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– ‘I wants to make your flesh creep’.” Sir Desmond said he had “celebrated” the ascension of Mr Johnson to Tory leader and PM, as he thought he would lead a “sceptical and liberal Conservative administration”. However, he stressed his be- lief that the government’s lock- down measures and policies to combat the spread of the pan- demic were “disproportionate”. “By decree, they have inter- fered in our private and family lives, telling us whom we may meet, when we may meet them and what we must wear when we meet them,” he continued. “We have the cruelty of elder- ly people in care homes being disoriented, unable to see the faces of their loved ones or to receive a hug. “We have the tsunami of deaths that we may experience shortly as a consequence of un- diagnosed cancers and heart disease, and the discontinua- tion of clinical trials.” Sir Desmond added: “I do not underestimate for one mo-

Sir Desmond Swayne slams ‘attempt to terrify British people’

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SIR Desmond Swayne has slammed a claim by the gov- ernment’s chief scientists that coronavirus cases could reach 50,000 per day in mid-October– suggesting they said it only to scare the public. The comments made by Prof. Chris Witty and Sir Patrick Vallance were a “sackable of- fence”, the New Forest West MP claimed, adding: “It was project fear. It was an attempt to terri- fy the British people, as if they had not been terrified enough.” Sir Desmond, an outspoken critic of lockdown measures, also went as far as question- ing if Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been “abducted by Dr Strangelove” – the mad scientist portrayed in Stanley Kubrick’s famous anti-war sat- ire – and “reprogrammed by Sage over to the dark side”. He made the outburst in the House of Commons on Mon- day, when he said the purpose of politicians was to “impose a sense of proportion” and “not be in thrall” of science. “I will make myself very un-

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Detained on suspicion of assault, a 16-year-old from Bournemouth was later re- leased under investigation. The scene was cordoned off between Barclays bank and the Anglo Asian Food & Wine off-licence on Saturday evening while investigations were car- ried out. Officers also had to put a dispersal order in place in re- sponse to anti-social behaviour resulting from the assault. This allowed them to clear groups of people from areas surrounding Station Road for The cheeky creature, who was spotted by Lymington Rowing Club coach Kirsten Me- lin and her companion Andrew Havard, spent several minutes sunbathing on the front of their rowing boats before following the pair along Lymington River. Kirsten, who teaches the Learn to Row programme and leads adventures with the Lym- ington-based company Rowing Adventures Ltd, has spotted A PLAYFUL seal delighted ear- ly morning rowers in Lyming- ton River on Monday – when it hopped aboard for a spot of sunbathing.

the rest of the weekend. Posting on social media, area PCSO Alan McCaffery hit out at the offenders who caused the disorder. He wrote: “For those of you who suffered alarm and distress as a result of this behaviour I will apologise on behalf of those responsible, albeit I will not hold back, and openly say that these people are selfish morons putting others at risk and will be dealt with robustly going forward if a repeat performance is encountered.” seals in the river before but has never enjoyed such a close en- counter. She said: “We saw a seal in the quay and again in the river over the quiet summer and it has ap- proached the boat once before – but we hadn’t really had time to stop for long enough to allow the seal to relax. “We had gone out for a sun- rise row on Monday morning because we were unable to join one of our college friends Pete who is undertaking a charity bike ride in Wales, to mark the end of his cancer treatment and in memory of Dave, also a col-

lege friend, who passed away during lockdown– because of the restrictions on groups of six and local lockdowns. “We let Pete know that we would be getting involved by going for a sunrise row instead – and then this really amazing and special thing happened.” When the pair first spotted the seal in the Pylewell area of the river, it spent time playing a few metres away from them before plucking up the courage to get closer, and eventually climbed aboard both of their boats. Kirsten said: “The seal was really intrigued by us and seemed very friendly. It enjoyed sunbathing on the front of our boats and I think it would have happily stayed there all day.” The creature, which was like- ly to be a common seal or har-

popular, but I believe that the appearance of the chiefs last week should have been a sack- ing offence,” the Tory back- bencher said. “When they presented that graph, it was with the caveat that it was not a prediction, but nevertheless it was clear that they presented it as a plausible scenario, with its 50,000 cases per day by mid-October based on the doubling of infections by the week. “Not on one day since March have there been infections on a day that were double that of the same day of the week preced- ing, not once.

