Here's what stories are in this week's edition of the Andover Advertiser

TV Presenter and antiques expert Kate Bliss is the final celebrity to be announced as a guest for the Hampshire Hero Awards 2021.

An Andover choir has called on the government to let them sing after it banned them from singing together indoors a day after restrictions changed.

AN AMPORT man who was caught with four kilograms of cocaine has admitted to being concerned in the supply of the Class A drug.

The director an Andover business, Sealock, whose factory expansion plan was cancelled by its parent company has said business is booming despite Brexit.

Residents are being asked to have their say on plans which could alter the town's conservation area.

Restrictions on visiting patients at Andover hospital have been eased.

PIZZA lovers in Andover are set to gain a new takeaway store as Fireaway Pizza prepares to open its latest branch in town.

RESIDENTS of one north Hampshire village have launched an innovative scheme which aims to eliminate disposable cups by allowing customers to 'hire' reusable cups - the first of its kind in the county.

Plans to build a new skate park for Tidworth residents have taken a step forward after the town council agreed to provide funding for the scheme.

A BUS driver heading from Andover was left "angry and upset" when they were racially abused in Salisbury last summer.

THE Bishop of Winchester is taking a break from his role as the most senior churchman in Hampshire.

VIEWERS who tuned into Channel 4 this week may have been surprised to spot some familiar sights in Hampshire in the latest episode of Crime and Punishment.

Andover's new riverside park will be officially opening next month.

HAMPSHIRE is spearheading a world-first trial to identify the most effective booster vaccines in the battle against Covid-19.

An Andover man who is said to have worked on the FA Cup tragically passed away following a fall, an inquest has heard.

THE MET Office has issued a yellow weather warning covering Andover and the south of England later this week.

A STOCKBRIDGE author’s debut book has secured an esteemed literary prize – topping a six-strong shortlist.

Northern Test Valley is in the latest Covid-19 test results after Andover and the surrounding areas were all recorded as having suppressed rates.

A new mayor of Test Valley has been elected following a meeting of the borough council.

The Indian variant of Covid-19 has been found in Test Valley.

Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has called a court ruling ending the blanket use of injunctions against unauthorised camps “incredibly frustrating”

HAMPSHIRE health bosses are delaying their public consultation over a new hospital.

An Andover beauty business has been awarded a grant worth of hundreds of pounds after successfully weathering their first six months.

MORE people expect to be able to do their job without getting assaulted – unfortunately this is not always the case if you are an emergency service worker.

A change in the law which takes effect this week will mean people could see shopping rules change once again at their local supermarket.

CASES of the Indian variant of Covid-19 have been identified in Southampton.

The borough council has been dealt a blow in the High Court after a blanket ban on unauthorised encampments was ruled illegal.

AN ANDOVER mental health charity is seeking new recruits to work in a brand new safe haven service opening in Basingstoke later this year.

With Covid cooping up many of us indoors throughout the pandemic, and home working becoming the new normal, one of the mostly badly affected business areas has been hotels.

A CHILDREN’S hospice charity in Sutton Scotney will receive more than £500 worth of brand new books, after a woman's fundraiser.

Plans have been submitted to replace a village’s sports pavilion that is no longer fit for purpose.

In the same week that Andover’s Carnival has been cancelled, one festival will be going ahead with a virtual event this weekend.

Nine Andover residents are among those across Test Valley who have received ‘unsung hero awards’ for their work in the pandemic.

Awards recognising the best of Andover’s residents are set to be launched next month as the hunt for the town’s crème de la crème is soon to begin.

The rise in cases of the Indian variant risks the next stage of England’s road map out of lockdown being delayed.

May has brought low temperatures, strong wind and freakish hailstorms. But is there any sign of sunshine on the horizon?

ANDOVER police have issued a tongue-in-cheek message to a passenger who left his stash of cannabis in the back of a taxi.

After a limited reopening last month, many of Andover’s finest drinking establishments have reopened now that indoor hospitality is open to the public once more.

A Freefolk plant nursery has been given a grand send-off by the leading lights of the horticultural world as it retires from the Chelsea Flower Show.

It was a wet start to the latest relaxation of lockdown rules as indoor hospitality returned across the country on Monday, May 17.

Throughout the pandemic, much of the focus has been on the impact of hospitality businesses such as pubs and restaurants, a staple of many British high streets.

Rail depot worker Gavin Briggs was found dead in Little Somborne, near Stockbridge, on July 3 last year.

All the latest updates as lockdown eases across England

Holiday hotspots that UK tourists usually travel to for summer sun - including Spain, Greece, Italy and France - remain on the amber list.

POLICE are carrying out investigations following their dispersal of a large number of cars at an Andover supermarket yesterday.

A PEACEFUL protest through Andover is set to be held next weekend, to mark one year since the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA.

Just one area across Basingstoke and Andover recorded more than two Covid cases last week as virus rates continue to decline.

Fed up of the walking the same route over the last couple of months? Fed up with watching television every evening after work, and spending your weekends at home?

AN ANDOVER man has raised more than £10,000 for the victims of a gas explosion in his former hometown in Kent.