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Work to start on car park boost for shops

Park breach trial is delayed THE trial of a Hyde cou- ple who deny breaching a national park authority planning enforcement notice has been delayed. Christine (70) and William Howe (71), both of Gorley Lynch, deny the charge dat- ed to 17th April 2019. Southampton magistrates granted the pair bail to reappear on 4th June. New plans for village hall A NEW planning applica- tion to expand Sway village hall has been handed to the national park authority. As reported in the A&T, a previous submission by the parish council for the Middle Road facility was withdrawn earlier this month for “pro- cedural reasons”. The new application, which would add an exten- sion of 15 metres, includes a new hall, office, study room, kitchen and toilets. A decision is expected from the NPA after the deadline for public com- ments on 15th February. Driver fined for 75mph in 40 zone A MOTORIST who was clocked driving at 75mph in a 40 zone in the New Forest has been fined £250. Lauren Carter (23), of Lymington Road in Brock- enhurst, was caught speed- ing by police officers on the B3055 between Stockley Inclosure and Hatchet Pond on 4th August last year. Carter, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was also giv- en three penalty points on her licence and ordered to pay costs of £94. PHONE 01425 612594 to place a display advertisement

Site will be for locals only, freeing up spots in village High Street

Thousands raised for home-study laptops Playing it Covid-safe are deputy head of Burley Primary School Annette Allies and Colin Hobbs from Burley Players

BY ROZ WATERS

WORK on a car park to ease congestion in Beaulieu High Street and throw a lifeline to lo- cal shops is set to begin in ear- nest ahead of the spring tourist season. It is hoped the 25-space car park planned by the Beaulieu Estate for land off the High Street, opposite Fairweathers Garden Centre, will be complet- ed by the end of April and ease on-street parking pressures. A spokesperson for the es- tate said: “As soon as the final archaeological methodology is agreed, we are poised to start work. “Everything is in place and ready to go, as we would very much like to get the car park completed in time for the tour- ist season.” She added: “This is great news for the village, and from our point of view the main priority is to get this car park finished so we can really help the shopkeepers and traders to get through what has been a very difficult time for every- one.” Once the car park is finished it is anticipated the parish council will apply to Hampshire County Council to have High

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised across the New For- est to help fill the shortage of laptops for pupils studying at home. Among the fundraisers was Burley Players amateur theatre group which donated £350 from the proceeds of its last show in January 2020. Spokesperson Sandy Simp- son said: “We always donate part of our proceeds to local charities and although we wer- en’t able to go ahead with our panto this year we had some money left over which we felt could benefit Burley Primary School. “We contacted the school and they told us the priority was buying Chromebooks for chil- dren who don’t have access to a computer to use during the lockdown. Afterwards these will be returned to school as an ex- tra classroom resource.” The 45-strong amateur group, which includes children as young as five, are still hope- ful they can stage a summer production in early July. A further £8,000 has been giv- en by Hythe and Dibden coun- cillors to Waterside schools. They decided to pool the re-

maining funds from their annu- al district council community grants to pay for extra equip- ment. Parish council chairman Cllr Malcolm Wade, who is also a Liberal Democrat county coun- cillor, added his grant from HCC. He said: “At our regular on- line meetings of the council, expressions of shock and frus- tration were made by all coun- cillors when it was clear that not all our local schools were able to supply laptops to chil- dren who were unable to access lessons, or only in a limited way via a phone. “We felt the situation was so serious and the future so uncer- tain that some action needed to be taken urgently. “We are fully aware that the Department for Education are funding laptops for local schools but even they have been either slow or unable to supply all the equipment that had been requested, hence our desire to help plug the gap.” Among the schools receiv- ing help were Orchards infant, Hythe primary, Waterside pri- mary, Oak Lodge, Noadswood and Applemore College.

The parish council may apply to reduce waiting times for parking in the High Street

Street waiting times shortened to increase turnover of spaces to benefit shopkeepers. The planned car park, which was approved by the national park authority in 2018, is in- tended for use solely by resi- dents and traders. The Beaulieu Estate only gave the project the green light to proceed as one half of a scheme which includes two key worker homes at Harlicks Hill in Hatchett Lane. Those received permission from the NPA last week after several years of plan- ning wrangles. The estate had said that if

it was allowed to build those properties, it would give up plans for a four-bedroom house and garage on the site allocated for parking, and build the car spaces for the village instead. However, because Harlick’s Hill is located outside the de- fined village of Beaulieu, devel- opment is only permitted under very special circumstances, such as to provide affordable housing for commoners or agri- cultural and estate workers. Difficulties led to the first housing application there being withdrawn in December 2019, and the second was not submit-

ted until February 2020. How- ever, it has now been formally approved by the NPA follow- ing the completion of planning agreements. A report from NPA planning officer Clare Ings explained: “The two cottages, the subject of this application, would house the maintenance foreman and the Palace House collections curator, both considered to be key estate workers. “It is quite clear that there is limited accommodation with- in the estate, and there are no suitable buildings for conver- sion.”

Kayaker left clinging to tree on riverbank

Teen spat at police o cer

A KAYAKER had to be rescued by firefighters after a rowing accident left him clinging to a tree. The alarm was raised around 9.15am on Monday by the man’s kayaking buddy who reported he had got into difficulty along the River Avon off Bridge Street in Christchurch. Having become separated

from his boat, he managed to hold onto a tree by the river- bank until help arrived. Fire crews from the town and Poole responded, along with a Poole-based technical rescue team. They slid a ladder to the casualty who was able to clam- ber to safety. Dorset Police and coastguard teams from Southbourne and

Poole also attended, and the man was passed into the care of paramedics. Although suffering from the cold, he was said by a Mari- time and Coastguard Agency spokesperson to have been “safe and well”. His kayak was later located following a search by an RNLI Mudeford lifeboat crew.

Posting on Facebook after- wards, Southbourne Coast- guard commended the casualty for wearing all the appropriate safety equipment and being fa- miliar with the route. But the post added: “This just shows that the flow of water and conditions can cause an issue even when well pre- pared.”

SPITTING at a police officer who tried to arrest her landed a Christchurch teenager with a suspended prison sentence. Jazmine Pickersgill (18), of Portfield Road, pleaded guilty to assault by beating against PC Dyson on 17th October last

year. She also admitted pos- sessing class A drug MDMA and two charges of of having class B drug cannabis. Poole magistrates gave her 15 weeks’ custody suspended for a year, and told her to pay the of- ficer £200 compensation.

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