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ed after a man was assaulted in New Milton town centre on Saturday evening, and a local PCSO slammed the “selfish morons” responsible for related disturbances. The alarm was raised shortly before 6pm, with reports of an altercation and anti-social be- haviour in Station Road. Paramedics responded along with police, and a 29-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Southampton hospital with what were described by police as “minor facial injuries”.

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Residents shared their shock at what had happened in the high street on Facebook. One person wrote: “I saw a man on the floor with police around him outside the cash- point. Looks to be that he has cut open his head.” A force spokesperson said on Monday: “We were called to re - ports of an altercation and an - ti-social behaviour on Saturday 26th September at 5.53pm on Station Road, New Milton. ment the horrible nature of this disease and its post-viral syndrome, but in terms of the United Kingdom’s killers, it is 24th in the league, accounting for only 1.4% of deaths.” Questioned by fellow Tory MP Sir John Redwood about Sweden’s response to the pan - demic – which saw it pursue the ‘herd immunity’ theory – Sir Desmond replied that he “cer - tainly” held it up as an alterna - tive. “We have seen the eye-wa - tering costs that we must now all face for a generation, having closed down our economy for all those months as a consequence Swayne scientists rage Continued from front page A THIEF has been captured on CCTV stealing dozens of bot - tles of expensive perfume from a Lymington shop. The Perfumery in the High Street was targeted at around 9.30pm on Sunday after the front door was kicked in. An employee, who asked not to be named, told the A&T: “He just swept the shelves. Then came behind the till to take the Chanel which is kept there. He even took the testers! “The thief was in and out lit - erally in two minutes. THE developer behind a con - troversial plan to turn a for - mer touring caravan site into a residential park for 85 mobile homes in the national park has applied to discharge sewage into a stream. Park One Developments Ltd, which owns the Vernon Dene site at North Ripley, wants to put 54 cubic metres per day of secondary treated sewage ef- fluent into a tributary of Sopley Brook. The application has been submitted to the Environment Agency, and a spokesman told the A&T: “We regulate busi - nesses that require a permit to ensure their operations do not harm rivers or the wider envi - ronment. “Park One Developments Ltd, of Christchurch, has ap - plied for a permit to discharge treated wastewater under strict conditions into Sopley Brook. “We will make a decision on the application in due course.” As reported in the A&T, Park One bought the site, between Bransgore and Ringwood, for £2.5m in 2018 and there was uproar when it subsequently emerged it planned to develop Teen arrested Continued from front page

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“Following an assault, a 29-year-old man was taken to Southampton General Hospi - tal after suffering minor facial injuries. “A 16-year-old boy from Bournemouth was arrested on suspicion of assault and released under investigation pending further enquiries.” The spokesperson added: “A dispersal order was also put in place in the surrounding are - as of Station Road – from Sat - urday evening until 7am this morning (28th September) – giving police officers the pow - ers to disperse groups of people “We face the crushing of en- terprises, the destruction of livelihoods, and unemployment among young people, all as a consequence of an overreac - tion. I understand that there is now some question as to whether students will be al - lowed to return from university at Christmas. “I say most gently to the min - ister that the last administra - tion that sought to restrain celebrations at Christmas was during the Commonwealth, when the Lord Protector was left musing in public whether, if he were to arm one in 10, that would be enough. How many marshals will be required? “I conclude by saying that the policy of the government “The insurance bill, including repairing the damage, will run into the thousands.” It is thought around 60 bot- tles in total were taken. The employee said the own - ers of the shop had been “find - ing things really tough during the pandemic” adding: “This is really the last thing they needed, things are tough enough. “The Perfumery was also raided by thieves nearly a year ago, so it is just sad that it has happened again.” the site and could do so without needing to get planning permis - sion. While the near-2.6-hectare field had previously accommo - dated only a handful of touring caravans, it was revealed a cer - tificate of lawful use granted to former owner Jonathan Cox by the national park authority in 2008 put no restriction on num- bers. In granting the certificate, the NPA said it was satisfied the use had been in place for a period of at least 10 years and therefore it had no grounds to refuse. Park One Developments was then granted a licence by New Forest District Council for 86 units on site, with the NPA’s ex - ecutive director of strategy and planning, Steve Avery, confirm - ing it could do nothing to stop the redevelopment. Mr Avery also warned while of the government’s policy,” he said.

