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RABBIT owners have been warned to be vigilant after a spate of cases in the New Forest of a deadly disease that can kill their pets within hours.

Post-mortems run by the New Milton Vets4Pets veterinary sur-gery have confirmed at least 10 rabbit deaths were due to a new strain of a deadly viral haemor-rhagic disease, known as VHD2 or RHD2 (Rabbit Haemor-rhagic Disease).

It has no obvious symptoms, and the only way vets can detect it is via a post-mortem.

Harmful to rabbits or hares, it does not pose any risk to humans. When an animal is infected by VHD2, there is little that can be done, and most are dead with-in 12 hours.

A vaccine has now been pro-duced that can protect rabbits against VHD2, but it is not yet licensed in the UK and has to be imported from France, meaning stocks have varied locally.

One upset owner contacted the A&T and reported how four of the

14 rabbits she owned had sud-denly perished due to VHD2. She praised Vets4Pets and Forest Lodge Vets Practice, explaining both surgeries helped save her other 10 animals.

“I am absolutely devastated by it,” said the woman, who lives in New Milton and did not want to be named. “I want other rabbit owners to know so they can stop this happening.”

She used social media to spread the word about VHD2 and described how other rabbit

owners based in Hordle, Ashley and the Waterside had come for-ward to say their pets had died s u d d e n l y o v e r t h e p a s t 10 days or so.

The woman said she had been told by the vets the new vaccina-tion against the new strain was in s h o r t s u p p l y i n s o m e local surgeries.

Kevin and Annemiek D’Mello, who run the Vets4Pets clinic in New Milton, said the virus appeared to be on the rise locally.

Stocks of the vaccination at Vets4Pets were good at the moment, Mr D’Mello said, but he was aware they have been low elsewhere.

The new vaccination is relative-ly inexpensive, and although it is not officially licensed in the UK, vets are permitted to use it under a special import licence.

Mrs D’Mello told the A&T: “At present, the only way to confirm RHD2 is via post-mortem exami-nation with laboratory test-ing of tissue.

“We have done post-mortems

on about 10 rabbits so far and findings for all these cases are similar. We have been able to enrol some of these patients into a UK-based study on RHD2 and sadly diagnosis has been con-firmed for these cases.”

Explaining the disease, she said: “RHD or VHD is a deadly viral infection in rabbits. It has two important strains, RHD1 and RHD2, and RHD2 was first recog-nised in the UK in 2013 and is now widespread over the country.

“RHD1 has been known to be around for much longer and is incorporated in the standard rab-bit combination vaccines. At pre-sent RHD2 appears more common in the UK than RHD1, and is often only suspected when a rabbit dies suddenly.

“The majority of rabbits do not show any clinical symptoms at all, they do not behave ‘sick’ so we would not normally see them in c l i n i c b e f o r e t h e y s a d l y pass away.”

Mrs D’Mello continued: “The

SECRET plans by Totton College to “offload” its responsibility for running Hanger Farm Arts Centre have been strongly criticised by a leading councillor.

The centre on Aikman Lane in the west of the town comprises a working theatre, gallery, exhibi-tion area and studio space. It is owned by Totton and Eling Town Council but run by the college which frequently uses it for per-forming arts lessons and shows.

However, it has been revealed by Totton councilor David Harri-son that the college, which was controversially taken over by social justice charity Nacro in 2015, has been looking at disband-ing the arrangement.

He said: “I am a member of the Hanger Farm Arts Centre liaison committee and the Totton Col-lege forum. They are jobs I take seriously, because I care very much about the future of both.

“I was therefore pretty shocked and disappointed to learn that secret meetings have been taking place with a view to Totton Col-lege offloading its responsibilities to manage and finance the run-n ing o f the Hanger Farm Arts Centre.

“In all my dealings with Nacro, I was always assured that they were committed to Hanger Farm.”

Cllr Harrison said he was left “shocked and disappointed” to learn about the secret talks, which had no input from either the liaison committee or the college forum.

