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Bully websites taken off the net

4:05pm Friday 3rd July 2009

POLICE are trying to restore calm to Ludgershall after two rival websites – which had traded potentially defamatory insults over the Internet – were forced to close amid flaring tempers.

Tidworth trooper was always first to volunteer

2:19pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A TEENAGE soldier based in Tidworth has lost his life in Afghanistan.

Parachutist flown to hospital

4:33pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

WILTSHIRE’S air ambulance was called to Netheravon near Tidworth, yesterday after an accident in the air.

Andover Town Council poll: 61.2% yes - 38.8% No

3:46pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

ANDOVER citizens have given a thumbs up to plans for town council to be established in the only area of Test Valley without its own parish level council.

Police renew appeal over Larkhill death

9:33am Thursday 2nd July 2009

WILTSHIE Police are investigating the death of Steven Mark Castaglioni, a 21 year old soldier serving in the Royal Artillery which occurred at approximately 11.10 pm on Monday in the Packway area of Larkhill.

Two men charged with GBH

10:14am Wednesday 1st July 2009

TWO men who were arrested in Tidworth in the early hours of Sunday morning have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm following an incident in which a man fell down communal stairs.

Accident closes A34

4:49pm Monday 29th June 2009

POLICE shut a major road near Winchester after a three-vehicle collision this afternoon.

Home attacked in the dead of night

11:10am Saturday 27th June 2009

A WEYHILL metal merchant whose home was subjected to a violent attack in the early hours of Friday morning believes he may have been the victim of mistaken identity.

Tidworth baby flown to hospital

9:25am Friday 26th June 2009

A FIVE-month-old baby was flown to hospital yesterday evening after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest at Tidworth.

Tuesday deadline for town council bid

10:01am Thursday 25th June 2009

A SPECIAL meeting called by Andover Councillors’ Forum attracted only 15 members of the public to the Guildhall on Wednesday evening.

Sir George Philosophical about Speaker vote

5:03pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

ANDOVER MP Sir George Young’s bid to become the next Speaker of the House of Commons ended late on Monday when he was the last man eliminated from the contest.

Sir George in second place after first vote

5:21pm Monday 22nd June 2009

SIR George Young was in second place after the first ballot of MPs who were voting to decide the next speaker of the House of Commons.

Record crowd greet Stonehenge sunrise

12:55pm Sunday 21st June 2009

A RECORD crowd, estimated at 35,000 people, celebrated at Stonehenge when the sun rose at 04.58am this morning.

Punters back Sir George in Speaker bid

1:58pm Saturday 20th June 2009

THE contest for the new Speaker of the House of Commons takes place on Monday and local contender Sir George Young is making all the running with the bookies today.

Parish council is not for tennis

11:04am Friday 19th June 2009

A PARISH council near Andover has taken the unusual step of writing to every household in its area to explain why it objects to a planning application.

Dance film premier at The Lights

8:10am Friday 19th June 2009

A SPECIALLY commissioned dance film will be premiered on June 22 at The Lights as part of the venue’s ongoing education and outreach programme.

Solstice - delays likely on A303 at Stonehenge

3:04pm Thursday 18th June 2009

Traffic on the A303 at Stonehenge is expected to be very busy on Saturday and Sunday during the summer solstice celebrations.

IT’S a chance to sample some award winning local produce.

12:00pm Thursday 18th June 2009

The Andover farmers’ market will be held in the High Street on Sunday with a variety of produce from across the county.

Celebration Arcadian lunch at Appleshaw

12:04pm Thursday 18th June 2009

AN ARCADIAN lunch is to be held on 19 July to celebrate local vicar Ian Tomlinson’s 30th year in Appleshaw.

Tidworth cat show attracted 240 feline entries

9:42am Thursday 18th June 2009

THE first ever cat show to be held in Tidworth – a town more famous for its polo ponies and Army officers’ dogs – was a resounding success.



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