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BRINGING wheelie bins to the New Forest is “not a done deal”, a senior district councillor has maintained amid continued criticism of a proposed over- haul of waste services. Cllr Alison Hoare defended the Conservative-controlled district council after two of her party colleagues joined criti- cism of its public consultation on the draft waste management strategy, which includes rub- bish and recycling collections on alternate weeks. At a recent meeting of the au- thority, Tory Cllr Alexis McAvoy said she was “very disappoint- ed” the wording of the consul- tation made it seem as if “all roads lead to wheelie bins”. But Cllr Hoare, NFDC cab- inet member for the environ- ment, stressed the idea of wheelie bins was “not a done deal” and that it was a consul- tation to gauge opinion. She said it was necessary since the council needed to “benchmark” suggested poli- cies against the service it cur- rently ran to see how the two compared. But Cllr Hoare said the coun- BY JON WALLER Tory administration attacked by own side as consultation ends

Continued on page 2 Cllr Hoare said members who were critical of the consultation had “not been at all helpful” and she suggested they might be the reason why only 3% of New Forest households had made submissions by Monday – two days before the final dead- line for comments. The consultation had been widely advertised in newspa- pers, the council’s social media platforms and on the radio, Cllr Hoare added, and she defended the 3% figure. “It is not that good but for a council survey, actually, it is a pretty good result,” she said. However, that did not wash with the Liberal Democrats, and opposition leader Cllr Da- vid Harrison branded it “very disappointing”. He was worried many people were still unaware of the pro- posals. Some could be “taken completely by surprise” when wheelie bins are introduced outside their front doors, he added. Lib Dem Cllr Jack Davies claimed the consultation A RETIREMENT developer has come under fire after re- vealing plans to build on Lym- ington’s former police station. Churchill Retirement Living is looking to turn the South- ampton Road site into a collec- tion of one and two-bedroom self-contained flats for older people. It has not revealed how many are proposed but there would be shared communal facilities, an amenity space and an aver- age parking ratio of one space per three flats. However, civic group the Ly-

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mington Society has warned the scheme would help “drive out families” and change the character of the area. The Ringwood-based com- pany has invited residents to share their views on the out- line plan shown on its website – where Churchill called the proposal “a high quality, pur- pose-built retirement living de- velopment”. It said it had showed New Forest District Council the draft plans “in their current form” and would use feedback from the authority and resi- DECAPITATED swans found at Hurst Spit have sparked an investigation amid fears of an outbreak of a deadly avian flu. Two have been found by a local fisherman in the past fort- night, which he reported to the Department for Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra). Another was discovered at Sturt Pond in Milford by Keith Metcalf, from the village’s con- servation volunteers group. Now the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) – which is part of Defra – has launched an investigation and removed a

dents “to further develop the scheme” before submitting it formally. It added: “The next step is continued consultation and on- going discussions with the local planning authority with the aim of submitting a planning appli- cation in the new year.” As reported in the A&T, po- lice officers relocated in Octo- ber into space at the town hall from the old building, which dates back to 1952. It was recently branded “out- dated and no longer fit for pur- carcass for examination. It has not ruled out the possi- bility of the swans being affect- ed by avian flu, but there has so far been no definitive explana- tion for why they had lost their heads. People have been urged to report any dead birds found on the shoreline. An APHA spokesman told the A&T: “We are aware of a num- ber of swan deaths at the Hurst Spit in Milford. The deaths are currently under investigation.” The fisherman, who did not want to be named, said he found the first beheaded swan

in late November. “I came across a badly de- composed carcass of a very large bird and although it had no head or neck, by the large webbed feet which were still evident it looked to me like it could be a swan,” he said. “The next time I was fish- ing in the area was again in the dark – this time the night of 3rd December. “While walking towards the castle, on the backwater side of the Shingle Bank, I came across a large white shape just below the spring high tide line which, as I got closer, was clear that it was another dead swan.” Mr Metcalf told the A&T he bagged up and reported the bird at Sturt Pond, and was mystified by the circumstances. He had spoken to a local expert

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cil would have to make some changes, and blamed the gov- ernment for introducing new waste strategy policies which local authorities must follow. As reported in the A&T, the proposed overhaul of waste collection could involve 90% of homes in the district receiving wheelie bins, and rubbish and recycling collections on alter- nate weeks. NFDC is also considering a separate weekly food waste pickup, while garden waste could also be stored in wheelie bins and collected fortnightly for a fee. The ideas have been drawn up as the district council has acknowledged its recycling rates are poor compared with other authorities.