“It seems pretty much a done deal,” he continued. “I checked and none of my fellow councillors at the town council were aware, but the town clerk revealed that he had indeed been party to secret and confidential discus-sions, to the point that the college has just handed in a six-month termination of agreement notice.”

Cllr Harrison said it was “inter-esting” that the current principal, Derek Headrige, with whom he had most dealings with, had resigned and was leaving the col-lege in the next few weeks.

The town council is set to hold an emergency meeting to agree a way forward. Cllr Harrison added: “If necessary, the town council should take direct control so that the facility can continue to oper-ate as now. Hanger Farm has to have a sustainable future with

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TWO people have been arrested after a cyclist died in a collision with a van that allegedly failed to stop on the A338 spur road near Ringwood.

Christopher Gibbs (30) was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident which took place on the southbound carriageway, about a mile from the Ashley Heath roundabout, around 10.40pm on Tuesday.

A white Mercedes panel van reportedly failed to stop after being involved in the incident, and a search of the area found a white van abandoned in the Nurs-ling area of Southampton in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Police launched an appeal for the public’s help to track down the driver and later on Wednesday arrested a man and a woman, b o t h a g e d 5 7 a n d f r o m Southampton.

The man, who is under suspi-cion of causing death by danger-ous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision, and the woman, suspected of assisting an offender, have been questioned by officers. She was released under investigation yesterday (Thurs-day), while he remained in custody.

The grieving family of Mr Gibbs, who lived in Poole, paid tribute to him in a statement released through police.

“Christopher was a well-loved and respected son whom his fam-ily were very proud of,” they said.

“We wish to thank everyone for their kind words and support and would request privacy at this deeply upsetting time.”

The road was closed between the Ashley Heath roundabout and the Blackwater junction so

emergency services could deal with the incident. The closure remained in place for eight hours to allow a full examination of the scene by collision investigators.

People are being urged to come forward if they were travelling from Verwood towards the A31 or southbound on the A338 between 9.30pm and 10.40pm on Tuesday. Dashcam footage is particularly being sought.

Insp. Matt Butler, of the traffic unit, said: “A full investigation is underway to establish the exact circumstances of how the cyclist sustained fatal injuries.

“We have specially trained offic-ers supporting the cyclist’s family at this very difficult time.”

Anyone with information should contact officers on 101, quoting crime reference number 3:518, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Traffic congestion is ‘driving away trade’

Business owners say they were given no warning before the scaffolding went up

FURIOUS business owners in Lyndhurst say traffic congestion caused by a four-week lane clo-sure on the main road through t h e v i l l a g e i s d r i v i n g away customers.

Repairs being carried out to a building on the corner of the High Street, which houses Lyndhurst Antiques Centre, have resulted in 20-minute tailbacks on the a l r e a d y c o n g e s t e d one-way system.

Traders say they were given no warning by the landowner or highways authority Hampshire County Council, which made the decision to shut part of the road on safety grounds.

The owner, local developer Keith Ashley, has defended the expensive work saying it had to be done to fix the old building – whose 100-year-old windows have occasionally shed panes of glass onto the street below.

Ian Tiffin owns and lives above the Tea Total café, which is oppo-site the building where the works are taking place.

He told the A&T: “This has def-initely impacted our business – compared to last week’s takings I’d say we’re down by around 50%.

“Locals have got wind of the traffic tailback and simply aren’t coming to Lyndhurst. My staff have had a nightmare getting to work as well.

“At this time of year, there are still a reasonable number of people around, so I think this really hasn’t been thought through at all.”

He added: “From a personal point of view, my wife and I live above the shop and were shocked to be woken up by a lorry deliver-ing huge concrete blocks at 5.30am on Sunday!

“We were given no prior warn-ing of these works by the landlord – I don’t even know who he is – and when I contacted the county council I was informed that the works took place early so that vis-itors were not disrupted.

