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taking, criminal damage and dangerous driving. Ms Davies explained An- drews – who gave two home ad- dresses to the court, St Martins Close and Verulam Road, both in Southampton – had 21 con- victions for 15 offences. A “substantial” number of those were driving-related and he had two previous disqualifi- cations from driving – for three years and 15 months. Crucially, it was his third dwelling house burglary. Under sentencing guidelines commit- ting a third such offence carries a minimum three-year jail term unless that can be proven “un- just”. Defending Andrews, Lucy Conroy argued it would be un- just to impose such a sentence. She said the previous two burglaries committed by her client were in 2010 and 2013, a long time ago, and he kept com- pletely out of trouble between 2013 and 2018. Mrs Conroy also highlighted that her client had numerous mental health problems, in- cluding ADHD, “polysubstance

bly causing more damage.” Fifteen minutes later the Re- nault twice collided with Mi- chael O’Brien’s vehicle at Rush- ington roundabout in Totton, before Andrews sped off with- out stopping. Two police officers in a marked car spotted him in Southampton and gave chase, giving ongoing commentary to other pursuers. Another marked vehicle stopped nearby with its officers standing close by and, accord- ing to one, Andrews “deliber- ately” drove at them. The Renault collided with the police car before coming to rest. Andrews fled on foot but was chased by police and caught. The court heard that months prior to the incident, in Jan- uary, Andrews also burgled a top-floor flat in Southampton occupied by a woman and her elderly mother. He took her piggybank, bank cards, £100 cash, a Southamp- ton FC season ticket and jew- ellery. Most of the items were recovered. In police interviews in rela- tion to both incidents, Andrews gave no comment. He was iden- tified as the burglar after crime scene officers found his finger- print on the piggybank. He initially denied the bur- glary before changing his plea to guilty. In relation to the driv- ing incident he admitted two charges of aggravated vehicle

A MOTORIST led police on a pursuit for miles through parts of the New Forest during which he crashed into a house, collid- ed with another car and drove at a group of officers, a court heard. The incident began when Joseph Andrews (26) found an empty Renault Laguna with the keys in the ignition, climbed in and sped off, Southampton Crown Court was told. Prosecutor Unyime Davies explained that the manner of his driving on 19th September last year prompted several peo- ple to alert police who launched a hunt for him. The trail of destruction in- volved him arriving at Dibden Golf Centre at about 2.30pm where golfer Jack Bladon was shocked to see Andrews drive into a house adjacent to the course before making off. “He saw the car being driven into a house at the location en- tirely on purpose and into the brickwork of the house, causing damage,” Ms Davies said. “The male in the car then re- versed and drove into the ga- rage next to the house, invaria- Motorist crashed into buildings and a car before driving at police BY JON WALLER

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designated trees or woodland. An investigation into the felling is underway, but people found guilty of such offences face a fine of up to £20,000, and may be required to replace the trees. An NPA spokesperson said: “Our investigation is still ongo- ing, and depending on the out- come we will consider whether or not to take further action.” The broadleaved deciduous woodland area is also classified as a priority habitat, and the NPA said badgers, hedgehogs, at least six types of bat and THE deaths of a young man and a 102-year-old woman with Cov- id-19 prompted a fresh appeal for residents of all ages to do all they can to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Former Priestlands School pupil Elliott Dickie, who was in his early 20s, succumbed to Covid-19 in hospital on 10th January. There is no suggestion he did not adhere to pandemic regula- tions or advice, and people who knew him said it was a huge shock. Mr Dickie had previously

more than 25 protected bird species are found there. NPA member Leo Randall, chair of its planning committee, said: “The special landscape of the national park has the high- est level of protection and this High Court injunction illus- trates that where appropriate we will take decisive measures in respect of any threats to the landscape. “Our broadleaved habitats have been identified as being the most threatened, requiring worked for Redmayne Engi- neering, based in Lymington, and it is understood he latterly resided in Pennington. His death prompted condo- lences from Lymington and Pennington Town Council, and a fresh appeal for people to take care. A spokesperson said: “It’s al- ways sad when a young person loses their life, and we send our condolences to the family of El- liott Dickie and all families who have lost a loved one during this pandemic. “It reminds us of the very