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Sherry defended 49 when he ap- peared before the NFDC pan- el, arguing the progress of the community interest company had been curtailed by the coro- navirus pandemic. Insisting he was “delighted” with its start and the site’s po- tential was “significant”, Mr Sherry highlighted how 49 had helped by hosting NHS mid- wifery services. However, while telling the panel he was not there to ask for money, he later admitted it would likely need more fund- ing in the next three to five years, possibly as much as £400,000. In 2018, 49 moved into the South Efford premises – which had been vacant since 2011 – on a 10-year lease to trans- form it into a hub with flexible business workspaces, meeting rooms and company set-up ser- vices. It opened in January 2019. It was given a £220,000 in- terest-free loan by Enterprise M3, as well as seed money worth £75,000 from NFDC and £150,000 from HCC. But it was given only half the £225,000 seed money upfront and told it would receive the rest for meeting targets in its first three years, including de - livering 100 jobs and 50 appren- ticeships, taking 60 businesses through an innovation growth programme and creating 30 start-ups.

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THE leader of New Forest Dis- trict Council has defended handing £75,000 of taxpayers’ cash to a business start-up cen- tre which has so far failed to meet its objectives. Cllr Barry Rickman insisted he was confident the “prop - er procedures” were followed when the cabinet greenlit seed funding for 49 – a business inno- vation centre on the outskirts of Everton. His declaration followed NFDC’s corporate overview and scrutiny panel questioning the performance of 49 and the man behind it, entrepreneur Paul Sherry. When it was created more than two years ago, 49 was giv- en almost a combined £450,000 of public money. But Mr Sherry seemed to be a “box-ticking exercise”. He suggested that conducting it online had ham- pered the amount of responses, arguing that people most likely to reply were not familiar with responding online. The second Tory to attack the plans by NFDC was Cllr Maureen Holding, who rep- resents Brockenhurst. She said many residents had complained as they thought the consultation would be sent via post. She believed NFDC promised in the past it would never in- troduce wheelie bins and she feared the backlash if it “re - neged” on that pledge. Cllr McAvoy further suggest- ed that council officers had mentioned the possibility of Wheelie bins Continued from front page

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benefit the local economy and council in the long term. However, Cllr Kangarani said the situation showed the Con- servative majority on the coun- cil should give up their “fox role in the henhouse” and allow opposition members to chair independent scrutiny commit- tees. Cllr Rickman replied that the committees – which mostly re- flect the political make-up of the council by featuring more Tories than Liberal Democrats – elect their own chairs demo- cratically. As reported in the A&T, Mr

has recently admitted it has not created one apprenticeship, 20 firms that took up spots there have already moved on, and he will be seeking more money to keep it going. It has also emerged Mr Sher- An NFDC spokesperson said after the meeting: “We have stated that some properties may not be able to accommo- date wheeled bins and that in those instances we would need to consider alternative options available, as one size doesn’t fit all. “The current engagement with local residents is only part of the process to shape the draft waste strategy, and builds on the door-to-door survey re- search that was carried out with residents in January. “There is still a lot of work to be done before introducing any change, and the final strategy for the district will be decided through a thorough democratic process to ensure a service that meets our legal responsibilities, protects our environment, and provides a quality service for our residents.” more options coming forward for councillors to consider.

ry spent two thirds of £225,000 seed money given by NFDC and Hampshire County Council on paying himself £34,000, a pro- ject manager £36,000, a further £20,000 on an office manager, £50,000 on a marketing firm and £10,000 on soft furnishings. Challenged at the latest full NFDC meeting by Cllr Mahmoud Kangarani over 49’s performance, Cllr Rickman said: “I am confident that the proper procedures have been gone through.” He believed the South Efford House site was a “great invest - ment for the future” that would

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the character of the town, drive out young families and turn Ly- mington into a retirement des- tination rather than a vibrant community. “For the society, it is disap - pointing to see yet another ap- plication to build more unwant- ed sheltered flats for elderly people in Lymington after the resounding unanimous refusal by the NFDC planning commit- tee for a similar development recently. “Much the same argument applies on this site, as most of Southampton Road is char-

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Tories accused of hogging questions

