Winchester Street around 1905 looks very different from what we would see from the same point today.

A man accused of driving “inappropriately” for weather conditions, causing his vehicle to slide into oncoming traffic and cause a head-on collision will appear in court next month.

Last week has seen many of the region’s schools welcome back their staff and students.

A DETECTIVE with 18 years’ experience has been jailed for eight months for forging signatures on a witness statement during a murder investigation into the brutal killing of a mother-of-five in Andover.

THE company which lost one of their employees in a tragic road incident near Andover last month has set up a fundraising page to help support the family he has left behind.

"We are an unsung national treasure."

AN ANDOVER pizzeria helped the town’s firefighters celebrate Emergency Services Day by providing them with delicious pizza on the house.

AS the Olympics and Paralympics came to an end in Tokyo this year, nursing home residents in Andover took part in their very own sporting championships.

The Isle of Wight festival returns for 2021, with acts such as Liam Gallagher, Snow Patrol and Duran Duran.

Ferry timetables for Wightlink, Red Funnel and Hovertravel Isle of Wight ferry services to the Isle of Wight Festival.

COUNTER terrorism police have arrested a Basingstoke man on suspicion of making or possessing explosives as officers search a flat in Rooksdown.

AN Andover doctors’ surgery is celebrating one year under current leadership by looking back on its achievement of the past 12 months.

A FORMER council candidate charged with 21 offences of child sexual abuse has had his trial delayed.

A BUS driver who crashed into the bridge on Charlton Road, tearing the roof off his double decker bus, is still awaiting sentencing almost two years after the incident.

THREE people killed in a lorry crash on the A303 were a mother whose car had broken down and two Good Samaritans who stopped to help her.

A NEW youth choir has launched in Andover, offering the chance for young people to share their passion for music and singing.

The Isle of Wight Festival is back for 2021 with famous faces such as Tom Jones, Becky Hill and James Arthur.

ONE person has been taken to hospital after being trapped in their vehicles during an incident on Winchester Road (B3420) in Goodworth Clatford this afternoon.

POLICE are appealing for information after a “suspicious man exposing himself” was spotted in Highclere woodlands.

Two Andoverians—Darren Andrews and his partner Ella Attrill, who own Della Estates—have bought the house after a pursuit that lasted over two years.

THERE is a new opportunity for budding entrepreneurs in Andover as the council has put out a call for a potential cafe or ice cream parlour in the town’s Riverside Park.

HAMPSHIRE Constabulary has a new Deputy Chief Constable.

AN ANDOVER pub is to cut the price of all food and drink by 7.5 per cent on Thursday September 23, to highlight the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry.

A community woodland group in Andover has been awarded £5,000 from the CLA Charitable Trust (CLACT) towards its project to build a classroom cabin and volunteer base.

HAMPSHIRE’S business support network has spoken out against government plans for a national insurance rise to help fund health and social care provision.

IT’S a new year and a new committee for an Andover business group.

The families of three people killed in a collision with a lorry on the A303 near Andover have paid tribute to their loved ones.

RESIDENTS in Picket Twenty have been left confused by a lack of postal deliveries over the past fortnight.

AN ANDOVER GP practice is reassuring patients that all those who qualify will receive their flu vaccination, despite a delay in delivery.

AN ANDOVER man has completed a 92-mile solo kayak from Reading to Bristol in aid of young carers.

He brought "a smile and sunshine to everyone he met".

A LORRY driver accused of driving without due care and attention has had his case dismissed after prosecutors failed to provide any evidence.

DURING the school summer holidays, Andover and District Model Engineering Society (ADMES) held an open day at its site near Wherwell.

THE trust which is responsible for mental health services in Andover is failing to meet its targets as a result of the pandemic, new documents have revealed.

A FAMILY business in Hurstbourne Tarrant, launched during the pandemic, is set to expand later this month with the grand opening of its brand new showroom.

THIS year, the Pride of Andover Awards has received the most nominations it ever has in its fifteen-year history.

WILTSHIRE Council is asking private landlords who have affordable homes which are ready to let, to get in touch as the council prepares to welcome Afghan families.

We've been asking the Advertiser readers from across Andover to share photos of their youngsters' as they set off for their first day.

AN ANDOVER-BASED housing association has been ranked in the top ten of the UK’s biggest housing association builders, by leading sector publication Inside Housing.

A former Labour council candidate will stand trial this week having denied sexually abusing a child.

LAST month, two local bowling clubs came together for an annual charity match in aid of Andover’s Countess of Brecknock Hospice.

The bank holiday weekend at the end of last month saw the second Great Whitchurch Scarecrow Trail take over Andover.

England has seen a surge in demand for UK staycations during the pandemic.

The Met Office said some areas will see sweltering heat and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday.

Here's what Andover Advertiser readers had to say this week

This photograph by Charles Wardell, taken about 1967, captures what many remember as the lost essence of Andover’s upper High Street. From the left (only half in shot) was a butcher, a dairy, a tobacconist, a grocer, a wool shop, a decorators’ me...

THOUSANDS of people descended onto the usually quiet fields of Laverstoke Farm for Chris Evans’ CarFest.

The Basingstoke property is currently up for auction with a guide price of £170,000, well under the average UK house price of £256,000.

Here's what Kevin Prince had to say this month

The council had been in long-standing negotiations with the previous owner, who had let the building fall into despair.