The group was seen driving the surviving ponies along Minley Road in the direction of Yateley.

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The district of Hart is in north-east Hampshire and includes the towns of Fleet and Yateley.

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Tony Gardner, 40, from Yateley, served with the Royal Signals for nine years until 1997.

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The 16-year-old was walking in a wood in Yateley, near Farnborough, on 9 January when a man threw acid at him.

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The remains of Amanda Dowler, who was known as Milly, were found six months after her disappearance in woods in Yateley Heath, Hampshire.

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"We've lived in Yateley for 33 years, " Ms Barnes said.

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