Herald - Issue 423

v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v Page 68 • The HERALD • 12th May 2022 Our knowledgeable staff are on hand to keep your vehicle on the road in a safe manner • We offer all garage services including free collection and delivery from your home • We now offer Dpf cleaning - Injector cleaning - Turbo cleaning and Air intake cleaning to help your car run cleaner improving its performance and economy. • Good Garage Scheme – RMI – Trust my Garage Member MOT’s, TYRES, CLUTCHES, CAMBELTS, SERVICING, WELDING, DIAGNOSTICS, LASER-TRACKING. CARS, VANS UP TO 3.5T, MOTORHOMES UP TO 30’ 023 8001 0029 Badminston Lane, Fawley, SO45 1BX 023 8001 0029 Holbury Service Station Web: www.holburyservicestation.com Email: holburyservicestation@hotmail.co.uk Member of Good Garage Scheme.com TYRES FITTED WHILE-U-WAIT Budget and Branded tyres held in stock Long Lane, Holbury, SO45 2NZ Tel: 023 8089 3727 All Major Cards Accepted and Repairs to Cars & Vans MOT’S & SERVICING FAWLEY GARAGE SERVICE - PARTS - M.O.T.’S ALL MAKES OF VEHICLE SERVICED AND REPAIRED • D iagnostic F ault F inding • T yres - F itting & B alancing • L aser T racking FAWLEY 8089 1057 THE VILLAGE, CALSHOT ROAD, FAWLEY Invasive Species Week starts on Monday 16th May to raise awareness about invasive non-native species and the simple things people can do to prevent their spread. Invasive non-native species can harm the environment, are costly to the economy and can even pose a risk to human health. For example, Japanese Knotweed can cause structural damage to buildings and Giant Hogweed contains a toxic sap which causes painful, burning blisters. Both these plants and many others such as Himalayan Balsam also threaten our native wildlife. e New Forest Non-Native Plants Project, hosted by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, is helping to highlight the problems caused by invasive non-native plants. Project O cer Catherine Chatters is keen for people to play their part in helping to stop the spread of these plants, wherever they live. Many invasive non-invasive plants were originally introduced to the UK as ornamental garden plants but have ‘jumped the garden fence’ and invaded the countryside, threatening to out-compete our native vegetation so, if you have a garden, it’s really important to choose your plants carefully and select plants which are unlikely to become invasive. Many invasive non-native plants have been banned from sale. For example, it is now illegal to sell American Skunk Cabbage. is species which originates from North America has been planted in bog gardens but has invaded wildlife-rich wet woodlands in the New Forest area. It has large leaves which block out the light and can become dominant, outcompeting the woodland ora. If you are thinking of creating a pond in your garden to bene t wildlife, be careful when deciding what to put in it as many non-native aquatic plants can become invasive. ey can form dense mats of vegetation, blocking out light and preventing growth of submerged native plants, causing detrimental impacts on invertebrates and sh. Aquatic Since 2003, it’s been an offence to use a hand-held mobile phone or similar hand-held device for ‘interactive communication’. However, now that mobile phones can perform so many more functions the o ence has been updated and will include all use of your phone. ere are just two exemptions to the law: • Allowing for a call to be made in an emergency where is it not practical to stop • For contactless payment for a service provided at the time - for example, road tolls or drive-throughs, but the vehicle must be stationary. Using a mobile phone for navigation will continue to be legal, as long as it is kept in a cradle and not in the driver’s hand. For further details please see: www.commonslibrary.parliament.uk/ changes-in-the-law-on-driving-while- using-a-mobile-phone CHANGES TO THE LAW FOR DRIVING AND MOBILE PHONE USE Information from the Force Crime Prevention Team plants in your pond or garden, it is very important to dispose of them responsibly. e majority of plants can be composted or taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or disposed of through your local authority garden waste collection scheme. However, be aware that some plants such as Japanese Knotweed are ‘controlled waste’ and subject to legislation so must be disposed of appropriately. Japanese Knotweed and Montbretia have become established in the wild as a result of people dumping surplus garden plants. Other invasive non- native plants have caused problems a er being deliberately planted in the countryside. New Forest Non-Native Plants O cer Catherine Chatters says “Be Plant Wise - know what you grow, compost with care and stop the spread.” To nd out more about Invasive Species Week, the Be Plant Wise campaign and how you can help stop the spread of invasive non-native plants please see www. nonnativespecies.org non-native plants such as Parrot’s Feather, Water Fern, New Zealand Pygmyweed, Creeping Water Primrose, Floating Pennywort and many others have been banned from sale but you can buy plenty of attractive pond plants which are unlikely to become invasive. If you already have invasive non-native ‘Be Plant Wise’ in Invasive Species Week