THE majority Conservative group on New Forest District Council was accused by opposi- tion Liberal Democrats of shut- ting down questions on contro- versial topics. At the latest full coun- cil meeting, seven interven- tions from Tory backbenchers took up most of the allotted 30-minute question time which stopped the Lib Dems asking about affordable housing wait- ing lists and social housing de- livery rates. To make up time, the Lib Dems called for an extension but the Tories defeated that in

a vote. All the Tory questions were taken first, leaving four by the Lib Dems out of eight they submitted. Lib Dem Cllr Mark Clark said: “That is not grown-up politics. Our voters are being cheated out of their elected representa- tives having any kind of voice at the council for Tory PR purpos- es.” Speaking after the meeting an NFDC spokeswoman said questions were dealt with “in order of receipt”. Those not asked within the time limit are dealt with in writing, she added.

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queuing along the quay to sup- port the initiative. Grace said: “I was totally blown away by everyone’s gen- erosity. Our customers were amazing and so many business- es gave their support either by donating items or money to- wards the hampers or by sup- plying us at cost price.” Grace made contact with Pennington infant and junior schools, Pennington Preschool and Eaglewood School in New Milton to see if there were more families who would benefit. She also received around 15 referrals via a post on Face- book, bring the total number of hampers to 90. All hampers have been tai- lored to the recipients and as well as basic food items and festive treats, they have been filled with board games, gift vouchers, Christmas merchan- dise and sweets. Adult hampers have also been stocked with some festive tipple. Coffee & Drift has now reo- pened to customers and Grace has 65 hampers packed and ready to go. She will put togeth- er the final 25 gift boxes in the next few days before they are delivered to recipients on 17th December. Grace said: “It has been a really incredible experience to do something like this – the support of the community and everyone who has help toward it has been really touching.” challenged him and filmed him on his phone. The owner turned towards the victim and threw a punch, which knocked the phone from his hand. An altercation took place during which the man stamped on the phone, denting it, and the victim suffered a cut to his right ear. A man came forward this week after Dorset Police re- leased an image of a suspect they wanted to speak to.

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A TEAM of cafe workers from Lymington inspired by foot- baller and campaigner Marcus Rashford have spent their Sat- urdays organising nearly 100 Christmas hampers for families in need. Despite closing during the latest lockdown, staff at Coffee & Drift on Lymington Quay de- cided to work voluntarily selling takeaway drinks and snacks so they could raise cash to create 90 packages for needy families. Owner Grace Murphy ex- plained how the roots of the festive operation went back to their similar efforts in October. She said: “When Marcus Rashford was on the news cam- paigning for free school meals to be extended over half term, my mum Caroline, who does lots of our cooking behind the scenes, said she just felt like there was something we could do to help.” Through a family friend, Car- oline and Grace arranged to make lunchtime meals for 17 families a day during the Octo- ber half term week. After sharing news of the ini- tiative with customers and over social media, the Coffee & Drift SENTENCING of a Lymington businessman who broke dis- qualification rules has been de- layed until next year so he can have the coronavirus vaccine to protect his life after suffering complications from heart sur- gery. Peter Lashmar was originally due to learn his fate 11 months ago, but that was delayed so he could have an operation. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, shutting courtrooms, and he is now due to learn his punish- ment in late March next year. When his case went before Bournemouth Crown Court, defence barrister Berenice Mul- vanny said her client had suf- fered complications from sur- gery. Lashmar, who will turn 70 this month, is also Type 2 diabetic, she revealed, “overweight” and the “stress” of the court case had affected his health. Ms Mulvanny said: “He is very concerned about catching Cov- id, and I have seen a letter from his doctor which effectively sets

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Grace initially planned just to raise some extra money so she could create 17 bespoke ham- pers for the families they had support during half term. But when the second lock- down was announced in early November, Grace and Caroline began scaling up their plans. Grace said: “We closed the

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A DOG owner was accused of assaulting a walker and damag- ing his phone after being filmed when he failed to pick up his pet’s mess. Police said the victim, a man in his 40s, was walking with his family at St Catherine’s Hill in Christchurch, at around 11am on Saturday 28th November, when he saw a dog defecating on the path. After the owner made no at- tempt to clear it up, the victim

That action was taken af- ter the service went to South- ampton County Court because Lashmar failed to ensure his accountancy firm kept proper records and registered for VAT. But after subsequent reports Lashmar was breaching the or- der, he was investigated and the Insolvency Service hit him with 11 more criminal charges – six of which Lashmar admitted. Of those, five related to him breaching the disqualifica- tion in relation to working at Lentune Tax Accountants be- tween 23rd March 2015 and 22nd March 2016, Lashmar Per- sonal Tax LLP, Lashmar Tax Accountants and Incorporate Companies Secretaries from 23rd March 2015 to 24th Octo- ber 2018, and IC Nominee 66 between 23rd March 2015 and 28th April 2017. He also admitted a charge of recklessly delivering a false, misleading or deceptive doc- ument to the registrar stating Wendy Page was the director of Lashmar Tax Accountants.

