LIPHOOK in Bloom has been accused of "bullying" over the way it received a controversial £2,300 grant from Bramshott and Liphook Parish Council.

The allegations were made this week by the Senior Citizens' Lunch Club – which was so angry it is reporting the Liphook in Bloom chairman Philip Jordan, who is also a parish councillor, to East Hampshire District Council's Standards Board.

The move follows a meeting of the Bramshott and Liphook Parish Council's finance and policy committee, at which Mr Jordan was allowed to vote in favour of the grant – even though he had declared an interest because he is the charity's chairman.

For full story, see this week's Haslemere Herald.