “We would ask everyone visiting to observe the appropriate social distancing and other Covid safety meas- ures.” Bus passengers will also benefit, with Yellow Buses and Morebus offering tickets per -

Shopping in Christchurch should be a little easier in December

mitting up to five people to travel together on any number of journeys for just £5 – a saving of £7. These will be available to buy from drivers every Sun- day and Thursday evening in December prior to Christmas, except Christmas Eve, and will only be valid for the operator from which they were pur - chased. Andrew Barfield, president

of Christchurch Chamber of Trade and Commerce, said businesses will be “more than ready” to welcome customers back in December. “We’re pleased that the coun - cil and bus companies have coordinated their efforts to ensure that both car and bus users have even more incentive to enjoy the lovely shopping ex - perience that Christchurch pro - vides,” he said.

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Forest Covid figures show six dead and 184 new cases

SIX people died from Covid-19 in the New Forest in the latest weekly report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is the highest seven-day number in the district for 26 weeks when nine people were reported to have died from the virus. Five of the deaths were in care homes and one in hos - pital. It puts the coronavirus death toll locally at 145. Although fatalities were higher, the number of new weekly cases in the New Forest on Tuesday fell from 253 to 184, according to separate govern - ment figures. It brought the to - tal cases so far to 1,771. The infection rate per 100,000

people dropped from 140.5 last Tuesday to 102.2 this week. By comparison, on the same day the worst affected area in England and Wales was Swale, Kent, on 569. The worst areas within the New Forest on the same day with the highest seven-day rolling infection rates were West Totton on 285.5 (24 cas - es), followed by New Milton East on 270.2 (22), and Ashurst and Cadnam on 209 (12). In the BCP Council area, which includes Christchurch, there were nine deaths of which seven were in hospital and two at home. It brings the death toll across the conurba - tion to 245. Last week there

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Residents fear felling will lead to widening of quiet rural roads

A spokesperson for Penning- ton and Lymington Lanes Soci- ety told the A&T it believed the application was an attempt to improve sightlines on the road in advance “by the back door”. A statement added: “By fell- ing trees they will make it easier for them to justify removing the earth bank which gives the lane its distinctive sunken character along this stretch.” That would open up the op- tions for “widening, straight- ening and urbanising” Lower Pennington Lane to create a new two-way vehicular access, it said, which was “exactly the kind of environmentally damag- ing development” it had fought all along. Local civic group the Lyming- ton Society “expressed alarm” at the application to fell the trees. Deputy chair Donald Mac- kenzie said: “If the protected trees have to be removed, we would expect this to be done gradually, with mature trees planted in their place, to main- tain the feel and character of these trees and the raised bank on which they now sit.” Neighbours were also op- posed, including resident Caro- line Forest. She questioned why Hayden’s was recommending a “mass culling” and thought the scale of the felling “unjustified and excessive”. Hayden’s did not respond to the A&T’s request for com- ment.

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PLANS to axe 17 protected trees close to a contentious de- velopment site earmarked for up to 100 homes in Lymington have infuriated conservation groups and neighbours. Hayden’s Arboricultural Con- sultants has applied on behalf of Belco Holdings Ltd to fell the mature trees in Lower Penning- ton Lane, close to land known as Site 6 in New Forest District Council’s Local Plan. It was ratified for potential development by NFDC despite complaints by the Pennington and Lymington Lanes Socie- ty and the Lymington Society who, along with neighbours, are opposed to chopping down the trees which they fear will spoil the rural character of the area. The application by Hayden’s said eight Monterey pine, six Monterey Cypress, and an Eng- lish oak, elm and horse chest- nut should go. It explained: “The tree sur- gery works proposed as part of the survey are recommended to mitigate any identified health and safety problems, to pro- mote longevity in retained trees and to consider long-term land- scaping implications.” But opponents have hit out

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Three months’ prison for pair of Lymington shoplifters TWO thieves who stole hun- dreds of pounds of cosmetics from a Lymington chemist were jailed for three months. Stephen Dempsey (46) and Victoria Peters (30), both of the town’s Lower Buckland Road, each pleaded guilty to theft from a shop, just two days after the offence at the Superdrug branch. Dempsey had entered the High Street store shortly before 11am on Saturday and filled a bag with a range of products valued at around £400. Confronted by staff alerted to suspicious activity, he refused to return the items and fled without paying. Southampton magistrates handed Dempsey and Peters their prison terms on Monday. “After careful consideration he has decided to refer the sen- tence of Timothy Brehmer to the Court of Appeal as he be- lieves the sentence is unduly lenient.” TWO appeal hearings will de- cide whether the 10-and-a-half- year jail term given to a Hordle policeman who killed his lover will be extended or reduced. Timothy Brehmer has ap- plied to the Court of Appeal to try to cut the length of his sentence at the same time as the Attorney General’s Office submitted arguments it was “unduly lenient” and should be increased. As reported in the A&T, Bre- hmer (41), of Woodcock Lane, admitted manslaughter over the death of mother-of-two Mrs Parry in the car park of the Horns Inn pub in Parley, near Christchurch, on 9th May. A spokesperson for the Attor- ney General’s Office said: “The Solicitor General expresses his deepest sympathies to the fam- ily of Claire Parry.

Brehmer stood trial at Salis- bury Crown Court having de- nied murder and was cleared of that charge by a jury. He admit- ted manslaughter. The trial heard Mrs Parry, a nurse, had been having an affair with Brehmer for 10 years but had asked they meet as she was upset having discovered his af- fairs with other women. Prosecutors claimed Breh- mer strangled her in a rage after she sent a text to his wife, Mar- tha, from his phone which said: “I’m cheating on you.” However, Brehmer denied that and said he was responsi- ble only inadvertently for her death while trying to get her out of his car. Handing down sentence, Judge Richard Jacobs de- termined Brehmer “lost his self-control” during the inci- dent. After the punishment was an- nounced, Dorset Police said it had sacked Brehmer from the force and he had been placed on the national barred list.

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