New Milton Advertiser 9th Oct 2020

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Police seize drugs and cash in raids

Cow injured in hit-and-run A COW was hurt in a hit- and-run incident at around 6.45am on Tuesday morning on the B3078 at Roundhill last week, the verderers have reported. On Friday a motorist re - ported an accident involving a pony at Wootton on the B3058 at 7pm but it could not be found. There was a further report of an accident involving a pony at 7.25pm on Sunday on the B3078 at Brook Hill but the agister could not locate this animal either. Woman to pay police officer A CHRISTCHURCH woman who assaulted an officer at Bournemouth police station has been ordered to pay him compensation. Anna Martin (38), of Jumpers Road, admitted at - tacking PC Mark Mills, when she appeared before Poole magistrates. The Bench fined her £120 and ordered she pay £50 compensation and £85 costs. ley in the early hours. The alarm was raised around 3.20am on Monday as flames fully engulfed the wooden building in New Lane. Crews from New Milton were joined by colleagues from Burley, as well as a crew from Dorset, as they spent over an hour bringing the emergency under control. A neighbouring property sus - tained “slight damage”, said Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. PHONE 01425 612594 to place a display advertisement Fishing shop hit by blaze FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze which ripped through a fishing tackle shop in Bash -

Forest’s rare lizard breeding success From left: Rachel Gardner from Marwell Wildlife, Nick Moulton from the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, and Mark Warn

sulted in a 44-year-old local man being reported for sum - mons and a 50-year-old local man being issued with a com - munity resolution which is an out of court disposal. On Monday morning, at 7am, specialist officers from across the district executed a pre- planned warrant at a property in Winston Way, Ringwood. They seized a small amount of cannabis and issued a 29-year- old man with a community res- olution. Local neighbourhood po - licing teams and PCSOs have since patrolled the area, con - ducting house-to-house enquir - ies and offering reassurance to the community. New Forest West District Insp. Michael Minnock said: “We know that a lot people will think, it’s just a bit of cannabis, but we want to stress this isn’t always the case – it could be linked to serious criminality. “That’s why we are really keen to hear from people who suspect there is cannabis culti- vation or drug-related activity going on in their neighbour - hood.” Anyone with information about suspected drug offences being carried out in their area should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Officers targeted five homes at dawn in the New Forest

BY CHRIS MARCH

ARRESTS were made and can- nabis and suspected heroin seized by police who carried out dawn raids on five New Forest homes. Officers targeted addresses in New Milton, Ringwood and Fordingbridge as part of on - going efforts to crack down on drug-dealing networks operat - ing across the district. Cash and class A drugs were recovered when warrants were executed simultaneously at two addresses in Fawn Gardens and Antler Drive on New Milton’s Doe Copse Estate early last Thursday morning. Two men, aged 23 and 24, were arrested on suspicion of being involved with supplying class A drugs. They were later released under investigation. Lymington and New Mil - ton Sgt Kat Smith said: “Drug dealing of any kind will not be tolerated and anyone involved in these offences can expect ro- bust action to be taken. “These warrants are only possible when the community

A NEW Forest programme to breed the UK’s rarest lizard has been hailed a success after 200 were released in Dorset. Sand lizards, which are a pro - tected species, were once wide- spread in England but declined rapidly in the 18th and 19th cen - turies due to large-scale habitat loss. Now they are only found in Dorset, Surrey and Merseyside. Around 50 of the sand lizards were bred at the New Forest Reptile Centre near Lyndhurst, which is run by Forestry En - gland. The rest came from Mar - well Wildlife, which has been breeding them for around 30 years. Mark Warn, wildlife ranger for Forestry England, said: “Heath - lands across Dorset provide some of the best habitat in the A MUCH-LOVED Christchurch park, which is home to popu - lar annual events, has kept its Green Flag status after being taken over by the town council last year. The Quomps at the town’s quay has received the award, which recognises well managed green spaces across the UK, for 2020/21. Its management was trans - ferred to the town council from the now-defunct borough au - thority under local government reorganisation in April last year. Since then, several huge - ly popular events have been held there, including the Christchurch Food Festival and

country for sand lizards and it was absolutely heartbreak - ing to see so much of that de - stroyed by the recent wildfire. “It will take many decades for Wareham Forest to be fully restored but there is still much we can do across the county to help this species. “It’s brilliant to be involved in the release of so many young sand lizards and we will work hard to support their habitat and keenly monitor their progress.” Forestry England teamed up with conservation charity Mar - well Wildlife and the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust to reintroduce young sand liz - ards at Puddletown Forest af - ter a recent wildfire destroyed more than 220 hectares of hab - itat. jazz festival Stompin’ on the Quomps. Christchurch mayor Cllr Les- ley Dedman said the accolade was a “resounding endorsement” of the hard work of the authority. “I hope this park continues to serve as a place of recreation and respite at a time when we all look to the outdoors to help with our welfare during this dif - ficult period,” she said. Town clerk Daniel Lucas told the A&T the council was hope- ful about future events being held there, and confirmed it had received an application from the organisers of Stompin’ on the Quomps for August 2021. The park also boasts a Grade II listed bandstand.

Police made arrests in New Milton, Ringwood and Fordingbridge

provide us with the information – we want to see results, hold - ing people to account for their actions and bringing them to justice. “If you have reported suspi - cious activity to us, please be reassured that our neighbour - hood team are working in the background to develop infor - mation so that we can obtain a warrant from the magistrates to conduct this activity.” She added: “We are grateful for the cooperation of the local

community in these instances.” On the same morning, police raided an address in Riverdale Close, Fordingbridge, seizing a quantity of suspected cannabis. A spokesperson for the Hampshire force said investi - gations were ongoing following this raid. Officers earlier searched an - other property in the town, in Provost Street, on 18th Sep - tember, when they recovered cannabis and suspected heroin. The cannabis discovery re -

Town park keeps flying coveted Green Flag

Flats plan for garages is refused

PLANS for six one-bedroom flats to be built in Ring - wood have been turned down by New Forest District Council. Mr C. Heron – brother of local councillors Jeremy and Edward – had applied to demolish a block of four garages on land to the rear of 26-28 Christchurch Road and replace it with the three-storey apartments. The application also sought to cre -

ate 10 parking spaces and a cy - cle store. Documents submitted to NFDC state: “The proposed development would make more efficient use of this site [and] deliver much-needed housing. “It is considered that the scheme creates a carefully balanced and attractive proposal which would respect the pattern and layout of

the development in the vicini - ty.” The application attracted one letter of objection from the Ringwood Society, which was formed around 50 years ago to protect the town’s unique char - acter. It said: “Whilst the present use of the land to store vehi - cles is not visually attractive and there is a need for housing which could be accommodated

on the land, we do not consid - er that the design and massing of the proposed development meets the standard on this im- portant site.” The application was turned down by NFDC’s chief planning officer, Claire Upton-Brown, who said the development would fail to preserve or en - hance the Ringwood Conser - vation Area and nearby listed buildings.

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