out of those areas in relation to the associated anti-social behaviour caused by the inci- dent.” PCSO McCaffery also hit out at a “small minority” of teens and adults who refused to wear masks in New Milton shops. He said that while on patrol in the town last Friday night he encountered “hostility and open disregard for order in a time when all of us are having to sacrifice so much”. PCSO McCaffery warned that those who flout the rules risk a £200 fine. has been disproportionate in response to this threat. There may be a virus one day that threatens our very way of life, but this is not it, even if we are behaving as if it were.” After the debate Sir Des - mond said he had received an “extraordinary” response to his speech in his email inbox. “There’s been 500 overnight and they keep coming thick and fast. All in support except for just two so far. Not just from New Forest, from all over: France, USA and Australia.” On Wednesday, in the face of a Tory backbench rebellion over the extension of the Coronavi - rus Act which gives the govern - ment emergency powers, health secretary Matt Hancock prom - ised MPs votes “wherever pos - sible” on new measures. “When it was time for us to head back we gently urged it off the deck and it then followed us up the river, swimming in the wake and playing in the wash from our blades.” bour seal, was fairly small and was tagged. She said: “Our boats are bright green and sit shallow in the water with a low stern deck so it’s relatively easy to climb aboard. “We did notice that when the ferry was passing it left us but then reappeared a few mo- ments later. such “loopholes” existed its ability to protect the New For - est from “inappropriate devel - opment” was “seriously under - mined”. He added the NPA had written to the government ask - ing for a review of the planning legislation in national parks. The A&T has secured a copy of the marketing brochure for the Vernon Dene development by Park One. It says it will produce 85 “ highly individual properties in a delightfully unspoilt setting located between Christchurch and Ringwood” that will com - bine “uncompromised modern luxury with a rare setting with - in the beautiful New Forest Na - tional Park”. The bungalows will be an ex - ample of “the highest standard of single-storey living”, it adds, and are exclusively for semi-re - tired and retired people aged over 45. Seal encounter Continued from front page

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Pony drifts LYMINGTON RNLI rescuers went to the aid of a sailing yacht which got into difficulty off the Isle of Wight. Responding to a call-out shortly before 6.30pm last Friday, the crew launched in force 5/6 north-easterly winds, reaching the entrance to Newtown within five minutes. A Wightlink ferry was on standby close to the 38ft yacht after its crew had heard the Pan-pan emergency alert. The stricken vessel’s sole oc- cupant had managed to drop anchor to prevent it from drifting. One of the RNLI crew members boarded and secured a tow before raising the yacht’s anchor, and the lifeboat then took it back to Lymington. THE next pony drifts will be held at Wootton today (Fri- day) and Ober on Sunday. Further round-ups are due to take place at Turf Hill and Telegraph on Wednesday and at Balmer Lawn on Sunday 11th.

