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Call to support city’s culture bid SUPPORT Southampton’s bid to be the UK’s City of Culture for 2025 as it will benefit the local economy, New Forest District Council’s business chief has urged. Cllr Michael Harris flagged up Southampton City Coun- cil’s campaign at a meeting of Brockenhurst Parish Council. He added: “I think it will be good for the New Forest and good for the all the economies throughout this area.” to stealing two bottles of vodka from the Morrisons store in New Milton. He was also ordered to pay £106 costs by Southampton mag - istrates. 19 Fir Avenue, New Milton A SHOPLIFTER was given a six-month conditional dis - charge by the court. Jamie Rostagina (37), of Queens Road in Christchurch, pleaded guilty

Local firms prepare as latest relaxation of rules ends in tiers

BY LIZ HENDRIE

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

were 12 deaths and 17 before that. The provisional figures from the ONS related to cause of death for fatalities up to 13th November but which were reg - istered up to 21st November. The BCP area also saw a fall in new weekly Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, however, from 969 to 691. It means the infection rate stands at 174.8, down from 245.1 the week before. The to - tal cases so far amount to 6,900. The infection figures are for the numbers of people with at least one lab-confirmed pos - itive Covid-19 test result in the most recent seven-day pe - riod.

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