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NHS and social care services in Dorset are teaming up to help people out of hospital more quickly and recover in their own homes. A new system, Home First, is in place to help reduce the length of patients’ stays in hospitals and give addi-

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The partnership said it was still “waiting to hear if there is going to be a large vaccination site locally to us”. It added: “The expectation is still that the vaccinations will not start for most people until 2021 and it will take some time to vaccinate everyone who is eligible. “Work is under way to pre- pare for the rollout, and good progress is being made.” The organising body, the NHS South Eastern Hamp- shire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG), has remained tight-lipped on the identity of a larger local hub. However, the CCG did tell the A&T that GPs and other primary care staff have been put on standby, and more practices across the country will join in phases during De- cember. In Dorset, civic chiefs have also booked out the Bourne- mouth International Centre as an injection venue in anticipa- tion of the widespread roll-out of the vaccine. The NHS said staff were working “around the clock” na- tionally to overcome logistical difficulties in delivering and administering the Pfizer vac- cine. It needs to be stored at -70C before being thawed, and can only be moved four times within that cold chain before being used. There was national fanfare when the first doses of the Pfiz- er vaccine were administered on Tuesday. Grandmother Margaret Keenan (90) became the first in the world to receive the jab following its clinical ap-

He said he felt “absolutely won- derful”. Southampton General, Royal Bournemouth and Lymington New Forest hospitals have not yet made any announcements. Only 50 UK hospitals across the country were given the vac- cine initially because current supplies are relatively low, and only a few vaccination sites have been confirmed. Vaccinations cannot come quickly enough for some, in- cluding Cyril Teed (88), from Brockenhurst, who was hoping to get the jab soon so he could attend a family funeral shortly before Christmas. He said: “I would happily go to Portsmouth or Dorchester if we were invited to do so – the dis- tance does not matter to me.” In the House of Commons, New Forest West MP Sir Des- mond Swayne warned that ant-vaccination conspiracy theories could deter some from opting for it. He called on government ministers and their families to get the first doses to show it was safe, and encouraged “icons of popular culture” onto the airwaves to help persuade the public. Meanwhile, Dorset health chiefs have confirmed they have set up a mobile test- ing centre in the Two Rivers- meet leisure centre car park in Christchurch. The facility is offering ap- pointments which must be booked via the government’s national online portal. Access to the centre can be by car or foot, and it will operate two days a week. fall in new weekly Covid-19 cases which stood at 265 on Tuesday, a fall from 379 last week and 691 the week before. It meant the conurbation’s infection rate stood at 67, down from 95.9 previously. The total of cases so far reached 7,493. The infection figures are for the numbers of people with at least one lab-confirmed posi- tive Covid-19 test result in the preceding seven-day period.

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Three new deaths in district as infection rate continues to decline THREE more people have died with Covid-19 in the New Forest, according to the latest weekly update – bringing the death toll so far to 151. same day showed – reducing to 69 from 77 last week. A fortnight ago the figure stood at 184. Total cases so far reached 1,962. from 13 last week. Four were in care homes and 17 in hospi- tal. It brought the coronavirus death toll across the conurba- tion to 284.

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AN outbreak of coronavirus at an infant school forced it to close after five members of staff tested positive. Calmore Infant School in Cal- more, Totton, sent an email to parents at the weekend asking them not to send their young- sters to school on Monday. The letter from acting head teacher Sarah Willes said: “We now have five confirmed cases of Covid-19 in school. These are all staff members. Several staff are in different bubbles and had not had contact with each oth- er.” Mrs Willes explained that all staff had initially suffered with cold symptoms before experi- encing loss of taste and smell. At no time did they have any other Covid symptoms, she added, but had all tested posi- tive for the virus. She reassured parents that none has a severe case. She said: “I have been in con- tact with Public Health Eng- land who have converted our cases to an ‘outbreak’. “This should trigger more CIVIC chiefs in Hampshire are to roll out a local test-and-trace system in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Hampshire County Council and Southampton City Coun- cil will run their own operation from this week, writes Maria Zaccaro of the Local Democra- cy Reporting Service . It means that where the na- tional NHS Test and Trace ser- vice is unable to reach people who have tested positive for Covid-19, local call handlers will take over to contact residents who need to self-isolate. The NHS Test and Trace has come under fire recently as an investigation revealed that, in some areas, just half of close-contacts given to Eng- land’s NHS Test and Trace were reached.

