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Action urged over off-track cyclists

Mystery over death of ‘happy, healthy’ baby

Three animals in road accidents THERE were three animal accidents reported on New Forest roads last week, ac- cording to the verderers. Two were on the Thurs- day, with the first a pony in a collision on the B3056 Beau - lieu Road, near Pondhead, Lyndhurst, at about 6.30pm, although nothing was found by agister Mike Lovell. Mr Lovell also attended the second incident of the day at 6.55pm on the B3054 at Hilltop, near Beaulieu, in which a donkey escaped injuries. The following day at 10.30am a pig was left unin- jured by a collision at South Gorley. Agister Andrew Napthine attended. Four-home plan thrown out A FOUR-home development in Milford has been thrown out at appeal by a planning inspector. Developer Solent Projects New Homes Ltd challenged New Forest District Coun- cil’s refusal of the proposal, which included an altered access, on land behind Barnes Corner and Grey Chequers in Manor Road. Inspector Hollie Nicholls ruled the harm it would cause to the character of the area and to biodiversity outweighed its contribution to housing and economic benefits. Driver given 17-month ban A HORDLE motorist who drove while more than twice the alcohol limit was banned from the roads for 17 months. George Harris (26), of Blenheim Crescent, plead- ed guilty to drink-driving in Bournemouth on 4th September. As well as the disqualification, Poole mag - istrates fined Harris £500 and ordered he pay £135 in court costs.

A PROLIFIC shoplifter was giv- en a suspended jail sentence after he admitted stealing de- signer handbags. Michal Baranski (33), of Bar- rack Road in Christchurch, appeared before Poole magis- trates charged with taking four handbags worthmore than £500 from TK Maxx in Bournemouth on two separate occasions. He also stole meat from a Co-op store and admitted ob- AN inquest was unable to solve the sudden death of a four-month-old baby in Christchurch. Lawrence Clarke, who was born four weeks early on 31st August 2019, was found by his mother Amanda, who tried to resuscitate him, Bournemouth Coroners’ Court was told. Mrs Clarke, who has three other children, had fallen asleep on the sofa on the evening of 22nd January, and her husband Thomas had taken Lawrence up to the couple’s bed to feed him his bottle around 10pm. “That evening I laid him on the bed, propped up on a pillow, and started feeding him, and that’s all I can remember. The next thing I knew was Amanda hysterical,” said Mr Clarke. The inquest heard the couple had drunk alcohol and smoked cannabis that evening. Mrs Clarke said she woke up at 2am and went upstairs to find her son lifeless. “When I went into our bed- room Tom was asleep to one side of the bed, on top of the covers and away from Law- rence. I don’t think Lawrence was under the covers,” she said. “I picked him up and started trying to revive him but I knew he was dead.” Paramedics were called to the family’s address in Somer- ford Road and took Lawrence by ambulance to Poole Hospi- tal, where he was pronounced dead around 3.30am on 23rd January. Consultant paediatrician Dr Suzanna Deamer told the court that blood tests had ruled out any infection. Pathologist Dr Russell Del- aney said he could not rule out

Verderers want plan as part of agreement to extend bike network

BY ROZ WATERS

structing a police officer on the same day. The offences put the defend- ant in breach of a conditional discharge imposed by the court in August 2019 for five charges of theft. He also admitted to failing to surrender to custody. Magistrates gave Baranski a 12-week prison term suspended for 12 months, noting an “accu- mulation of offences”, and or- dered he pay costs of £213. any “overlaying” or smothering of Lawrence by a duvet, for ex- ample, but was unable to iden- tify a cause of death. He said: “Sometimes, very sadly, babies just die. But there are factors that increase that risk, such as co-sleeping, par- ticularly where parents have drunk alcohol or taken drugs, and the baby is premature.” Senior coroner Rachael Grif- fin said it was clear Lawrence was a “beautiful, happy, healthy baby boy” who was “lovingly cared for by his family”. She continued: “From the evidence of Dr Delaney, there are a number of possibilities. The first of these is a naturally occurring event like arrhythmia or seizure. “There could have been over- laying, say by an arm, or an ob- struction of the airways with, for instance, a duvet. “I don’t have the evidence to say how Lawrence died, so therefore I must record an open conclusion.” The family have since moved from Christchurch to Bourne- mouth. Bournemouth Coroners’ Court is held in the town hall

THE verderers have demanded a plan to deal with “out of con- trol” cyclists as part of an agree- ment to extend permission for the New Forest’s waymarked bicycle network. Forestry England, which manages the district’s Crown lands, recently approached the verderers for official consent to extend access to the network of tracks for a further three years. However, concerns about off-track cycling have led ver- derers to demand further an- swers before agreeing to the extension. In a report to the verderers’ committee, member Antho- ny Pasmore highlighted the widespread issue of off-track cycling combined with a per- ceived lack of any enforcement action. He suggested that Forestry England could address the is- sue by invoking a byelaw for- bidding all cycling on the Forest except on the waymarked cycle network. The issue was debated by the verderers, and several court members expressed frustration at Forestry England’s appar-

The New Forest waymarked cycle network covers around 100 miles of Crown land

ent inability to tackle off-track cycling which has been blamed for disturbing wildlife and dam- aging habitats. The Deputy Surveyor, Bruce Rothnie, suggested that there could be opportunities for extra funding from the planning sys- tem, operated by the national park authority, which would en- able the organisation to deploy additional staff to tackle the issue. The existing New Forest way- marked cycle network covers around 100 miles of Crown land

and in addition there are many more bridleways and small country lanes which can be used for cycling. Verderers have also ex- pressed concerns that a number of bridleways finish straight onto open Forest which could be exacerbating problems. A spokesperson for Forestry England said: “The Deputy Sur- veyor spoke at the virtual Ver- derers’ Court in November, ask- ing for the verderers agreement for the existing network of way-

marked cycle routes on gravel tracks on the crown lands for a further three years 2021 to 2023 inclusive. “The next step is for Forestry England to put forward propos- als to the verderers with details of mitigation work to manage the impact of cyclists not using the current waymarked cycle network.” The verderers are set to con- sider the requested extension of the way marked cycle route during their next meeting on 16th December.

Thief took designer handbags Residents have their say on village plans

THE views of hundreds of High- cliffe residents will inform key elements of a proposed develop- ment blueprint for the town The parish council is nearing completion of its draft neigh- bourhood plan, which it hopes to make public in January next year. A public consultation asking for opinions on important plan-

ning issues affecting the area drew to a close this week, with the council receiving around 500 responses. The survey stated that one of the council’s top priorities is enhancing green spaces and im- proving access to them. Safer cycling routes were also looked at, including better signposting and new off-road links.

The lack of on-street park- ing in some parts of the town was another focus. The council wants to ensure development in problem spots does not exac- erbate the situation, the survey stated. Led by town and parish coun- cils, Neighbourhood Plans set out ultra-local planning policies. Although not binding, planning

authorities must have good rea- sons for breaking them. They also entitle the area to 25% of the money from Com - munity Infrastructure Levy pay- ments from developers gaining planning permission locally. A public consultation will follow the release of the draft neighbourhood plan in January 2021.

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