An Andover man stole a bottle of beer from a department store in Winchester and assaulted someone in the car park, a court has heard.

IT WAS almost as if the powers that be knew the town was beginning to open up a little when they graced Andover with beautiful weekend weather.

Looking at this wintry scene from the top of the upper High Street, we can all feel relieved that winter this year is well behind us.

If you fancy taking on the challenge of a new business, then there are plenty of retail units and businesses on the market waiting for new owners.

With spring well underway and summer just around the corner, flower displays are beginning to bloom, filling fields with vibrant colours and scrumptious scents.

Two men have been caught red handed after being caught during a break in of industrial premises near Barton Stacey.

A Weyhill grandfather's second novel is set to be published this week, imagining a high-octane version of Andover full of murder and intrigue.

EACH week, the Advertiser will be asking each party a question on a pressing matter for Test Valley residents. This week, each party was asked to answer the following:

A FATHER concerned about his son, who went on to kill a councillor, was told by a doctors’ surgery that they couldn’t help him, an inquest has heard.

An Andover dad has swapped bricks for bullets as he sets up the area’s first shop for air rifle afficionados.

Councillors have said they are “disappointed” following the outsourcing of council rules to an advisor.

Shoppers have been left venting their frustration online.

By Manuela Wahnon

There are still five places in Andover and nearby region that saw more than three Covid cases each in the week leading to April 17, latest figures show.

A father was “hounded” by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) for money he did not owe in the months before he took his own life, a pre-inquest review heard.

Ken Clark turns 95 tomorrow (Friday).

It was a welcome return to competitive football for Andover Town’s u-15s this month.

A group has been formed to tackle climate change in Test Valley following a vote by the borough council, which will seek to influence improvements across the borough.

Households were charged on Christmas Eve for direct debits expected to go out at the beginning of January

A HAMPSHIRE countryside charity is launching new weekly litter picks to help tackle the problem of litter in the roadside verges of Hampshire - and is seeking new volunteers.

The council diversion route is expected to take two hours and forty minutes to follow.

A coroner has ruled that a man who killed a children’s author died following a police pursuit when he struck a tree at 145mph after taking cannabis.

The timeline of events which led to the tragic incidents on August 5 which would see Alex Sartain and Cllr James Nash loses their lives as been revealed.

An Amport man has been arrested on drugs charges after being stopped by police on the M3.

A coroner has ruled that Alex Sartain suffered an accidental death following a high-speed pursuit by police after he attacked Cllr James Nash.

A village pub in Longparish that was brought back to life by campaigners is set to reopen soon with its premise licence now pending before the Test Valley council.

Town councillors have voted to begin the process of commemorating 850 years of business booming in Andover.

THE EFFECTS of Covid-19 vaccine supply constraints are being felt in Test Valley, where the number of first jabs administered has dropped, figures show.

House prices dropped by 1.4 per cent in Test Valley in February, new figures show.

There has been a sharp rise in the number of mental health therapies given to children in west Hampshire including Andover since the start of the pandemic, figures reveal.

Fifteen months after complaining to the council regarding a dangerous fence on the side of a footpath, a 70-year-old man from South Street in Andover has not received any respite from the council.

Do you know the safest streets to park on in Andover?

Drivers will have to follow a 95-mile diversion around Basingstoke to bypass a stretch of roadworks just one mile long.

A DRUG dealer who was caught with over £7,000 hidden in his underpants has avoided an immediate prison sentence.

Two people were injured when the car they were travelling in struck a lamppost on Enham Arch roundabout.

Earlier this month, the Grand National took place for the 173rd time, seeing jockeys vying to win the greatest of horse races.

The town council has objected to plans that would see a chiropractor’s clinic converted into a dwelling as part of an ongoing saga.

The former Andover Health Centre has now been totally demolished as part of work to transfer it to a new, purpose-built home.

A conservation group has today launched a campaign to halt massive housing development proposals in Whitchurch.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) has commemorated helping thousands of people after completing its 10,000th mission yesterday afternoon.

The supermarket giant admitted 22 breaches of the food safety and hygiene regulations.

Car boot sales across Hampshire have finally returned.

A road has been closed following a car crash at the junction of the roundabout near Tesco in Andover

A coroner has ruled that a children's author and parish councillor was unlawfully killed after being assaulted by a neighbour at his Upper Enham home.

A coroner has ruled that James Nash was unlawfully killed in an incident in Enham Alamein last year.

The wife of James Nash has paid tribute to her husband at an inquest into his death.

THE popular Downton Abbey will be back in cinemas with a sequel this Christmas.

A MAN who wounded his victim and attempted to rob him of hundreds of pounds during an incident in Andover will be sentenced next month.

An Andover nursery group has opened a new branch as it expands in Hampshire.

No jobs are at risk after an Andover-based insurance group was acquired by a Jersey-based company.