AN Andover man has put pen to paper and published his life story detailing his experiences of growing up in the Second World War, the Blitz and subsequent life in the Parachute Regiment. John Haw decided to write his memoirs 20 years ago when a friend
ANDOVER and District Mencap has won permission to demolish the old Wellington Inn and build offices and a day centre. Permission for the development in Winchester Road was granted recently by Test Valley Borough Council’s northern area planning committee
CHRISTMAS festivities are starting in a big way on 20 November with an evening of fun activities planned in Andover High Street starting at 4.30pm and finishing at 7.30pm with a big firework display. A night of seasonal fun has been planned for all ages
THE lives lost and sacrifices made in our name were remembered in time honoured fashion in countless ceremonies up and down the land on Remembrance Sunday. In Andover this year the event was given extra poignancy with the knowledge that many of those
I VERY much welcome Mr Pain’s recent letter (Andover Advertiser, 6 November) about the threatened closure of the Co-op shop and post office in King Arthur’s Way and agree entirely with his sentiments that we all ‘must do our bit to ensure that it is able
MY family and I attended the bonfire and firework display on Thursday 5 November at Barton Stacey. The evening went great. The fireworks and bonfire were a great success, but my family and I were disgusted by the comments made by the DJ who could be
IT’S amazing how many services exist on our doorstep that we either know nothing about or don’t appreciate until they are needed. This week’s front page story highlights one such group of volunteers whose skill and expertise really can make the difference
A lovely cup of tea or coffee for an amazing 45p! That - and much more - is what we can all enjoy at the Tea Bar on an otherwise possibly mundane visit to our War Memorial Hospital, and how very welcome that is on a cold winter’s day. The money collected
IN response to the letter from an anonymous reader regarding shopping trolleys, he or she must have a short memory! Tesco Metro had £1 in the slot trolleys a few years ago, and other shops in the past have charged for them, but they still got dumped.To
I SIT here writing this letter with the fireworks going off outside and with my dog lying next to me shaking with fear, and I ask myself why? Maybe if they had succeeded in blowing up Parliament it would be worth celebrating. I feel it is time to
I AM very disappointed in the response to the loss of some 130 jobs at Twinings by my constituency MP Sir George Young. As opposed to the response by the constituency MP in the north east, Stephen Byers, Sir George Young seems only worried about more
I would like to thank all those who helped me on 3 November when I came off my motorbike on the roundabout between Saxon Fields and Charlton. Thank you for being there and doing all you could to help. I'll be back on the bike next week.
I HAVE every sympathy with Mrs Hilary Eddy (Tar very much) Andover Advertiser 6 November. About two days ago, the pavement along my side of the road was newly surfaced and everywhere there is so much loose chippings, it is awful. It has come into my
THERE is to be a meeting of the proposed Andover Arthritis Care Self-Support Group on Tuesday 24 November 2009 at 2.30pm in the Rendezvous Centre, Union Street. All people with arthritis and related conditions, their families, friends and carers are
I LIVE near the crossroads: East Street school and George Yard car park. I was amazed and disgusted (the only printable word I can use) that so many drivers could not wait for the parade to pass, but turned round to find another way. Servicemen gave
THE other day a friend and I went to Tesco, Charlton and as my friend drove out of the car park and into the road (looking right, left then right again), all was clear and he was about to drive right when a cyclist whizzed past him, cycling on the pavement
