A NEW cafe has opened in Andover by the owners of popular SP cocktail bar.

THE Mayor of Andover has spoken out about his ‘disappointment’ after fellow councillors voted against his proposals of appointing a town crier and purchasing new regalia for the town council.

AN ANDOVER restaurant is set to close after receiving a zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A WELL-KNOWN gas engineer who also played badminton, darts and golf on the Island, Martin Charles White, has died, aged 69.

A RETROSPECTIVE planning application to install 10 floodlights for two tennis courts in Whitchurch has been rejected by the council.

A RESIDENT in Andover has been left angry and upset after spotting hosepipes being used at an allotment, despite the current ban.

A MEMBER of Andover Advertiser Camera Club has shared some of the most amazing phots from his astrophotography.

The heatwave gripping the nation is finally coming to an end only to be replaced with three days of storms and torrential rain, according to the Met Office.

Members of the National Allotment Society are exempt from the hosepipe ban currently active in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Andover residents should get ready to dust off those their dancing shoes and enjoy one of cinema’s biggest music events in Hampshire.

The story behind Clare House in East Street.

RESIDENTS in Andover will be able to enjoy a night of non-stop pop hits and laughter with queer cabaret legend Dr Adam Perchard later this year.

Ahead of his last show on BBC Radio 2, Paul O'Grady reveals the real reason he's leaving.

There are few things to look out for in tyres when setting out in very hot temperatures.

The Bank of England said that it would hike interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 1.75% last week.

Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Sunday, August 14.

THERE have been 12 drink spiking incidents in Andover over a period of eight months, a request under the freedom of information act revealed.

AN OVERTON man who was found guilty of ‘persistently’ calling 999 without a genuine emergency has appeared at crown court.

A FIRE destroyed 30 acres of crops near Andover yesterday.

A 'CHARMING' Little Ann cottage with a river in the back garden has gone up for sale for £1,000,000.

A FIRE in Nether Wallop destroyed two tractors and a 25 acres of crops yesterday.

AN ANDOVER woman has been sent to prison for six weeks after she assaulted a woman in Tidworth last year.

THE town council is planning to install new outdoor seating around the town in the coming months.

TAKE an adventure to the Dark Side of the Moon a Pink Floyd tribute act are set to perform in Andover.

A CONTEMPORARY male youth dance company will premiere their new show in one off performance at a Winchester heritage theatre.

THE latest food hygiene ratings have been released for restaurants and takeaways across The Test Valley.

Nine rail companies are striking through Aslef on Saturday, August 13

According to the NHS, Brits should be drinking between six and eight glasses of water a day, or 1.2 to 1.5 litres.

The UK is braced for days of extreme temperatures in the latest heatwave, as millions more people face a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks.

A number of sectors will be affected in August as workers stage walk-outs set to affect Brits.

RESIDENTS in Andover are invited to Britain’s biggest festival of boating which takes place later this year.

SPARSHOLT College Group has announced a £2.2million investment across both Sparsholt and Andover campuses.

AN ANDOVER charity has launched a new youth drop-in space to give young people a place to meet.

THREE Andover residents have put their names forward for election onto the town council.

A REVEREND in Andover has called on the government to introduce a social tariff for the non-profit sector as his church sees its energy bills increase by more than ten times last years prices.

Wiltshire Police are appealing for information after an Audi was stolen from a driveway in Tidworth.

The county council has to pay £400 compensation to a Hampshire family after bungling their child’s school transport – expecting the reception class youngster to travel in a taxi on their own or face a three-hour round trip in shared transport.

A GLIDING club is hosting an open day to give members of the public the chance to try out the exciting adventure sport.

AN ANDOVER anti-litter campaigner has completed her annual inventory of the town’s litter bins.

FIREFIGHTERS have been scrambled to a 'large' blaze in a field near a primary school in the borough on Thursday evening (August 11).

A PLAN to convert an 18th century tavern into two dwellings has been thrown out by the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

A FORMER Page Three model was killed when her puppy leapt from a car she was travelling in and she ran into the road to save it, an inquest heard.

Hundreds of pupils from schools across Andover celebrated their junior graduations at The Lights during the last week of school term.

AN ANDOVER GP who specialises in diabetes care has said he is ‘looking forward’ to working with a new service provider that is taking on delivery of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP) in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Here's a look at what you can expect from this week's edition of the Advertiser, out Friday (August 12).

A WATERLESS urinal company is urging businesses in the South East to play their part in the battle against needless water wastage.

AN OVERTON man will stand trial next year accused of possessing an indecent video of children.

A DEVELOPER and manager of retirement communities is set to launch a consultation on plans to build a retirement complex and office building on a former office building in Andover.

The Perseid meteor shower is set to peak in the early hours of Saturday.

The long-awaited game returns to McDonald's nationwide and it's not long to wait.