“What about local people who actually live here? We were made to feel like second-class citizens. And to add insult to injury, I didn’t even see much work going on there on Monday and Tues-day this week.”

A manager at the nearby Fox and Hounds pub confirmed his weekend trade had taken a hit as a result of the traffic congestion.

He told the A&T: “We had sev-eral cancellations on Sunday from people who said they didn’t want to battle through the traffic, and lots of people turned up late for bookings as well.

“I had no idea it was going on for so long – we hoped it might be over by the weekend.”

His views were echoed by staff in the Tasty Pastries bakery and café, which is directly opposite the antique shop.

One worker said: “It has been incredibly noisy all day today and it really does seem to have impacted business, as people are clearly steering clear of Lyndhurst.

“We were given no warning that these works were taking place or how long they will continue for.”

Another local business owner, who did not wish to be named,

said: “Of course the repairs have to be carried out, but in my view it seems it could have been done without all the scaffolding and road c losures , for a l i tt le bit more money.

“The village is certainly quieter than it should be and my concern is also the lack of access for wheelchairs and buggies caused by the scaffolding positioning.”

However, John Parma, who runs Paws of the New Forest on

the High Street, did not have a problem with the repairs.

“They’ve got to get on with it, haven’t they? Much better now than at Christmas,” he said.

“We were not told about it and it has certainly been quiet this week, but whether that’s because o f t h e l a n e c l o s u r e , I couldn’t really say.

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Forest walking festival is backALPACAS, pigs and bomb sites are just some of the topics up for discussion at this year’s New For-est Walking Festival.

Booking is now open for the national park authority-organised event between October 14th and 29th – which includes half-term week – and some walks are already reaching capacity.

Expert local guides will lead more than 70 walks exploring the New Forest’s hidden gems, reveal-ing the history, heritage and wild-life of the area.

Topics cover pannage (the practice of releasing domestic pigs onto the Forest), ways to keep children entertained in the countryside, the New Forest’s role in the Second World War, and where alpacas come from.

The annual festival, which prides itself on its accessibility and suitability for all, has proved popular since its launch in 2013 – more than 2,000 people attend-ed last year.

With its famously flat terrain, the national park is a wonderful place for almost anyone to walk during the autumn.

NPA lead ranger Gillie Molland said: “With the leaves turning, temperatures dropping and sum-mer becoming a distant memory, it’s the perfect time to wrap up warm and venture out for a rein-vigorating autumn walk.

“If you want to meet new people or learn new and unex-pected facts about the beautiful New Forest then the walking fes-tival is for you. You’ll see sights and explore areas that you might not normally come across on your own walks, making it an exciting way to spend a day.”

It is run in partnership with many local organisations includ-ing the Forestry Commission, Hampshire County Council, New Forest Association, New Forest Ramblers and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

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years and traffic is a perma-nent problem.”

The building, which is currently up for sale for £820,000, has been owned for 30 years by Mr Ashley.

He told the A&T: “We are hav-ing the repairs done for health and safety reasons, as the win-dows are originally from the 1920s

and panes have occasionally fall-en out onto the street below.

“We are also repairing the chim-neys and doing some general redecoration at the same time.

“When we carried out similar work 20 years ago, we were not required to close a lane in the road when we put scaffolding up, but this time we have had to do this under a health and safety condition imposed by Hampshire County Council.”

He continued: “It has cost us a

huge amount of money to have this lane closure and traffic man-agement in place, and signs have been up telling people what would happen.

“Unfortunately this is not a job we can do in the winter, because of the risk of bad weather, so it has to be now really.

“This is an important, historic building in the village and keep-ing it in good order is of benefit to everyone.”

best way rabbit owners can pre-vent their pet from contracting the disease is by vaccination with the RHD2 vaccine. The standard vaccine that contains RHD1 does n o t o f f e r p r o t e c t i o n against RHD2.”

She went on: “An infected rab-bit can pass the virus directly to another by nose to nose contact or via food bowls, bedding, urine and faeces.”