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Town TSB branch will not reopen LYMINGTON is to lose one of its banks after the TSB Group announced its High Street branch will not reopen. It is one of 164 TSB branches nationwide being closed perma- nently, which will see the loss of 849 staff. The Lymington outlet shut earlier this year due to Cov- id-19, and in its announcement TSB said: “Due to coronavirus this branch is now closed, and won’t reopen.” The company blamed the closures on “a significant shift in customer behaviour”, includ- ing a reduction in the number of people using branches and a significant acceleration in digi - tal adoption. TSB chief executive Debbie Crosbie said: “Closing any of our branches is never an easy decision, but our customers are banking differently – with a marked shift to digital banking. “We are reshaping our busi- ness to transform the customer experience and set us up for the future. This means having the right balance between branch- es on the high street and our digital platforms, enabling us to offer the very best experience for our personal and business customers across the UK. “We remain committed to our branch network and will retain one of the largest in the UK.” A BROCKENHURST care home helped a special couple celebrate their sapphire wed- ding anniversary. Staff at Colten Care’s Wood- peckers threw a Covid-safe party for Fred and Iris Wood- ford to mark their 65 years to- gether. Family and friends attended the event with the couple’s chil- dren – Susan, Valerie, Amanda and Pete – able to join in the celebrations while staying be- hind a Perspex screen. They brought along a framed card from the Queen congrat- ulating the couple on their an- niversary, while Woodpeckers staff presented them with a keepsake sapphire-blue-and- white cushion. There was an anniversary cake cooked by chefs at the home who also put on a meal which recreated the same kind of dinner Iris would often make for her family – roast chicken followed by apple pie and cus- tard. A selection of photos of Lym- ington in the 1950s were sent to the home by St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery for the couple to enjoy. Eighty-seven-year-old Iris and Fred (89), talked about what they thought contribut- ed to their spending so many Care home party for couple to mark their 65 years of marriage BY ANTONELLA LAZZERI (Photo: Google)

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happy years together to their guests. Fred said: “Of course we can have different opinions on things, but we always try not to fall out over it,” while Iris commented: “We’re both easy- going. We just get along and we rarely argue.” Remembering how the cou- ple first met, Iris revealed: “We were about 15 years old when we found ourselves at the youth club at South Baddesley hall.

“The vicar’s wife was teach- ing us how to dance.” They met again several years later when Fred was working as a mechanic at Keepings Garage in Lymington and Iris was in the buying department of Well- worthy in the town. Fred confessed how he would take cars out for a run just to get a glimpse of her in the up- stairs office and try to catch her eye. Recalling their wedding in September 1955, Iris said: “It

was a lovely day. We got married at South Baddesley Church and had a do there afterwards. We enjoyed our honeymoon in Jersey. “That was the first time we had visited Jersey and we have gone back there a few times since.” Woodpeckers senior com- panionship team leader, Ellie Peters, said: “It’s a privilege to be able to help such a fantastic couple celebrate so many years together.”

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A MAN threatened to “cut” a fellow dog walker while holding what appeared to be a knife at Highcliffe. Police have launched an in- vestigation into the incident which took place as the vic- tim, a man in his 20s, walked his German shepherd dog on the clifftop near Beacon Drive around 7pm on Wednesday 16th September. He approached a man walk- ing in the opposite direction with a small brown dog, which was the size of a Jack Russell and was wearing a green har- ness. The victim recognised him from previous incidents in which his pet had been aggres- sive to the smaller dog. A verbal altercation took place as they approached each other and, as the victim went to walk away, he turned back and saw the suspect holding a black item three to four inches long

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Arrests after cannabis found TWO people were arrested after police discovered a can - nabis production set-up at a home in Totton. Officers were searching the house in Harwood Close on Monday in relation to a recent spate of shoplifting and theft offences in the Waterside, Romsey and Southampton areas when they came across evidence of the class B drug’s cultivation. A 35-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man, both from Totton, were detained on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs. They were later released under investigation pending further enquiries. The officers also seized a quantity of cannabis from the property. Investigation into second fire POLICE have launched a probe into the second blaze believed to have been started deliberately at a woodland site in Hythe in just over a week. Responding to a call-out around 2.40pm on Tuesday, firefighters from Hardley con - tained the small emergency at Forest Front, which scorched an area of undergrowth. This incident followed another at the same location just before 5pm on Sunday 20th September when 10 square metres of grassland was in flames. As reported in the A&T, that blaze was investigated together with a small blaze which took place in Blackfield Common shortly before 3pm the previous day. 19 Fir Avenue, New Milton whole house Animal accidents A PIG was killed and two cows were injured during ac- cidents on New Forest roads last week. On Monday verderers were notified the pig had been involved in a hit-and-run accident near Emery Down at around 3pm. Two days later an Angus heifer was injured on the C10 at Vereley at around 8am and a second cow was reportedly hurt on the B3078 between Longcross and Trench Hill at around 8am on Saturday. A further accident involv - ing a brown pony on the B3058 at Wootton was re - ported at 7.45pm on Sunday evening but the animal could not be found by agisters.