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kennels with bare concrete or wooden floors, and those that underperform are dumped. Of- fenders also target gamebirds, especially just before dusk or dawn, and use catapults fired from their cars to make a quick getaway. Dorset Police is part of the nationwide Operation Galileo to tackle hare coursing along- side the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, National Farmers’ Union, Coun- try Land and Business Associa- tion and RSPCA. Residents are urged to report incidents by emailing 101@dor set.pnn.police.uk or online at www.dorset.police.uk/do-it-on line

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A DEER was bitten by dogs and dragged by bungee cords before its body was dumped in Christchurch during the latest incident of coursing. Dorset Police have identi- fied Christchurch and Burton as hotspots for illegal hunting, amid a rise in cases across the county. The local incident happened overnight on land close to the Christchurch bypass on 27th November. Officers branded the perpetrators “cowards” and urged residents to remain vigi- lant and report offenders. PC Claire Dinsdale, of Dor- set’s rural crime team, said: “The individuals known for this are also often known for theft, burglary, assaults and domestic abuse offences, as well as fraud on elderly or vulnerable people. “Coursing, however, is their favourite pastime, which their crimes can help fund. They are cowards who travel in groups and make threats against our hard-working rural communi- ties.” She added: “Local residents, A SHOWCASE video starring a well-known presenter was among suggestions to help pro- mote New Milton and bring in more investment. Laying out a strategy for the forthcoming year, town devel- opment manager Suna King told a recent online full town council meeting that the main aim was to present New Milton as ambitious with a “strong sus- tainable future”. Mrs King said: “We could have a video with a known pre- senter to raise our profile and attract investment. “We can email updates to residents, businesses and part- ners, as well as regular posts on social media and adverts and flyers.” It came amid preparations for the upcoming referendum over the town’s emerging Neigh- bourhood Plan, a set of hyper- local planning policies aimed at giving residents a greater in- fluence on development in the area. New Milton’s has been on the drawing board since 2016 and includes a vision by 2036 of a regenerated town centre, new cultural hub in place of the Me- morial Centre, affordable hous- ing for younger people, and charging stations for electric vehicles. Mrs King stressed the im- A WOMAN in her 70s suffered life-threatening injuries in an accident in Christchurch on Tuesday. Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come for- ward as they investigate the collision between the pedestri- an and a car in Quay Road. The incident involving a black Ford Fiesta and the local woman happened shortly af- ter 8am. Paramedics attended with police who shut the road for about five-and-a-half hours. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment to in-

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fencing, while farmers have been threatened and intimi- dated, and vehicles driven into grazing sheep. Coursing groups often go out at night and stun the deer by using lamps or headlights be- fore chasing and ramming them with their vehicles. Dogs can be released on ex- hausted deer, meaning death is not usually quick. Some offenders take heads as trophies or a supply to feed their coursing dogs, said po- lice, and no regard is shown for pregnant deer or those with de- pendant young. Dogs are often kept in dirty

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He added: “Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding during the road closure, which was necessary to allow the emergency servic- es to respond to the incident and for an examination of the scene to be carried out.” Contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police. uk or by calling 101, quoting oc- currence number 55200184289. Alternatively, contact Crime- stoppers anonymously via Crimestoppers-uk.org or 0800 555 111. Neighbourhood Plan is about far more than the development of the town – it’s the develop- ment of the community. “Bring the young people in and they can really drive this forward long after we’ve gone.” Cllr Valya Schooling said that to bring about “real change”, more support was needed from Hampshire County Council. “We need to make sure that at county level they start to love New Milton because, from my experience, it’s been just Lymington, Lymington, Lym- ington,” Cllr Schooling said. “New Milton was always at the bottom of the pile. A higher level of support needs to hap- pen and we need to know it will happen to get all the promotion we need.”