It can also spread through ani-

mals that scavenge on rabbit car-cases, such as foxes and birds, Mrs D’Mello said, and humans can spread it via clothes and foot-wear, she added.

“Humans, insects, birds and rodents can all spread the virus to rabbits, if they have been in con-tact with other infected rab-bits. Infected companion rabbits of any deceased rabbit might be symptomless for a few days and t h e n s u d d e n l y d i e a s well,” she said.

Asked if she had any advice for owners, Mrs D’Mello responded: “The only thing we can do for sur-viving rabbits is to remove them

from ‘contaminated’ areas, clean or throw out all in contact bed-ding, food bowls, toys, etc, and vaccinate survivors.

“If the surviving rabbits have already been exposed, however, the vaccine will not work in time but there is little else we can do. It can take four to six months for the virus to clear from the envi-ronment so it is important that unvaccinated rabbits are not housed in the same hutch.”

She said anyone is welcome to contact the surgery for further information and advice by calling 01425 632900.

c e r t a i n t y a b o u t what’s happening.”

A spokesperson for the college confirmed Mr Headrige had resigned in July and would be tak-ing on a new role elsewhere within the education and training sector.

Dr Maxine Room CBE will take over as campus principal this month, supported by current assistant principal Hannah Avoth w h o w i l l b e p r o m o t e d t o vice principal.

Responding to the claims by Cllr Harrison about Hanger Farm Arts Centre, the college’s com-mercial business partner Fred Stanley said: “[It] is a valuable community asset and we are com-m i t t e d t o s u p p o r t i n g i t to remain so.

“However, the running of the facility is an area of activity which falls outside the college’s main objectives and we strongly believe that we should focus our efforts

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MORE than 100 pubs and dozens of small businesses in the New Forest facing rate increases are set to get some financial help as part of a government scheme.

In total, 120 public houses in the district that qualify for a £1,000 business rates discount this financial year will benefit, as will 50 firms that lost some or all of their small business or rural rate relief.

The help, which will be entirely funded by central government, was approved by the council’s cabinet at its latest meeting on Wednesday.

Cllr Jeremey Heron, NFDC’s member for finance, said: “We support businesses and relief schemes and there’s no reason we shouldn’t adopt this. They are v e r y i m p o r t a n t t o this community.”

His view was echoed by council leader Cllr Barry Rickman, who said: “Small businesses are the backbone of the New Forest. With this relief we hope we can breed a few more.”

A report to the meeting explained the relief available to ratepayers ensures the annual

increase in bills is limited to £600. It said the council’s revenues manager and service manager would be given delegated author-i ty to make dec is ions on the policies.

Cllr Heron said all the business-es eligible had been identified already by the council, and would be contacted and their bills auto-matically reduced.

The scheme was supported by backbench councillors, with even Liberal Democrat group leader Cllr David Harrison finding him-s e l f i n a g r e e m e n t w i t h Tory members.

The relief measures follow a revaluation of business rates car-ried out earlier this year by the independent Valuation Office Agency, which left many firms fac-ing steep increases in their bills.

Conservative MPs turned on Chancellor Philip Hammond, con-cerned at the impact on their already struggling constituencies.

After the fallout Mr Hammond announced the government would set up a £435m relief pack-age to support businesses, including pubs.

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A MAN has died after being struck by a train at Hinton Admi-ral railway station.

Paramedics and British Trans-port Police (BTP) off icers responded to reports the 62-year-old had been hit by a cross coun-try service passing through the station around 9.15am on Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A BTP spokesperson said: “His family have been told and the incident is not being treated as suspicious.”

The man’s identity had not been revealed by the time this

week’s A&T went to press. A Bournemouth coroner’s officer explained a date to open and adjourn an inquest to formally identify him had not been set as results of a post-mortem exami-nation were being awaited.