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UNION leaders believe enlist- ing a private company to run New Forest District Council’s five health and leisure centres is “pointless” and have called on civic chiefs to scrap the move. Branding the switch “unnec - essary”, Unison representatives revealed three areas of conten - tion remain between them and NFDC over staff contracts with the new provider. NFDC is currently exploring bringing in a private operator for its health and leisure centres (HLCs) – a move it claims will save up to £400,000. It has been running a tendering process to choose the preferred contrac - tor, although the identities of the firms in the frame have not been publicly revealed. However, the move has been contentious, with critics – in - cluding the opposition Liber - al Democrat group on NFDC – claiming it is “privatisation” and will see users lose out. Amid the ongoing process, Unison has held talks with a delegation of senior council staff and its cabinet member for leisure and wellbeing, Cllr Mark Steele. The union said the disagree - ments are over NFDC not re- quiring the chosen provider to include a full salary pension scheme or an annual pay award for any new staff employed. Existing staff will have their current rights protected and continue to access the Local Government Pension Scheme, it has been stressed. NFDC is also resisting the union’s push to give employ - ees currently on zero-hour contracts the option of stating the minimum number of hours they work in a week in their new contracts; Unison claims that would ensure them a regular income and more employment rights. Speaking to the A&T, Uni - son’s south-east regional organ - iser Peter Terry questioned the £400,000 saving figure – claim - ing changes to VAT mean it is actually closer to £100,000. Given some 40% of the NFDC workforce are employed within

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to the new operator, protecting their rights. But new employees will “ have the option to join the [pension] scheme administered by the organisation that em - ploys them”. All NFDC staff will transfer to the new operator on their current terms and conditions “which includes all pay rates and pay structure”, while NFDC has stipulated the contractor must match the district’s min - imum pay point for any HLC staff, both existing and new. “Third party operators may opt to utilise incentive schemes, rather than annual increases to basic pay as a way of financial - ly rewarding their staff,” the spokeswoman went on. “It is vital to the successful running of leisure centres that the operator be left to pay ap - propriate remuneration based on market conditions. The op - erators are required to share with the council all pay policies as part of the procurement pro - cess,” she added. She said the use of “variable contracts” for HLC instructors was “a long-standing arrange- ment” that suited them and the council. “All bidders have been pro - vided with an anonymous staff list as part of the bidding pro - cess, this includes the actual hours instructors have worked. This doesn’t change as a result of a new potential operating

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the leisure sector, he believes the likely savings mean the scheme is not worth pursuing. “Doing this will have massive implications for a large amount of its workforce, against a tiny deficit in the council’s budget,” Mr Terry said. “For the amount of money, it really is in our view pointless. At the moment we cannot see many people wanting to bid for this in the current economic climate and we feel it is ill-con - ceived. “It seems to be being done purely on an ideological grounds with no real financial reasons other than someone in the council thinks the private sector is better for the public.” However, Mr Terry added: “The council has been engag - ing well and discussions [be- tween NFDC and Unison] have been constructive; just because we disagree – and we do have strong disagreement on some points – does not mean we will not engage with them. “It’s our intention to work with the new employers and help ensure that this business becomes a success. I am sure the community and the staff will want the benefits the new employers doing well will hope - fully bring. We do not want to sabotage this.” Asked to comment, a NFDC spokeswoman stressed HLC employees will ‘TUPE’ transfer

