A PARISH council that shares a boundary with land earmarked for a golf course has swung in favour of protesters.

Liss Parish Council has expressed concerns with plans to turn common land near Rake into a heathland golf course.

Bosses at Old Thorns Golf and Country Estate insist their plans to build a course on part of Weavers Down will help the environment.

But objectors believe the scheme could be the thin end of the wedge and will harm a protected landscape that teems with wildlife.

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