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  • Warm send-off for village vicar

    SHE has been at the heart of the Andover community for 20 years. But now a popular priest has hung up her collar after two decades of service to the town and its surrounding villages. Jill Bentall retired as vicar of the Benefice of Pastrow

  • Uni honour for inspiring Katie

    Andover born Katie Piper has been awarded an honorary degree following her charity’s work with a top UK university. Katie, 31, set up the Katie Piper Foundation in late 2009 to aid burns survivors in their rehabilitation, after she was the victim

  • We've done mum proud

    THOSE are the touching words of an Andover woman who raised thousands of pounds for charity in honour of her late mother. Karla Blake (pictured right), 25, sadly lost her mother Donna Gordon on December 22 last year during a Christmas holiday in

  • A pressing village event

    SIR George Young MP made a welcome informal visit to Abbotts Ann to see the unique village apple press in action at Apple Day. It was quite a contrast to last year, when they inaugurated the press sheltering under an umbrella. Abbotts Ann residents

  • Mencap's golden meeting

    MEMBERS of an Andover charity group came together to celebrate a landmark birthday. People young and old from the town’s Mencap branch were joined at the Guildhall by the Mayor of Test Valley Jan Lovell and Deputy County Lieutenant Mark Maclay

  • World of choice at beer fest

    PEOPLE in Andover will be able to enjoy a wide range of ales from across the globe during a 17-day beer festival at one of the town’s most popular pubs. The John Russell Fox will host the event as part of a national campaign by the pub’s owners