THOUSANDS of patients had to wait longer than four hours in A&E last month, figures reveal.

GAPING holes in dentistry care in Hampshire have been exposed by new research, prompting fresh calls for investment from fed up people in need of urgent treatment.

RESIDENTS of Andover will once again be able to tune into full town council meetings remotely, after councillors voted to set up a working group to reinstate audio streaming and recording.

POLICE officers are launching a two-week summer campaign to tackle drink driving.

A LEADING dog welfare charity has warned of an imminent crisis with a record number of owners asking the charity to take in their dogs.

Some schools will see an expected 300 per cent rise in energy costs.

PARENTS thinking of leaving their children at home while they head out are being urged to read the latest NSPCC advice.

A new list has been published naming a Hampshire village among the poshest places to live in the UK – find out which location takes the crown.

A WATER supplier has said that fixing the ongoing leak on Andover High Street is a 'priority' with overnight repair works scheduled for later this week.

THERE are major delays for people travelling on the A34 northbound on Monday afternoon (August 15).

A YOUNG father from Andover who continuously harassed his ex-girlfriend and her family has been sentenced to 16 months in custody.

FIREFIGHTERS scrambled to the paper mill in Overton following a chemical reaction within a large container on Sunday evening.

GOGGIE, a 14-month-old Bearded Dragon, went missing on August 7 and is still no where to be seen in Ludgershall.

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

Residents are being urged to have their say on the future of the borough, with less than a week left on the consultation that could shape the next four years in Test Valley.

A RAIL company regional boss has apologised to passengers as the firm sends out a plea to passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary during upcoming strike days.

A FUNDRAISING festival is being put together to start a club for children with additional needs.

HAMPSHIRE Constabulary has spoken out to reassure the public that domestic abuse ‘remains a priority’ after an Andover man was jailed for 16 months for harassing his ex-girlfriend.

COUNCILLORS have voted not to hold monthly surgeries for members of the public to ask questions and share concerns.

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.