Tough decisions

It WAS great to see so many people enjoying the new Riverside Park at Town Mills last week as I welcomed the Deputy Leader of Hampshire County Council. Rob Humby and the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Head of Infrastructure, Kevin Travers to Andove...

This picture was taken by Phil Farlow in 1973, and shows the entrance to the newly-constructed Chantry Way.

House hunters have a rare opportunity to purchase a property built inside a former prison.

After a year of waiting, Euro 2020 is finally here.

ANDOVER is set to bask in temperatures in the mid-to-upper 20s this weekend, with conditions similar to that of the Canary Islands.

Assault charges

In the modern age, we’re all used to political scandals in politics.

A teenager has been hospitalised with head wounds following an assault in Andover on Wednesday.

Isle of Wight fire officer recognised for his outstanding contribution in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

A Ludgershall vicar is set to cover a 70-mile round trip of local churches in order to raise funds to get a stained glass window in his Church.

HENRY Faure Walker, CEO of Newsquest Media Group and Chairman of the News Media Association has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Andover 1st XI, sponsored by Nordlock, lost for a second time in a row which saw them drop into the relegation zone in the Southern Premier Cricket League division one.

Ever wondered the food rating of your favourite pub, café, restaurant or takeaway?

Test Valley Borough Council has been accused of “pure discrimination” after refusing permission for a residential home for those with learning disabilities.

Caught up in the midst of for those with learning disabilities in Andover is Kate Hitchings and her 20-year-old son Connor.

A centuries-old Hurstbourne Tarrant pub is bringing back bartering as part of a plan to reinvent itself.

A London man has been arrested following a police pursuit at a popular beauty spot in Andover.

Plans to build a mansion worth tens of millions of pounds on the site of a former airfield have been resubmitted to the council after the previous set were withdrawn.

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A MAN who gave his brother’s name when he was caught driving whilst disqualified will be sentenced next week.

One of Test Valley’s MP’s has criticised the government’s equality body for “evading scrutiny” over its LGBTQ+ policies.

A former Hampshire police officer who held a pair of scissors up to a female colleague’s face, leaving her scared of being “sliced”, has been banned from serving as a police officer.

Andover Tennis Club’s men’s C Team played their first match of 2021 at Balksbury, playing hosts to Beechdown C of Basingstoke in league three of The Basingstoke League. The matches were played on the superb indoor courts which made for the ideal ...

Animal lovers from across Andover and Basingstoke have been telling us all about the antics of their furry friends.

London Road has been closed from Town Road after a suspected accident.

AN ANDOVER councillor has confronted Test Valley Borough Council over its plans for tree-planting in his ward, branding the lack of street trees on offer as ‘pathetic’.

A 57-YEAR-OLD man, who lost his mother when he was 10, is looking for his relatives in Ludgershall in hope of knowing more about his family.

If you’ve been out and about in the countryside recently, you may have seen mysterious white webbing covering trees and shrubs in the area.

Roll up, roll up as the circus returns to Andover for spectacular entertainment in the big top.

Consultations will be held to help decide what residents want new public art in Andover to look like.

A MAN from Overton has been fined and banned from driving after riding a bike without a licence or insurance in Surrey.

Hampshire County Council (HCC) has trialled a “revolutionary” new pothole fixing machine which is claimed to cut the costs of repair by half.

Also known and the Delta variant the mutation has become the UK’s dominant Covid-19 variant.

Police have appealed for help to find a missing girl from Andover.

A woman has criticised a government body’s “failure” to help her remove her ‘abusive’ brother as their mother’s carer.

Police have appealed for witnesses after burglars scaled the outside of an Andover building to rob a flat.

A JUDGE has said it was “a miracle” that someone was not killed after a BMW driver tried to overtake a line of cars and a lorry on a country road near Stockbridge

A Burghclere Deliveroo rider has successfully completed his epic journey as he covered over 7,000km to visit every mainland lifeboat station in the UK.

Plans to upgrade the offering of a pub purchased by the community are afoot as an application has been submitted to the council.

If you’ve been in the High Street recently, it’s hard to miss the scaffolding around the Guildhall.

AN ENVIRONMENTAL group which recently gained national attention for its reusable cups campaign has said it is encouraging ‘plastic swaps’ wherever possible - including to tackle the rising issue of disposable face masks.

Kit Malthouse has said that he ‘regrets’ that police officers were not prioritised for Covid vaccination.

Motorists may have to fork out a whooping £2,400 if they don’t complete 10 easy checks on their vehicles this summer.

In a desperate bid to save her, Georgia fought off the crocodile by punching it repeatedly.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their new arrival after some very prominent members of the royal family.

A grandfather who captured the nation’s attention with his campaign to clean up his estate of trollies has taken his mission to the top of Tesco.

Drivers will have to follow a 33-mile diversion around Basingstoke to bypass less than a mile of roadworks later this month.

Volunteers of an Andover charity are set to camp out in the woods to protect their building project following an attempted break-in last week.