A line closure was put in place between Southampton Central and Bournemouth for about two hours while emergency services dealt with the incident. Replace-ment buses and taxis were pro-vided for passengers until train services began running again lat-er in the day.

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Farmer admits welfare charges after neglecting cattle in his herd

AN award-winning farmer has admitted 13 animal welfare charg-es after his calves and cows were found “emaciated” and “filthy” – with three o f them dying as a result.

Edmund Kane (44), the owner and joint tenant with his 85-year-old mother of North End Farm in Harbridge Green, Ringwood, owned a total of 170 cattle, South-ampton Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday.

The offences, which came to light after Hampshire County Council’s Trading Standards department received a complaint, and an officer and Defra vet car-

ried out inspections and found cattle in “poor condition”, includ-ed three of causing unneces-sary suffering.

After hearing that Kane, who took over the farm aged 21 after his father died in an accident there in 1995, had been suffering mental health issues at the time of the offences, District Judge Peter Greenfield asked for a pre-sentence report to be prepared and adjourned sentencing until Monday October 16th.

John Pullen from Trading Standards outlined the charges which included not feeding calves and cows properly, leaving them emaciated and unable to stand, and not providing a dry place for them to lie down.

“It’s basic animal husbandry,” Mr Pullen told the court.

Kane received a warning after their visit in January that the silage he was feeding his livestock

was not good quality or giving them enough energy.

“He was told by his own vet, Trading Standards and Defra that conditions needed to improve, that he needed to pro-vide dry lying areas and to supple-ment the food,” Mr Pullen said.

“But when they went back in March, he had failed to do that.”

The court heard one emaciated animal had died the day the offic-ers went back to inspect condi-tions, another that had been unable to stand had to be put down, and a thin calf with diar-rhoea that had been kept in a pen with five others had also died.

Other charges related to Kane not meeting the needs of his cat-tle, including isolating some of them – which Mr Pullen said was harmful because they are herd animals and need nose-to-nose contact – and keeping them alongside hazardous materials

such as plastic, metal and sharp farm machinery which were “potentially dangerous”.

Neil Hinton, defending Kane, said he had been a “very compe-tent, award winning farmer” with no previous convictions. But he had suffered depression and had had trouble getting good quality silage because it had been cut much later in the year than usual.

“He is aware other farmers had the same problem,” Mr Hinton said. “He suffered a net loss of £18,000 in 2015/16.

“He saw the signs as the cattle were going downhill but he was not in the best position to deal with it because of his mental health problems at the time. He was suffering from depression.

“But he is now able to look after his cows better than he did.”

Kane was bailed with a condi-tion to attend probation service appointments.

Three died and others were emaciated

and the funds we receive on the primary goal of the college, which is the educational experience of our students.”

He added: “In the best interests of both Hanger Farm Arts Centre and Totton College, we have had exploratory conversations with Totton and Eling Town Council and a possible alternative provid-er about potential new manage-

ment arrangements, whilst keeping a strong connection with the college. We commit to ensur-ing that booked performances, as well as events and weddings, will not be affected.”

Mr Stanley said he would be working closely with the town council to seek the “best possible arrangements” for Hanger Farm to thrive.

He added: “In addition, we con-tinue to focus our efforts on the development of the college’s cur-riculum in providing high-quality technical courses, professional qualifications and apprentice-ships to school leavers and adult learners, to match the needs of the local community and indus-try demands.”

THE majority of crime is down across the New Forest so far this year but drug offences, public order incidents and some types of theft have gone up, Ringwood town councillors heard.

The figures were revealed by district inspector Richard Par-sons at the latest Ringwood Town Council meeting. He reported res-idential burglaries were on the rise, but pointed out that two serial offenders from Poole responsible for break-ins across Hampshire and Dorset had been convicted and faced jail.

There has also been small increases in drug offences, public order incidents and thefts from vehicles at beauty spots and of bicycles. Insp. Parsons said bikes were being targeted as they were expensive and relatively easy to steal and sell on quickly.