great threat posed to all mem- bers of our community by the Covid-19 virus and the new vari- ant, which is transmitting more easily across all age groups. “At this time we would remind all members of our local com- munity as to the importance of adhering to government legisla- tion to protect lives.” Mr Dickie’s family did not wish to comment and asked for privacy. Another local victim was 102-year-old Dorothy Giltrap, who had lived at Engleburn care home in New Milton. She helped the RAF build gun parts for Spitfires, which is where she met her late husband Ted. Dot, as she was known, leaves behind sons Jim and Geoff, grandchildren and great-grand-

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Index Obituaries Business Planning 15 16 Arts and Culture 17 Christian Comment 18 Letters 18 From Our Files 20 Puzzle Corner 20 Classifieds 29-31 Motoring 32 Family Announcements back page LT Price Rise 03 9 771353 223033 01 9 771353 223033 02 Trust chosen to run New Forest council leisure centres Page 2 Hurst Castle in need of ‘urgent’ repairs to erosion damage Page 5 Village welcomes first f emale vicar in 850-year history Page 6 Plea to clean up ‘tired and neglected’ Lymington quay Page 7 14-15

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children. Her relatives said: “She will be fondly remembered by family and friends in the Christchurch area.” The two deaths emerged as 13 fatalities in the New Forest district were reported on Tues- day in the latest weekly update by the Office for National Sta - tistics (ONS) – up from nine the week before. It is the highest number lo- cally for several months. Ten were recorded in hospital and two in care homes. However, the number of weekly new cases reported by the government over the seven days to Tuesday showed the infection rate slowing slightly – down to 628 from 754 last week, following a series of rises. It put the New Forest’s rate per 100,000 people at 348.7 – a reduction from 418.7 previous- ly. The average in England was 506.5. In the BCP Council area, which includes Christchurch, there were 30 weekly deaths re - ported by the ONS, of which 18 were in hospital and 11 in care homes. The provisional figures from the ONS related to instances where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 8th January but which were registered up to 16th January. On Tuesday the number

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of new weekly Covid-19 cas- es across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole came to 3,320 – just below last week’s total of 3,348. It puts the rate per 100,000 people at 839.8, which is well above the average in England. By comparison, the highest UK rate on Tuesday was 1,231.6 in Knowsley in Liverpool. 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. A temporary Covid-19 mortu- ary has opened in Basingstoke to support the four major NHS hospital mortuaries in Hamp- shire and local funeral direc- tors. Hampshire County Council chief executive John Coughlan said: “While our hospitals and funeral sector are currently coping, we are regrettably see- ing significant pressures within the system.”

demic last year it became ob- vious to us that until long-term financial security for both the council and potential bidders had been established, there would be questions over future income to the council. However, once again the Conservative ad- ministration refused to listen. “People’s habits change and after such a long period of lock- down both the council and po- tential bidders simply do not know yet how many people will return to the centres and in what numbers. The council’s future expectations are unreal- istic.” A spokesman for the CFG said it was “disappointed” and pointed to 23 online Trustpilot reviews of Freedom Leisure, many by former employees, of which were 78% bad. Only 13% were excellent. He added: “Looking to the fu- ture and given the 10 to 15-year contract, the most disturbing aspect is any new provider will not be accountable to the elec- torate, so we will be stuck with them good or bad.” Set up in 2002, Freedom Leisure runs 101 facilities for 23 council partners, schools and academies. On its website it boasts of being a “genuine, pro-active and innovative lei- sure trust”.

