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  • Thirds fly the flag for Longparish CC

    Longparish v OT Romsey II. Longparish won the toss and opted to bowl and reduced top of the table OTs to 9-2 as Harry Martin picked up two quick wickets. John Dowling and Nick Destefano put on 92 for the third wicket before Dowling fell to Alex

  • Andover's Arron denied in John Taylor final

    There was a great turn out last Sunday at the Wolversdene Club for the two player John Taylor event. Fifty six took to the oche in a great day of darts with players from many counties supporting the event . There were great efforts from the

  • Basingstoke League looking good for town ladies

    There were no Ladies’ League games this week for Andover Bowls Club but in the Basingstoke League the ladies are second with a game in hand and hold a handy fourth place in the Salisbury and District Ladies League. In the Stan Hardman League, St

  • Gin distillery to be tourism gem

    A LANDMARK tourist attraction, which has been under construction for more than two years, will finally open to the public in October – and it is expected to attract 100,000 visitors a year. Bombay Sapphire has announced that it will open its doors

  • Another good win for Thruxton

    Thruxton v Langley Manor IV. Langley Manor were asked to bat on the damp Charlton pitch which quickly paid off when the lively Adam Mills had his first victim on eight. Langley Manor then batted doggedly against the pace of Mills and Matt Knight

  • Falcons fly both sides of the Atlantic

    The weekend of July 12 and 13 saw Team Falcons competing on both sides of the Atlantic. On the Saturday the senior team were in Orlando Florida to compete at the US Open - ISKA World Martial Arts Championships. Once again the competition was

  • Stockbridge Leon still on track for title

    In his bid to win this year’s Ducati Trioptions Cup, Stockbridge rider Leon Morris was back in action at Brands Hatch. This was the second time this year that the championship has raced at the Kent circuit, however, back in April, when Morris finished

  • Sport superstars give rare prizes to dad's fundraiser

    TOP golfers, including the legendary Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy and Hampshire’s own Justin Rose have come together to support young dad Alex Lewis. As the international sporting superstars compete this week to be The Open champion at Hoylake,

  • PM praises 'exemplary service' of Andover MP

    ANDOVER MP Sir George Young has stood down as Government Chief Whip. Sir George, who is 72 and a veteran of the Thatcher and Major Governments in the 1980s and ’90s, has already said he will not be seeking re-election at next May’s General Election

  • Another friendly draw for Lions

    Andover Lions 1 Eastleigh Comrades 1. Lions earned a second successive pre-season draw on a hot and humid Saturday morning against last season’s Southampton Senior Cup winners, Eastleigh Comrades. It was no surprise when they took the lead

  • Friendly stalemate at Astor Crescent

    Ludgershall Sports 0 Stockbridge 0. Thursday evening saw a goalless draw at Astor Crescent, in a very competitive third pre season for the new Robins. With several changes from Saturdays 1-0 defeat to local rivals Romsey Town, Stockbridge were

  • Winchester Castled by Town

    Andover Town continued their pre-season preparations with a 6-1 victory at Hampshire Premier League Winchester Castle. Manager Neil Benson was without a number of his main squad and the first half started evenly with both sides testing each other

  • Unstoppable Holly is national champ

    Andover AC boasted a new national champion, double medal haul and probably its largest contingent ever at this year’s English School’s Championships at Birmingham’s Alexandra Stadium with six athletes representing their respective counties. Junior

  • Search for top shop

    MP Claire Perry is on the hunt for the best local independent shop. She has launched the Shop Local Awards, where local people can vote for their favourite shop in one of four categories – Devizes, Marlborough, Tidworth and small town or village

  • Priors well beaten by Sparsholt

    Sparsholt II v Hurstbourne Priors. Hurstbourne were comprehensively beaten by seven wickets on Saturday. They made an impressive start with Ashok Nautiyal (38) and Richard Carter (30) putting on 61 for the first wicket but when Ashok was trapped

  • Town twins take on triathlon

    Nine year old Farleigh Schoolboys Harry and Max Godson, from Stoke, have completed their first Andover Triathlon last week, raising money for the Jamie G Trust. The identical twins, who play football for Andover Town Youth, battled through six

  • New girl Evie is star of the show at Inter Counties

    Following their medal winning performances at the Hampshire Athletics Championships in May three of Andover AC’s seniors represented the county at the prestigious Southern Inter Counties at Mile End Stadium in East London on Saturday. This attracts

  • Have your say on solar farm bid

    TIME is running out for Overton residents to have their say on a solar farm proposed by Luminous Energy and Belectric, on 17 acres of land at the Lordsfield Plantation. The farm could provide enough energy for 995 homes. At a parish council