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A NEW Milton car dealer is of- fering a “substantial” reward to help catch four raiders who caused more than £6,000 worth of damage stealing catalytic converters at his business. Richard Symons, who runs R. Symons Ltd, told the A&T: “It is totally infuriating that for the sake of taking something worth £50-100 each, these men have cost me thousands. “Not only that but also the impact it has had in terms of having to deal with it all. It is just really frustrating and there seems to have been a spate of these types of thefts in the local area recently.” The thieves struck at the electric car specialist, based on the Queensway industrial es- tate off Stem Lane, in the early hours of 23rd September. They broke a wire perimeter fence to gain access to the rear yard of the dealership where they tried to cut the catalytic converters from three vehicles – success- fully removing two. Catalytic converter thefts have soared in recent years as the value of precious metals used in them has increased, including rhodium and palladi- um. Mr Symons said: “Ironically the cars we sell are electric so do not have catalytic convert- ers. “The vehicles they stole them from were a pick-up truck and a Toyota Prius which are appar- ently targeted by thieves deal- ing in this market. “They also tried and failed to remove a converter from Thieves made off with catalytic converters causing £6k damage BY ANTONELLA LAZZERI STUDENTS at Brockenhurst College have been told that lessons will continue as nor- mal after one confirmed case of coronavirus in the “college community”. The college has over 2,700 full- time pupils studying a range of A-level and vocational courses, who travel in from the New For- est, Bournemouth, Poole, the Waterside, Wiltshire, and the Isle of Wight. It also provides courses and training for around 8,000 adult learners each year. An email sent to students on Monday revealed that one per- son at the college had tested positive for the illness. A spokesperson said: “We have been made aware that we have a single case where a member of our college com- munity tested positive for Cov- id-19. “The college has a clear and robust Covid action policy, which was put into action im- mediately. “We are working on the ad- vice of Public Health England to ensure all appropriate proto- cols are followed. “Only a very small number

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another vehicle. They proba- bly sold the converters for a few hundred pounds each. But so far, the cost of repairing the vehicles, having a new fence in- stalled and taking other mea- sures has cost me well over £6,000. “It has also had a knock-on effect to the business – for a start the pick-up truck is out of action, so I now have to use staff to collect and deliver vehi- cles.” He discovered the thefts af- ter finding the fence damaged when he arrived at work, and a broken jigsaw blade on the floor of the yard. Mr Symons said: “We inspect- ed all the vehicles and realised three had been damaged. I do not keep cars out there that I sell, and am now trying to cram all the vehicles I have on the premises into the warehouse.” He has posted CCTV images of the raiders on social media

and offered a reward. In the im- ages four men wearing hoodies and masks over their faces can be seen walking around the yard and tampering with vehi- cles. Mr Symons said: “We have

reported it to the police but so far they have not come down to see me or asked for the CCTV images. “I am hoping by posting them someone might recognise some of the clothing.”

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of individuals have been iden- tified as needing to self-isolate for 14 days. The college remains open to all others, with our nor- mal Covid-secure measures in place.” The latest figures show that the number of new coronavirus cases has more than tripled in the New Forest, but no further deaths. As of Tuesday, positive Cov- id-19 cases in the area increased by 35 to a total of 606, the Office of National Statistics revealed.

Last week’s increase was 10. The district’s death toll re- mains 133. Last week saw the first recorded New Forest Cov - id-19 death – which occurred at a hospital – registered in eight weeks. There were also no deaths reported in the BCP area this past week, but the rise in infec- tions has more than doubled on the previous week to 117. The number of positive cases is 1,187, and last week’s rise was 51.

