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  • Night time walk through Andover

    WOMEN can take part in a night-time walk around Andover for charity. The females-only sponsored walk takes place on Saturday, 5 July, in aid of the Countess of Brecknock Hospice. Starting from the Andover Leisure Centre at 10pm, the walkers

  • New pavilion set for Hurstbourne Tarrant

    HURSTBOURNE Tarrant Recreation Ground’s pavilion is to be demolished and replaced by a new community building andair source heat pump store. Test Valley Borough Council planners gave permission to the idea earlier this month.

  • Fire at Ludgershall recreation ground

    A FIRE was lit in a Ludgershall recreation ground. Between 9am on Saturday, 31 May and 8am on Monday, 1 June a fire was lit on a metal picnic table and graffiti was written in Deweys Lane Recreation ground.  

  • Bullington Cross wind farm proposal rejected

    A CONTROVERSIAL application to build a huge wind farm east of Andover has been refused. EDF Energy Renewables wanted to erect 14 turbines near Bullington Cross, where the A303 and A34 trunk roads intersect. But councillors from three local

  • Transport opinions sent in

    PEOPLE have put forward their views about how the public purse should be used to subsidise public transport. Hampshire County Council has thanked thousands of residents and local organisations for putting forward their views. The consultation

  • Hall's wish for new dishwasher granted

    VILLAGERS celebrated the fruits of their fundraising with a coffee morning. Bunting hung outside Upper Clatford Village Hall on Thursday, 12 June, for its weekly morning coffee shop, which also celebrated the arrival of a new commercial dishwasher

  • Lengthy webchat decides name

    IN-DEPTH discussion about the address of a new website was carried out by members of a parish council. Overton Parish Council heard the options for its new website at its June meeting, and decided to opt for the longest version, to avoid abbreviations

  • Bank staff take leap for trust

    ANDOVER workers leapt from an aeroplane at 12,000ft to raise funds for people with disabilities. Lloyds banking employees Lucy Balcer and Danielle Zapitis took part in the sponsored skydive for Enham Trust. The duo was inspired to take on the