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issues”, personality disorders, depression and anxiety. She also said he had been a drug user but had made at- tempts to get better in spite of setbacks. The driving offences were random and opportunistic, Mrs Conroy said, and she had “no mitigation” since Andrews could not remember or explain why he did it. “He cannot account for hav- ing no memory of it,” she told the court. The defendant did “have a A NOT-FOR-PROFIT trust has been chosen as the preferred bidder to run the New Forest’s five leisure centres. Freedom Leisure beat two other unnamed firms to win the nod from the district council to manage the network of facili- ties in Lymington, New Milton, Ringwood, Applemore and Tot- ton. Bosses at the company will hold virtual meetings with lei- sure centre staff and customers in the coming days. Still to be confirmed, the 10 to 15-year deal will first be de - bated by NFDC’s community and leisure panel before the ruling Conservative cabinet de- cides whether to recommend it be passed by the full council in a final vote in February. NFDC’s cabinet member for health and wellbeing, Cllr Mark Steele, said he was “delighted”, adding: “Freedom Leisure are a not-for-profit leisure trust, where all surpluses are rein- vested in support of shared ob- Trail of destruction Continued from front page

Lymington is one of five New Forest leisure centres which are set to be run by the trust

real desire” to get on top of his problems since he had recently become a father while in cus- tody. “He is desperately trying to embrace the opportunity he has to kick this,” she said, urg- ing the court to spare him cus- tody to get help. However, Judge Richard Smith QC said he did not find it unjust to activate the minimum term for the burglary, eventu- ally imposing a 41-month sen- tence. As for the 19th September car pursuit, he said it was an “appalling episode of driving”, and disqualified Andrews from the roads for three years and eight months on his release. The decision was backed by fellow cabinet member Cllr Mi- chael Harris, who holds the eco- nomic development portfolio. At a meeting of Brockenhurst Parish Council he said: “They have a lot of experience and will be great value to the enterprise. “It is a fantastic thing to have jectives with their partners. “Their approach to running community facilities really impressed us and they have demonstrated their track re- cord in achieving what we would wish from a leisure ser- vice for the New Forest.”

happened and I am sad it’s tak- en so long to get there – but it’s a great thing to happen for the Forest.” However, the opposition Lib- eral Democrat group on NFDC maintained their objections to the policy, which they argue is effectively a privatisation of the leisure service, although no property will be sold off. The Tories announced their intention to bring in a new provider more than a year ago, but it sparked controversy, in- cluding demonstrations, union opposition and a 2,000-name

petition gathered by the New Forest West Labour party. As reported in the A&T, the liaison customer focus group (CFG) of centre users walked out of talks last year and the Lib Dems also recently quit a cross-party panel. The Lib Dems said in a state- ment they were “very disap- pointed”, claiming the Tories had “no mandate” for the man- agement shake-up which they said had not appeared in any manifesto. They added: “With the ad- vent of the coronavirus pan-

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Driver given 40-month ban GETTING caught behind the wheel while more than two- and-a-half times the alcohol limit resulted in a motorist being banned from the roads for more than three years. Jonathan Roper-Curzon (47), of Lisle Court Road, Lymington, pleaded guilty to drink-driving on the A337 in the town on 13th November 2020. As well as disqualifying him for 40 months, Southampton magistrates fined Roper-Cur - zon £200 and told him to pay another £119 in court costs. RNLI fundraisers pull in £2.8k A COMMUNITY group which devotes its time to bringing in funds for the RNLI has raised £2,866 for the organisation in a year. The money came from collection boxes, table top and boot sales organised by the New Milton and Barton- on-Sea RNLI fundraising group as well from selling Christmas cards, calendars and souvenirs.

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A BARTON couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary by having their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Ron and Ed Strudwick, of Boldre Close, are usually on holiday in Madeira for their an - niversary on 14th January but had to stay home due to the lat- est coronavirus lockdown. The pair said being given the vaccine was “the best present”, and they also enjoyed a three- course meal at home. They met as teenagers while living in Surrey and were mar- ried at St Mary Magdalene Church in Croydon. They saved for a honeymoon and five months later visited Weymouth. Their daughter Jane was born in 1965 and second daugh- ter Ruth came along 17 months later. The family moved to a bigger home in Purley in Surrey, and Ron and Ed started a youth Ron and Ed take trip to the needles for diamond anniversary BY CAROLYN GRIFFITH

a Saturday film club and sum - mer fairs, with motorcyclist Sammy Miller performing stunts. The couple later converted their bungalow in Barton to be- come Cliff Edge tearooms and craft centre, which was run by Ed. Ron set up his own compa- ny, R.S. Holdings, in New Mil- ton and was involved in devel- oping local industrial estates and the area’s first low-cost housing. Over the years the couple have enjoyed travelling around the world, including a flight on Concorde and a cruise on the QE2.They have spent time in Australia, China, Peru and the US. Keen cyclist Ron rode from Land’s End to John O’Groats aged 60 and was still racing tan- dems in France until he was 74. In her spare time Ed enjoyed yoga and badminton as well as flower arranging and ballroom dancing with Ron. The couple, who have four grandsons and one granddaughter, are also life members of the New Forest Show.