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A DEVELOPMENT of 38 re- tirement flats in Highcliffe has been given the green light de- spite residents claiming the village does not need any more housing for older people and is being turned into “retire- ment-ville”. Seven buildings along Seaton Road and Lymington Road are to be demolished to make way for modern-style apartments which will comprise 27 one-bed- room and 11 two-bedroom flats. There will be 28 spaces for cars and 50 for bicycles. BCP Council gave the go- ahead to developer Fayrewood Properties despite more than 20 letters of objection from local residents. One blasted the development, saying: “Highcliffe is already known as retirement-ville. We should be encouraging a young- er generation to move into the village which would also en- courage business to the area.” Another complained: “The local services just cannot cope,

plus we need a younger group living in our area – a good healthy mix and affordable homes for younger families.” The planning application was a resubmission on a smaller scale from a previous set of pro- posals. In a BCP Council report, a planning officer pointed out the development could not be refused on “demographic” grounds, and stated the apart- ments could be accommodated on the site. The scheme also accorded with national government guid- ance on the authority’s Local Plan which has a current short- fall of more than 400 dwellings. The officer concluded that the proposed development “maximises the use of the site without significant detriment to the character of the area”. Other residents were in fa- vour too, with one calling it “an asset to the village and a lot better than the existing build- ings at the site”.

nine individuals having so far paid for a tree to be planted. New Milton Residents’ Associa- tion had pledged £1,200. The town has some catch- ing up to do with Ringwood Action for Climate Emergency group which has planted thou- sands of trees this year, despite the pandemic, and is holding a ceremony this weekend for the 20,000th. Organiser Louise Mitchell praised the community for “re- ally pulling together” to plant trees at Poulner Lakes, the Mount, along Southampton Road to shield A31 pollution, private land and schools – in- cluding Poulner Infant and Jun- ior and Ringwood School. People had gone out in fami- ly groups and volunteered over social media, she said, despite the climate emergency group only being formed this year. “The determination and the support has been incredible,” she added. A celebratory oak will be planted by local children at Poulner Lakes during a Cov- id-compliant event at 2pm on Sunday. Conservationist Bob Taylor said: “The oak tree is a sym- bol of the New Forest, and it’s hoped that this tree will live as long as the historic Knight- wood Oak – which is around 500 years old. “The oak is a link to the New Forest’s past, and a hope for the future.”

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CHILD cruelty and neglect of- fences in Hampshire were up 60% on three years ago, a lead- ing charity has warned. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren revealed Hampshire po- lice recorded 1,002 offences in 2019/20, compared to 624 in

2016/17. There were 215 during the first three months of the spring lockdown. NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless said: “This year it is even more essential children have a place where they can seek help and sup- port.”

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MORE than 60 gold coins worth about £14,000 were found by a New Forest family as they weeded their garden during the first lockdown. Dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, the haul includ- ed four from Henry VIII’s reign, featuring the initials of his wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Bo- leyn and Jane Seymour. Experts speculated the coins

were left around 1540 and may have been stashed by a protec- tive merchant or hidden by a monastery or church during the Dissolution. The find was revealed by the British Museum’s Portable An- tiquities Scheme, although it did not disclose the location of the New Forest find. A British Museum spokes- person said: “The total value of

the coins far exceeds the aver- age annual wage in the Tudor period, but it is not yet clear whether this was a saving hoard which was regularly deposited into or if the coins were buried all at once.” Other recent rare finds in- clude 50 modern South African Krugerrand 1oz solid gold coins discovered in a back garden in the Milton Keynes area.

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New Year, New Office 2020: a year we shall never forget and as we come to its end we are now looking forward to 2021. New year and new beginning as our Lymington office moves to new premises whilst our New Milton office remains at 82 Station Road, New Milton. Heppenstalls has been in No. 75 High Street in Lymington for over 100 years, but with the death of the premises owner and our former partner Nick Filbee it is now the right time to look for a different future. We are taking a more modern approach now with a lovely new office to work from and we will continue to provide the same consummate professional service we have always offered. The new, very modern premises will be at 49 South Efford House, Milford Road, Lymington SO41 0JD close to Otter Nurseries. There is ample free parking for staff and clients, with excellent disabled access, having both a permenant ramp and a lift to our bright and airy meeting room. This will be the new home for our Lymington teams and from where we shall continue to provide our residential Conveyancing Services, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate and Trust matters. Our contact details remain the same, so do telephone us on 01590 689500 or email enquiries@heppenstalls.co.uk

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