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Highest rate of teen pregnancy in county
10:49am Friday 19th March 2010
TIDWORTH has been identified as a priority area for action after the most extensive county-wide study of health and deprivation ever carried out in England highlighted several areas of concern – including binge-drinking and the county’s highest rate of teenage pregnancy.
Expo is just the business
11:20am Friday 19th March 2010
A RECORD number of visitors and Britain’s top businesswoman made Andover Business Expo 2010 a huge success.
Youth panel will give youngsters The Edge
10:55am Friday 19th March 2010
YOUNG Andover people, aged between 14 and 24, are being encouraged to get involved in cultural activities with the setting up of a new Youth Panel.
Andover Carnival royalty finalists revealed
10:57am Friday 19th March 2010
THE votes have been cast and counted to select the finalists in the 2010 Andover Carnival Prince and Princess competition.
Danielle and Dante are Crufts victors
10:59am Friday 19th March 2010
AN Andover woman and her dog are celebrating a triumphant win at the world famous DFS Crufts competition at the weekend.
Crash causes traffic tailbacks
10:00am Friday 19th March 2010
WESTBOUND traffic on the A303 will be reduced to one lane for several hours today following an incident near Cowdown Lane in the early hours of this morning.
Tragic off road accident at Tidworth safari event
9:45am Thursday 18th March 2010
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an off road accident near Tidworth which caused a 48-year-old man from Chipping Norton to receive fatal injuries.
Andover woman accused in witness box
5:25pm Tuesday 16th March 2010
THE trial of Andover woman Jessica Young has entered its second week with the defence outlining its case.
Extra million to patch Wiltshire's roads
2:18pm Monday 15th March 2010
AN EXTRA £1 million is to be spent on repairing Wiltshire roads badly affected by the severe winter weather.
Skydiving stylists
2:20pm Sunday 14th March 2010
TWO hairstylists from Andover's EVA Hairdressers are preparing to jump out of a plane in April for a fundraising skydive in aid of Jack's Place at Naomi House Children's Hospice.
Test Valley in Bloom is back for 2010
12:10pm Saturday 13th March 2010
TEST Valley in Bloom's annual gardening competition is back for 2010 and is kicking off with a Gardeners' Market on 9 May.
Merityres backing MENCAP
9:10am Saturday 13th March 2010
MERITYRES has joined forces with Andover MENCAP to help it develop of a vibrant community resource centre in the former Wellington Inn.
Step forward for a town council role
8:50am Saturday 13th March 2010
A PUBLIC meeting to be held in Andover’s Guildhall next Thursday aims to encourage local people to step forward for election to the town’s new council.
Andover Business Expo 2010
1:32pm Friday 12th March 2010
THE Andover Business Expo 2010 opens its doors on Wednesday at The Lights.
Tyre inquiry
10:10am Friday 12th March 2010
POLICE are still investigating a night of vandalism when hundreds of tyres were punctured in the Roman Way and Pilgrims Way area of Andover.
Sleep out in aid of homelessness charity
8:10am Friday 12th March 2010
A GROUP of dedicated fundraisers have shown their support for homeless charity Alabaré by camping out in Andover. On Friday 26 February 11 people dug out their sleeping bags and took to the floor of King Arthur’s Hall for the night, raising around £1,500.
Streets ahead in taste test
8:00am Friday 12th March 2010
IT’S official – Stockbridge High Street has the best food in the country.
Plea for crackdown on vandalism
6:50am Friday 12th March 2010
AN Andover man who has been forced to fork out £3,000 of his own money repairing his vandalised property is calling on the council to take action.
Lucky chickens
3:10pm Thursday 11th March 2010
CHICKENS had a lucky escape when fire broke out in a paddock they were kept in at Houghton.
A303 overnight roadworks
10:09am Thursday 11th March 2010
OVERNIGHT resurfacing of the inside lane of the east bound A303, between the A3057 Winchester Road interchange and the Picket Twenty interchange, start ed on Monday and is due to finish tomorrow night.
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