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statistics were available. As well as the smaller sites already open locally, this week a major clinic was established at Bournemouth International Centre. Four more are set to launch in Southampton and other Hampshire cities. To make it easier for pen- sioners to get to their appoint- ments, from Monday Hamp- shire County Council will also allow them to use their bus passes before 9.30am, which will last until schools reopen to all students. Despite the activity, progress with vaccine has encountered problems, such as Highcliffe Medical Centre where late de- livery meant it started giving jabs to patients only within the last week. Brockenhurst parish council- lors at their latest meeting re- ported older people still waiting – including a 92-year-old wom- an from the village who had to chase up the NHS. She had first been offered an appointment in Exeter but managed to switch it to a local venue for today (Fri- day). One unhappy resident, who did not want to be named, complained: “GP surgeries are maintaining a wall of silence and only repeating the mantra ‘wait until you are called’.” This week the NHS West Hampshire CCG said the pro- HAMPSHIRE firefighters are getting behind the wheel of am- bulances to help paramedics cope with the pressures of the pandemic. Up to 20 personnel are tak- ing part in the scheme, with around 20 more set to be added soon, following an agreement between Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) and South Central Ambulance Ser- vice (SCAS). Severe pressure from a spike in virus cases prompted the ambulance service to request

those shut for maintenance. It tweeted: “We have taken the decision to leave most of our car parks open for local people, as the first lockdown showed that closing them would lead to large amounts of parking on verges and blocking narrow vil- lage roads and cause real and ir- reversible damage to this fragile landscape.” Meanwhile, Christchurch res- idents were told that Dorset Po- lice and BCP Council workers are carrying out visits to local supermarkets amid concerns about retailers failing to comply with Covid-19 regulations. Large stores and other retail businesses accounted for most of the 69 complaints made to the council’s environmental health and trading standards teams during the start of Janu- ary, said the council. There have been reports of customers failing to socially distance or wear face coverings, with fears the virus can spread easily if rules are not followed. Thanking the majority of peo- ple following the regulations, Dorset Police Supt Heather Dixey said the visits were not “to carry out enforcement, but to help support our businesses and partner agencies”. SCAS and HFRS to learn from each other. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank our part- ners for their assistance during this time as we work together to care for our communities and, of course, our patients.” It is one of several initiatives HFRS has supported through- out the coronavirus crisis, with Basingstoke fire station set to host a community vaccination centre. It builds on collaboration be- tween the two emergency ser- vices which has been in place since 2004 and included co-re- sponder firefighters deployed to life-threatening medical emergencies from a number of Hampshire fire stations. been disrupted, they admitted, by a delayed delivery and gov- ernment advice the partnership must instead give first doses to 1,000 other patients. The part- nership had been warned it could lose its licence to vacci- nate if it did not comply. Although Pfizer stood by its study that the second dose should be given three to four weeks after the first, Dr Howard said that research showed peo- ple who had the first dose were still very well protected after 12 weeks. Dr Howard highlighted those with disabilities – such as Down’s syndrome – got priority under guidelines. The NHS has instructed hos- pital trusts across the UK to vaccinate staff as soon as possi- ble and locally there were calls to prioritise people in certain professions. Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Under- hill wants the designation for police officers and key council workers. Deborah Burrows, who runs the Healthy Pet Store in Tot- ton, said staff manning essen- tial outlets should be higher up the queue too. According to NHS figures for England, nearly 4-million first dose vaccinations had been made by Tuesday, plus almost 435,000 second jabs.

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