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Index Obituary Planning Business 17 Christian Comment 18 Letters 18 From Our Files 20 Puzzle Corner 20 Clubs & societies 24 Classifieds 27-30 Motoring 30 Family Announcements back page 9 771353 223033 02 9 771353 223033 03 LT Price Rise 03 Work starts on new locals-only car park to boost shopping Page 12 Wheelie bins – council promises help for the elderly and vulnerable Page 2 Covid deaths soar in the Forest, while new case numbers fall Page 4 Hope to reopen closed village library after £10,000 cash grant Page 5 9 771353 223033 01 13 16

Continued on page 2 “Even though average speed cameras would cost a signif- icant amount of money, it is certainly a cheaper solution than fencing the length of Rog- er Penny Way which would also change the face of the Forest.” Official verderer Lord Man- ners has promised to write to every candidate standing for election to be Hampshire’s new PCC in May, to mobilise sup- port for the speed cameras. Describing the “appall- ing” spate of accidents which “shocked” the Forest last month, Lord Manners said he first contacted Mr Lane in 2018. Lord Manners told the Ver- derers’ Court: “Unfortunately, the resources needed to sup- port the data collected by av- erage speed cameras was not available at the time.” Support for the campaign has also been pledged by sen- ior councillor Edward Heron, who as well as being deputy leader of NFDC is also a verder- er, Hampshire County Council cabinet member, and national park authority member. He said: “It is a real shame NEW Forest West MP Sir Des- mond Swayne was ordered to apologise by cabinet minister Michael Gove for reportedly claiming NHS pandemic figures are being “manipulated”. Sir Desmond made the claim to a group which has warned against the new vaccines. He also urged them to “persist” with campaigns against Cov- id-19 restrictions, according to Sky News which said it obtained an interview he gave in Novem- ber to Save Our Rights UK. However, Sir Desmond told the A&T yesterday (Thursday)

Speeding set to be election issue after run of animal deaths BY JON WALLER CAMPAIGNERS have renewed calls for speed cameras to be installed along a notorious New Forest road following a spate of horrific accidents. Support is growing for the technology on the B3078 Roger Penny Way, which crosses the national park from Cadnam to Godshill and has been the scene of a series of fatalities involving commoners’ animals including several hit-and-run accidents. Now Gilly Jones, who heads the New Forest Roads Aware- ness Campaign, has launched a petition calling on New Forest District Council to back calls for average speed cameras. Yesterday (Thursday) the pe- tition, which will be on NFDC’s website until 4th April, was ap- proaching the 1,000 mark hav- ing been signed by 980 people. It stated: “In light of the re- cent tragic deaths of three don- keys, two sheep and four ponies on the B3078 Roger Penny Way and the history of animal casu- alties on this route, that the dis- trict council adds its support to calls for the introduction of an average speed camera system on this route.”

New Town Quay toilet plan Beach-goers at Milford were puzzled to find this intruder, blown by Storm Christoph all the way from the entrance to Poole Harbour – full story, page 6 (Photo: Robin Hill)

The issue of average speed cameras along the B3078 was raised in 2017 when a number of Forest organisations pledged to support the plan. However, the campaigners were unable to secure the back- ing of Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC), Mi- chael Lane, whose office would have been responsible for data and fines. However, he is set to stand down at the local elec- tions in May. Ms Jones told the A&T: “We have been down this road before but technology has advanced a great deal in three years. “We know that average speed cameras are not going to be the complete solution but they would go some way to tackling the issue. The B3078 is a notorious animal accide nt blackspot

FRESH plans have been un- veiled to replace the dilapidat- ed toilet block on Lymington’s Town Quay with a café or wine bar, complete with roof terrace to enjoy views of the river. New Forest District Council has published revised propos- als from those first put to the public in 2019, with the budget shooting up from an original £700,000 to £1.2m after being severely delayed by the pan- demic. Talking exclusively to the A&T, Steve Cook, NFDC’s building and coastal services he was unaware of the organi- sation’s stance on the jab, and said he was an “enthusiastic supporter” of vaccinations. According to Sky News, in the Save Our Rights UK inter- view Sir Desmond said of the pandemic: “It seems to be a manageable risk, particularly as figures have been manipulat- ed... We’re told there is a death- ly, deadly pandemic proceeding at the moment. “That is difficult to reconcile with ICUs (intensive care units) actually operating at typical occupation levels for the time

manager, described the new block as “an exciting building”, adding: “It is replacing one that has been there for 20 years. “We are bringing forward a more modern-looking building that’s going to deliver what people want.” The expense of the project has increased as building costs have gone up, he explained, as well as the addition of a café/ bar along with a lift to give ac- cess to the roof. It has come at the expense of a number of toilet cubicles, re- duced to seven, including one of year and us bouncing round at the typical level of deaths for the time of year.” According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of deaths in the UK around the time of the interview was actu- ally 14.3% above the five-year average. He went on to tell the group to “persist” in their activity: “That’s my advice – persist,” adding: “And I’ll persist too.” Mr Gove later described the Conservative MP’s comments as “completely out of order”.

for disabled users, plus seven shower units. Mr Cook said the increased price of the building will be off- set by revenue to NFDC from payments from the café oper- ator and Lymington Harbour Commissioners, whose sailing customers will use the showers. He said the next stage would be to submit a planning appli- cation in February with build- ing work starting in Septem- ber, and hopefully finishing by spring next year. No parking spaces will be lost as the new building is the same footprint as the old one, but slightly longer. Mr Cook said: “There will be a glazed fronted café kiosk on the ground floor with seating. Internal stairs will lead up to a roof terrace and there will also

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