THIS rather faded photograph of Mead Hedges on the western side of Andover was taken by Frederick Pearse 120 years ago. The lane has now of course completely changed, with houses on both sides, but the tight right-hand bend in the far distance sugges...

THIS week sees the republication of Patrick Wright’s non-fiction classic, The Village That Died for England: Tyneham and the Legend of Churchill’s Pledge.

A MOTHER has left her day job as a childminder to open a new pottery painting studio in Hurstbourne Tarrant.

HAMPSHIRE's police force is to receive a share of £4.12 million to increase policing in hotspots blighted by violent crime.

ANDOVER'S MP has been promoted to the top table of government after a cabinet reshuffle.

Crews from Andover were called to tackle a blaze at a primary school across the border in Wiltshire last night.

Unfair levy

Fly-tipper given four-figure fine

Dust off your dancing shoes out because Strictly Come Dancing is back tonight.

As winter approaches, LeaseElectricCar are urging drivers to carry out regular safety checks to avoid danger on the roads this autumn and winter.

The Flying Scotsman has been back in service in 2021. Here's where you can catch a sight of it in the remainder of 2021.

A CHARITY based in Micheldever is celebrating its tenth anniversary.

RESIDENTS are preparing to lodge an objection as a company intending to construct a permanent ‘ash mountain’ near their homes has submitted another application, after the first was abandoned.

THE pub company (pubco) which owns The Queen Charlotte Inn has said its in ‘continued conversation’ with the publican who runs it after she revealed she is being ‘forced out’ but a 70 per cent rent hike.

THE Mayor of Andover has condemned the social media use of some members of the town council, after statements aimed at council officers have been posted in Facebook groups in recent weeks.

THE Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and national lead for victims has today (Friday, September 17) launched a new croup to help tackle and prevent violence against women and girls.

THE manager of an Andover pizzeria is launching a new weekly cooking workshop for children from next month.

For the first time, Oxford and Cambridge universities were beaten to the top spot in a national league table which saw St Andrews named top university in the UK.

THERE have been calls for a review of the safety of the A303 near Andover following a tragic accident last month that saw three people killed by a lorry.

AN ANDOVER publican is set to find herself tossed out of her premises in just six weeks time after the pub company which owns her business made a drastic increase in rent

A MAN who was arrested following a fracas in the Chantry Centre earlier this week has been released under investigation.

THE BOROUGH council has pledged to work alongside partners to help those fleeing from the Taliban in Afghanistan, as it reveals it is helping eight families on a short-term basis.

AN ANDOVER schoolgirl has braved a big chop and donated 40cm of hair to a charity which makes wigs for unwell young people.

A MILITARY veteran from Tidworth is planning an extraordinary cycle ride to Spain to raise money for charity and to create links for the Royal British Legion.

THE manager of Andover’s street rangers has defended their actions after they were attacked while apprehending a suspected shoplifter in a noisy fracas.

WHITCHURCH Silk Mill has launched a crowd funding campaign to help ”keep the wheel turning” on the historic site - and has already reached halfway to its goal.

ON SATURDAY, September 11, Clatfords Village Store held a grand re-opening event to celebrate its completion after a fire in June.

THE manager of the Andover Business Improvement District (BID) has said the town rangers who confronted a man believed to have been attempting to shoplift yesterday acted “properly and professionally”.

THE case of a man charged in connection with a fatal assault outside Tesco in Andover has been delayed so that a psychiatric report can be produced.

A MAN has been arrested following an incident in the Chantry Centre yesterday, in which two town rangers were assaulted.

A WELL-LOVED collectable shop in Andover will host its first community event to bring together residents and local businesses.

A SALON owner has been celebrating a triple award win at the Hair and Beauty Awards after being in business for four years.

ANDOVER Trees United has once again been invited by the Jane Goodall Institute Roots & Shoots programme to host this year’s main UK event in Andover with a procession in Harmony Woods on Tuesday, September 21.

AN ANDOVER man has admitted to inappropriately touching a young girl over a period lasting more than a year.

HAMPSHIRES Police and Crime Commissioner is on the hunt for people to represent young people’s views on how to best tackle crime in the community.

THE inquests have opened today into the deaths of three drivers killed in a collision on the A303.

Boris Johnson is carrying out a Cabinet reshuffle. This is every minister that has been sacked.

AN ANDOVER Street could soon be home to a brand new 18 metre 5G mast, it has been revealed.

THE community at Winton Community Academy in Andover has been left worried and confused after the footpath near their school was removed without warning.

AN ANDOVER doctors surgery has warned of a ‘backlog’ in blood test appointments as a shortage of resources, including test bottles, burdens the UK.

A NEW ‘authentic’ takeaway is opening in Andover this week, in a unit abandoned for nearly two years on London Street.

TOWN councillors have rejected an appeal from an allotment holder to allow rewilding on the sites.

Hundreds of complaints were recorded in Test Valley as noisy neighbours caused a headache during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.

HEAVY rain and downfalls are forecast to lash the Hampshire this afternoon, triggering warnings of flooding and travel disruption.

Boris Johnson is set to make an announcement in the afternoon of September 14, detailing the plans to tackle Covid in the winter months.

A UK-wide 1.25% health and social care levy based on National Insurance (NI) contributions will be introduced.

WORK has begun this morning (Monday, September 13) to remove the metal cage planters on the high street in Andover.

THE MP for Andover has hit out at climate protestors who blocked several junctions of the M25 this morning, saying their protest was "idiotic".

AN Andover businesswoman has opened up a brand new cake shop on the town’s high street.

ANDOVER town council has unanimously rejected a request for pigs to be kept at an allotment site.