Jail for man who raided pharmacy

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Search for ‘high- risk’ person POLICE carried out an air and land search for a “high- risk” missing person in Lym- ington last Friday night. Residents were awoken by a police helicopter as it hovered over the town during the early hours, and later that afternoon officers revealed the incident had a happy ending. A post on a local force Facebook page on Satur- day afternoon said: “Last night you may have heard a helicopter in the Lymington area. “Officers were out look- ing for a high-risk missing person. We can update you that they were found safe and well.” 22-month ban for drink-driver GETTING behind the wheel while more than two-and- a-half times the legal limit landed a Christchurch wom- an with a 22-month ban from driving. Susan Ellis (69), of Belvedere Road, admitted committing the offence in a Mitsubishi Colt on Barrack Road in the town on 16th May. She was fined £80 and ordered to pay £119 court costs by Poole magistrates. Village road set to be one-way A ONE-WAY restriction has been put in place on a narrow rural road running through a New Forest village after safety concerns were raised. The Hampshire County Council order, which came into force on Saturday, only allows motorists to travel in a south-westerly direction along Vaggs Lane in Hordle. Vehicles turning into the south-western end of the road had been said to pose a collision risk by flouting traffic signs. Extension refusal appeal dismissed AN APPEAL has been dis- missed against New Forest District Council’s refusal of an extension at a property in Lymington. Mr and Mrs Baker applied for permission to add a first floor to The Sail Locker, 1 Westfield Road. Planning inspector Helen O’Connor ruled that the development would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbours. Hundreds raised A STREET collection held in Bransgore for the village’s Community First Respond- ers team on 19th September raised £577.34.

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Dorset HealthCare also got involved, the documentation revealed, and has “cascaded learning” to district nursing teams about the “timely hand- over of information” in relation to the case. Avon View is a 25-bed nursing unit which provides specialist care for those who suffer con- ditions such as motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s or brain injuries. Tricuro was launched in 2015 and is a joint local authority trading company owned by BCP Council. Asked to comment, a spokes- man on behalf of the coroner said Veronica’s death had been reported to the coroner but was unable to comment fur- ther. Tricuro said: “We are unable to comment on individual cases involving confidential medical or personal care information re- lating to a deceased client. “We fully investigated Ms Nye’s complaint on two sepa- rate occasions, working with CQC and the respective safe- guarding team, making appro- priate changes to our care and support as necessary. “We cannot comment on a coroner’s involvement or the respective decisions they make, needless to say being a trusted statutory body they would of course investigate the situation further if they felt it appropri- ate to do so.” mum designation of 260 homes. The planned main access is a new roundabout junction op- posite the existing Brookes Hill industrial estate, with a second- ary junction to the east, which would also serve as a way in for vehicles during the building phase. Overall, the site area extends to 17.36 hectares and 1.30ha of highway land along the A36 cor- ridor, all of which is controlled by the applicants and Hamp- shire County Council Highways. A representative of Bloor Homes and Barker-Mill Estates said they were “delighted” to submit the plans, which were developed following an “exten- sive” public consultation. “We will continue to work with local residents and New Forest District Council to re- view the feedback as part of planning applications on the site,” she pledged. “Our outline application for the site will provide up to 300 much-needed new homes, in- cluding affordable housing, a range of new public open spac- es, road and transport improve- ments as well as funding to- wards the improvement of local facilities. “Our plans will make a con- siderable contribution to meet- ing the housing needs of the New Forest district, and will deliver part of the council’s al- located strategic site at North Totton.”

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A SOMERFORD woman has pleaded with a coroner to hold an inquest into her mother’s death – which has so far sparked three investigations into a care home. Julia Nye wants to ask ques- tions in relation to Veronica Thomson’s time at the Avon View Care Home in Loring Road, Christchurch. It is oper- ated by Tricuro Care, which is wholly owned by BCP Council. Despite Tricuro and the na- tional watchdog, the Care Qual- ity Commission (CQC), finding failures in the care provided to Veronica by the 81-bed home, Dorset Coroner’s Office has said it cannot confirm whether an inquest will be held. Julia, who lives in Everett Road, said the reluctance to commit to a full hearing has left her “angered and frustrated”. She told the A&T: “So far three investigations have been held into my mother’s death and all of them said ‘lessons need to be learnt’ in relation to her care. “I want there to be an in- quest. I want to ask questions and I want them to look into A MAJOR plan to build up to 300 homes – more than a third of which will be affordable – on land at Netley Marsh has been unveiled. Developer Bloor Homes and local landowner Barker-Mills Estates have teamed up for the proposal on land north of Salis- bury Road, Calmore, which is included in designated site number one in New Forest Dis- trict Council’s Local Plan. It wants outline permission for the homes, recreational green space, informal and for- mal open space as well as drain- age, utilities and “necessary infrastructure” as well as two access points from Salisbury Road. The planning statement by consultants Luken Beck says up to 35% of the homes – or 105 – will be designated as afforda- ble housing. Of those, 70% will be to rent and 30% shared ownership, while the development will pro- vide a “full range” of housing, from one and two-bedroom apartments to three and four- bed family homes. The statement added: “The

