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  • Roller disco back

    THE popular Andover roller disco will be back for another spin this Easter, with a neon fancy dress theme to take it back to its 80s roots. The disco, held at Andover Leisure Centre, has been booked for Friday, 11 April - with two sessions, one

  • Stepping back in time

    THE village of Wilton, just outside of Salisbury, is steeped in history and the Pembroke Arms is right at the heart of it. Stepping into the grand stone building, guests feel as though they are taking a step back in time. There are subtle nods

  • Please canvas on our behalf

    THERE have been many words written about the ‘wretched cycle path on Weyhill Road’. Alan Turner and I have been very vocal because we do care about what goes on in our neighbourhood. We would rather speak out than complain to everyone else.

  • Thank you for helping my son

    I WOULD like to say a big thank you to the ambulance crew and to PC Taylor for his quick response to get to my son Patrick when he had his accident on the 2nd of April in the early hours of that morning on his way to work, and thank you for coming

  • Decisions should be made locally

    THE article you ran last week from Councillor Hooke implied that the final decision on the wholly unnecessary proposal (WEYHILL ROAD CYCLEWAY) rests not with Test Valley Borough Council but a Hampshire county councillor called Sean Woodward. Cllr

  • Our town centres are suffering

    ANY time that Tesco is challenged on the subject they deny that their out-oftown ‘super-stores’ are destroying the nearby town centres. Tesco’s denial has recently belied here, where on the forecourt of their store on Newbury Road they have just

  • Scotland - we want you to stay

    I HOPE very much that the Scottish people vote to remain part of the United Kingdom. It is a pity that the rest of the UK does not have a vote either as it affects everyone in it. According to the Sunday Times there could be a legal challenge on

  • Closure could be an opportunity

    I NOTE with interest some concern over the possible closure of Tesco in Chantry Way. I do share in the anxiety of employees. However, articles seem to be written from the consumers’ point of view. I would point out that Andover Town Centre

  • Heroin and cocaine seized in drugs raid

    A WEEK of cracking down on drugs in Andover has resulted in cannabis, heroin and cocaine worth more than £5,000 being found. The Andover Safer Neighbourhoods team executed three warrants, arrested five people and spoke to more than 300 schoolchildren

  • Change 'danger road' say angry residents

    ANGRY Tufton and Whitchurch residents claim that they have gone “full circle” in their quest for changes to the road layout on the A34 slip road. Locals claim motorists drive the wrong way onto the A34 and into traffic leaving the A road due

  • War briefing

    TIDWORTH’S Military Cemetery will be the focus of a county-wide First World War commemorative event on 30 July. A briefing meeting in Tidworth’s Garrison Theatre on Thursday, 1 May, will focus on what’s planned Wiltshirewide throughout 2014-2018