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Trees ‘reluctantly’ approved for axe
Claws for celebration over litter campaign
Man found guilty of attacking pair A BARTON man has been ordered to do 80 hours of unpaid work for attacking two people. Paul Jones (45), of Bun- ny Creek caravan site, was found guilty of both charges at a trial by Poole magis- trates. The Bench ordered he pay the victims £50 com- pensation each, and banned him from contacting them or going to two addresses in Christchurch for a year. Jones was also told to pay £500 court costs. £4,000 boost for Forest food bank THE New Forest Basics Bank received a £4,000 boost towards supporting the com- munity during the pandemic as part of a round of dona- tions funded by shoppers. Set up to tackle food pov- erty across the region, the Co-op Covid-19 Fund handed out a total of over £35,000 to 13 causes across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with the Lymington-based food bank one of the beneficiaries. The funding was made possible by purchases from the store’s picnic range. Council move to save thousands RELOCATING Lyndhurst Parish Council’s office from the High Street to a new base in the village communi- ty centre will save over £7,000 per year. Councillors agreed the move when they met via Zoom for their bi-month- ly meeting. The change of location will take place once the lease of the current office, which opened in 2017, expires in August. PHONE 01425 612594 to place a display advertisement
AN anti-litter campaign fea- turing a giant crab helped cut litter by a third last summer, New Forest District Council has claimed. The authority’s coastal ini- tiative involved waste-bag dis- pensers at key spots at Milford, Barton and Calshot last August to tackle rising amounts of beach waste. It was accompanied by a large image of a cartoon crab and the message: “Don’t get crabby; take your litter home.” NFDC said its campaign re- duced litter in August by 29% compared to July – or 10.8 tonnes – and saved save £10,000 in clean-up costs. The initiative was intended to remind visitors their behaviour was being monitored, with the message repeated on litter bin stickers and displays. There was also a competition run on social media where vis- itors were encouraged to share selfies with Crabby to win £100 of shopping vouchers. Cllr Alison Hoare, NFDC cabinet member for environ- ment and regulatory services, thanked people who took no- tice of the message She added: “We’re certainly not feeling crabby about the outcome from this campaign. “The outcomes from this project will help the council plan further effective approach- es to tackle littering and help keep the New Forest environ- ment clean and safe. “This campaign is just one of a variety of interventions to tackle littering across the New
THE axe will fall on 19 trees near a contentious Lymington site earmarked for develop- ment, after councillors reluc- tantly agreed to their felling. Despite seven of the trees at Lower Pennington Lane being healthy, members of New For- est District Council’s planning committee consented to the chop after hearing they would succumb to disease in the fu- ture, and leaving them may affect the growth of native re- placement trees. “I’m very sorry to see trees come down,” Cllr Sue Bennison said. “But I reluctantly feel as though we have no alternative but to allow this.” The plan was controversial because the trees are close to what is known as Site 6 in NF- DC’s Local Plan. The applica- tion was submitted by Hayden’s Arboricultural Consultants on behalf of site promoter Belco Holdings. The plot was earmarked for 100 homes last year despite objections about the effect on the rural character of the area made by the Pennington and Lymington Lanes Society and the Lymington Society. Opponents feared the latest Replacements ordered after felling allowed near controversial site BY JON WALLER
Forest, which also includes regular patrols and issuing fines of £80 for those who drop litter.” The impact of the campaign was applauded by councillors at the latest NFDC environ- ment overview and scrutiny panel meeting. A total of 6,750 free litter bags were taken by the public, equating to 73 bags across the three beaches each day. The project had been devel- oped using insights from a joint- ly-funded project with the Local Government Association’s be- havioural insights programme to learn more about why people discard litter and to develop evidence-based approaches to address the problem. Selfie winners Miles, Ruby and Fraser
An NFDC tree officer recommended the removal of all 19 trees
trees plan could be a “smoke- screen” for the creation of ac- cess points to the site and for more housing. They request- ed some of the healthy trees be kept, including a cluster of young elms. However, Hayden’s applica- tion said replacements would be planted, and members granted chief planning officer Claire Upton-Brown the power to impose extra conditions. She said that would al- low NFDC to monitor the replacement works and step in with enforcement action, if nec- essary. The application by Hayden’s
claimed 10 Monterey pine, six Monterey cypress, and an Eng- lish oak, elm and horse chest- nut should go to “mitigate” health and safety problems and “promote longevity in retained trees”. Pennington councillor An- drew Gossage believed the plan was “excessive” and urged it be refused so the applicant could come up with a revised plan. He noted one of the trees had fallen recently but had not caused any injuries. However, tree officer Hannah Chalmers advised against keep- ing any. Leaving some trees, although healthy, could ob-
struct the growth of the native replacements and was also not good horticultural practice, she said. Also, if the trees were sim- ply left to die and removed, there were restrictions which made it harder for the council to enforce replacements, which could cause gaps in the screen- ing of the site. Because the area is subject to a woodland tree preservation order, all the trees there were afforded protection automati- cally, she assured the commit- tee. Members voted 11-5 in favour of the felling plan.
Ban and fine for man who assaulted officer
36,000 EU citizens gain right to remain in UK
ATTACKING a police officer and vandalism resulted in a man having to pay out over £600 and being banned from a pub. Appearing before Southamp- ton magistrates, Luke McWhin- nie (20), of Water Lane, Totton, admitted assaulting an emer- gency worker by beating in the city in August last year, as well as three charges of criminal damage to a car, motorbike and fence.
The Bench told the defend- ant to pay a total of £450 comp- ensation to the police officer and the three criminal damage victims, as well as £180 court costs. He was handed a 12-month community order, requiring rehabilitation activity and 100 hours of unpaid community work, plus a two-year ban on entering the Red Lion pub in Bitterne, Southampton.
MORE than 36,000 applications to stay in the UK made by EU citizens living in Hampshire were successful. The county council said the numbers from late last year marked a “steady increase”, and it joined BCP Council to urge anyone affected to apply. The Hampshire number is thought to account for around
87% of EU citizens living in the county. Cllr Andrew Joy, HCC cabinet member for communities, part- nerships and external affairs, said he was “really pleased”, stressing there was still “plen- ty of time” for applications be- fore the EU Settlement Scheme deadline of 30th June. “We greatly value all EU cit-
izens living in Hampshire, who are all very welcome here,” he said. “For those who haven’t yet applied and wish to do so, there’s no cost – and advice and guidance is available should it be needed.” The scheme is open to all EU citizens who were resident in the UK before 31st December 2020, allowing them to contin -
ue to live, work and study. It involves an online registration process via www.gov.uk/eu-set tled-status BCP Council has written to almost 9,000 residents to en- courage them to apply, and has ensured all eligible looked-after children and care leavers within the care system have been sup- ported to secure settled status.
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