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her care. Why won’t they say they will have an inquest?” Veronica passed away in Bournemouth hospital aged 80 in late May. She suffered from Alzheimer’s and reduced mo- bility, and required a constant and regular intake of water and monitoring of her blood pres- sure. Her death was officially ruled as being due to natural causes but Julia wants to air her con- cerns and evidence which she has obtained in a public forum. She has shown the A&T documents which reveal in the wake of Veronica’s death Tricu- ro carried out two separate in-

ternal investigations, and there was a third probe by the nation- al care watchdog the CQC. Tricuro’s reports say it un- covered failings in care plan- ning, record keeping and com- munication, and recommended a quality assurance review be carried out. A letter to Julia from the CQC’s Alison Mesher stated it had also investigated and con- cluded there were “omissions in care and failings in documenta- tion”. But it had also ruled these did not link to Veronica’s cause of death so did not warrant criminal action being taken.

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proposals represent sustaina- ble development in accordance with the Local Plan and will deliver a wide range of benefits that further weigh in favour of the application.” Those include incorporating the latest energy and water ef- ficiency, high-speed broadband and provision for electric car charging points and improve- ments to highway infrastruc- ture and pedestrian and cycle connectivity. Further benefits will come from Section 106 financial con- tributions to boost off-site in- frastructure and facilities, edu- cation provision and increased expenditure to the locality to

support local shops and facili- ties. The statement highlights how NFDC’s Local Plan sets out planned growth of up to 10,000 homes until 2036 in cer- tain areas of the New Forest to meet “urgent” local housing provision, a low supply of hous- ing, and NFDC underperform- ing against the 2018 housing delivery test. Strategic site one of the Local Plan covers “land to the north of Totton”, and suggests it could accommodate up to 1,000 new homes, five hectares of employ- ment land and the creation of a new primary school. The site is part of that land, with a mini-

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RESIDENTS from a supported living home in Hordle will join their carer for an alternative London marathon in support of a deaf signing charity. Nancy Weatherson was all set to take part in this year’s race through the capital in a bid to raise £1,700 for SignHealth, a charity which supports the mental wellbeing of deaf peo- ple. However, her entry has now been deferred to next year, due to the pandemic, so she has pledged to complete her own 26.2-mile coastal route from Sandbanks and culminating on Milford village green on Sunday 4th October. Family and friends will join Nancy for sections of the run, and her partner, Jon Crouch from The Cave wine bar, is set to host a drinks reception for participants on the village green. Jon and his seven-year- old son Sam also plan to sup- port Nancy along the route on their bicycles. Nancy, a support worker for Achieve Together Deaf Servic- es, said: “I support nine dis- abled deaf adults in support- ed living – one of whom is in a wheelchair and one needs a walker. “Amazingly all nine have said they would like to support me on the day and plan to join me on the last 5k before we finish on the green.

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As Nancy has also pledged to take part in next year’s London Marathon, she has doubled her fundraising target from £1,700 to £3,400. To sponsor Nancy vis- it bit.ly/2RyHik8

“There are 11-million deaf and hard-of-hearing people liv- ing in the UK. SignHealth are the only charity that have a ref- uge centre and counselling ser- vice in British sign language.”

freewillsmonth.co.uk

The Free Wills Month charities are paying for a limited number of simple Wills. If your Will is complex, you can pay the solicitor for extra advice. There is no obligation to include a gift to any of the charities. The campaign is intended for those aged 55 and over.

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