AFTER a public consultation in June, Bramshott and Liphook parish council has agreed to adopt their own dog control orders.

Despite warnings from East Hampshire District Council's head dog warden, Richard Smith, who spelled out the consequences, chairman Barbara Easton exercised her casting vote, while Don Jerrard, who spoke out against the the orders during discussions, decided to abstain.

Bill Mouland, who was strongly against the parish council adopting the orders, called it "discrimination against responsible dog owners" and unfair for "elderly people who want to let their dogs off the lead".

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