BLUEBIRD Care in Petersfield is under new ownership and has launched a recruitment drive for 50 new care assistants.

The new owners, Norman and Claire Murphy from Four Marks, already own three other Bluebird Care offices – covering Alton, Bordon and Liphook; Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey; and Andover and Stockbridge.

They have all been rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission and the Murphys want their new office – which operates in Petersfield and Havant – to receive the same accolade at its next inspection.

Claire said: “Our mission now is to turn our Petersfield office into an outstanding care provider offering outstanding careers.”

Bluebird Care, which offers people care services in their own homes, began in Petersfield in 2004 and now has more than 200 offices across the UK.