Comparing this year and last year over the same time period, almost all types of crime were down, he said, including assaults, sexual offences, robbery and criminal damage.

Drug offending has been a con-cern for councillors in the past, but Insp. Parsons reassured them the level of such crime in Ring-wood was nowhere near as bad as some local areas, citing New Mil-ton as the area currently worst affected in the district.

Because of that, resources to tackle drugs were being concen-trated on New Milton. “There have been some really violent crimes there around drugs, rob-beries, assaults, with vulnerable people being targeted – we have some really nasty stuff going on,” Insp. Parsons said.

That was not to belittle the problems Ringwood faced, he added, noting two recent deaths had been linked to overdoses. He said officers did not take offences that concerned drugs such as cannabis less seriously, and prom-

ised problems would be tackled when police were available.

Councillors have previously expressed concerns about young-sters drinking, taking drugs and committing criminal damage near The Place youth building on Carv-ers Recreation Ground.

Insp. Parsons said PCSO Har-vey Brett had now made the area his “personal project” and was patrolling there and talking to youngsters. Dog handlers had also increased their presence on Carvers and officers had found and confiscated bongs there.

Questioned about CCTV at Carvers by Cllr Chris Treleaven, Insp. Parsons said it was proving difficult to identify some people on the footage, so officers were noting the mannerisms and speech of local people who gathered there.

Insp. Parsons was aware of complaints homeless people were congregating, drinking and taking drugs around the back of a parade of shops, which was a new prob-lem for Ringwood. He said a multi-agency meeting had been arranged to discuss the situa-tion further.

Insp. Parsons said Ringwood was targeted by members of the travelling criminal fraternity but cross-border policing was com-bating that effectively.

Asked by Cllr Michael Thierry if he had felt “many local collars” – which provoked laughter – Insp. Parsons said there “were excep-tions” but Ringwood was gener-ally a “law-abiding” town with relatively few problems.

Insp. Parsons reported Ring-wood’s team had settled into its new home at the town’s fire sta-tion and two staff were currently working at Southampton because of staff shortages.

Long-standing local officer Quentin Irving was leaving the force to care for a relative, he add-ed, but the area had gained a new PC and PCSO.

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Tel. 01590 - 683616 : Fax 01590 - 68383029, Gordleton Park, Sway Road, Lymington

With over 17 years’ experience providing Wood Burning Stoves,

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Please contact Carl on 07876 717368carlosborne@tiscali.co.uk

OSBORNESTOWN & COUNTRY STOVES

Fireplaces, stoves, flues and chimneysFully Qualified & Insured

Professional & Experienced

Competitive Rates

07828 448914Vinerfires@yahoo.com

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OCEANCARS

Long distance specialistAirports / Docks

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acceptedSALOONS / ESTATES /

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OCEANCARS

Telephone: 01590 678325Lhotse, Forward Drive, Pennington

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Bournemouth airport............... £35Southampton airport............... £35Heathrow airport..................... £90Gatwick airport....................... £95Stansted airport.................... £120Luton airport......................... £130London drop off................... £120London half day.....................£150London full day......................£200

All other area local and long distance covered. Call James

on 07805 712275. Email jameshickling192@

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NEW FORESTTAXIS

Airport transfer specialists

All Airports/DocksAny distance & destination

Wheelchair accessibleStations/Hospitals

Local area tours

24 hour service (pre booked)

01425 600 222Mob: 07788 822 549

1For your local and long

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Private Hire Car Service.Airports/Docks/Stations/Doctors/

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ANTIQUEENGAGEMENT RINGS

for

DISTINCTION, QUALITYand VALUE

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28 ST. THOMAS’ STREETLYMINGTON SO41 9NE

Tel. (01590) 676422 t.c.

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Pre-booked max 4 persons01425 62760507795 190700

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Over 45 years’ experienceBrush & Vac. – Fully Insured

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

B. R. EARWICKERNEW MILTON 618196

31 MARRYAT ROAD t.c.