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OBE for councillor’s Comic Relief efforts

Heater fire at Forest hospital FIREFIGHTERS responded to a small blaze which broke out at Lymington New Forest Hospital on Tuesday night. The fire involving an electric water heater broke out at the facility off Wellwor- thy Road shortly after 8pm. Crews from the town, Brock- enhurst and Beaulieu spent about half an hour isolating it. Assault and drug charges admitted A CHRISTCHURCH man arrested for assault was also found in possession of a class B drug. Owen Corkett (27), of Burnett Road, pleaded guilty to assaulting another male in Bournemouth on 4th July as well as having a quantity of cannabis. Appearing at Poole Magistrates’ Court, he was ordered to pay £100 compen- sation to the victim and £300 in fines. No serious injuries were reported as a result of the incident but, posting on a local police Facebook page, officers said one of the vehi - cles had been taken off the road as the driver had invalid insurance. POLICE seized an uninsured vehicle following a collision on the A337 near Lyndhurst. The incident took place around 3pm on Sunday 4th October at the Cadnam roundabout. Vehicle seized after crash

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it a secret, even from my wife. I am incredibly proud, it’s really very special.” Michael stepped down from his Comic Relief roles at the end of 2019, although he admits it would have been “very easy” to stay forever. During his time there he ran the charity’s investment com- mittee which itself raised £70m which went towards paying sal- aries, ensuring every penny do- nated went to good causes, and setting up an ethical invest- ment policy. Also receiving an honour was Sgt Deborah Ashthorpe, of Hampshire Constabulary, who was awarded a Queen’s Police Medal for her commitment to providing innovative and excel- lent services to victims of do- mestic violence. The newly appointed chair of trustees at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foun- dation, Rebecca Kennelly (38), was also named in the honours list. Rebecca has been made an MBE for her work coordinat- ing a volunteer response pro- gramme during the Covid-19 crisis.

Academy dances into final of global awards Shine Studios is based in Holbury

BY CAROLYN GRIFFITH

A BROCKENHURST coun- cillor who was part of a team which helped to raise £1.7bn for Comic Relief has spoken of his pride at being rewarded by be- ing made an OBE. Cllr Michael Harris, who was treasurer and a trustee of the charity for 30 years, was named at the weekend in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, which recognised outstanding efforts of people across the UK. Comic Relief, which supports people in the UK and Africa, aims to eliminate poverty, and is well known for its popular biennial fundraisers, Red Nose Day and Sport Relief. Cllr Harris, who is a New For- est district councillor, is also the cabinet member for eco- nomic development. His father Tom Evelyn Harris, a police superintendent who died when Michael was just sev- en, was made an MBE in 1951

A WATERSIDE dance academy has been shortlisted as a final - ist in the International Dance School of the Year Awards. Shine Studios, based at the New Forest Academy in Hol- bury, has beaten entries from across the globe and received praise for its community focus on supporting terminally ill children and their families. The dance school, run by Ka- tie Day and Emma Williams, op- erates the Shine Studios Foun- dation Fund which has gifted vouchers to local terminally ill children as well as funding tui- tion for youngsters whose par- ent has faced life-changing cir- cumstances. During lockdown dancers participated in classes online, Emma hosted weekly wellbeing catch-ups, and Katie read sto- ries and led craft sessions virtu- ally for young members. Katie said: “We are delighted

to have been recognised out of many international entrants. It has been very much a team ef- fort between Emma and I, our staff, students and the parents and carers.” Emma added: “We take a modern approach to dance celebrating dancers’ individual achievements. We think about the dancer as a whole including their wellbeing not just tech- nique.” Now in their eighth year, the Dance School of the Year Awards were founded by Anne Walker to celebrate the achieve- ments of dance schools. A re- cord number of entries were submittd this year. Due to the pandemic, the usual red-carpet award ceremo- ny will be replaced by a virtual event live-streamed on Friday 23rd October. To find out more about Shine Studios visit www. shinestudios.co.uk

Michael Harris stepped down from his Comic Relief r oles in 2019

for his active service in post-war Germany. Cllr Harris told the A&T: “I like to think he is looking down and feeling very proud – it is a very special thing to have.

“I am very proud of all the things we have done [at Comic Relief] and equally incredibly proud to receive an OBE.” He added: “I’ve known for several months and had to keep

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up, take staff away from other duties, are unsightly, and dam- aging to the local environment and wildlife. “We found a name/address amongst the waste and the res- ident has been fined £300 under a duty of care (the maximum we are permitted to fine).” Enquiries are continuing in a bid to identify the flytippers, who were paid in cash and gave no receipt or company name. People paying to have rub- bish taken away are reminded they must ensure the person or group has a waste carrier li- cence and get a receipt. Rubbish collectors can be checked online at www.hants. gov.uk/wasteandrecycling/fly tipping

PERSONAL found among a large pile of household waste dumped at a New Forest beauty spot resulted in a resi- dent being fined £300. The district council’s environ- mental crime team launched an investigation after the fly- tip from house renovations was discovered at Rockford Com- mon, near Ringwood, at the end of August. It emerged that a resident from Bournemouth had paid someone to take away a large amount of waste, said NFDC, and these people drove into the New Forest where they illegally dumped it. A post on Twitter by the council on Wednesday said: “Flytips are expensive to clear details

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LYMINGTON market stalwart Steve Sanghera marked half a century of trading with a pres- entation from the town council. Steve, from Romsey, start- ed working there when he was just 18 years old and marked his 50th anniversary last month – making him the longest serving stallholder at the market, which

dates back to the 13th century. Steve, who runs a popular women’s clothes stall close to the Angel Courtyard, was pre- sented with an engraved town council plaque by Lymington mayor Cllr Anne Corbridge and market sub-committee chair- man Cllr Barry Dunning. Cllr Corbridge said: “Steve

was thrilled to receive the plaque and honoured to be rec- ognised in such a way. I believe he is now our longest standing stall holder on the market. “We really appreciate the tre- mendous loyalty of our regular stall holders and it’s nice to be able to celebrate them in this way.”