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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

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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THE national park authority took out a High Court injunc- tion to stop protected trees being felled after it said a doz- en had been “illegally” chopped down. The NPA took action to pre- vent further destruction af- ter it discovered the trees had been brought down at an area in Bartley between Eadens and Tatchbury lanes, south of the A336. The land is subject to a long-standing tree preservation order (TPO) which prevents an- yone cutting down or harming

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