Weather
The very latest news from the Andover Advertiser
When news happens, text AND and your photos or videos to 80360. Or contact us by email and phone.
The Andover Advertiser first with the news
Andover FC - late postponement causes frustration
12:56pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
Andover Football Club’s season descended further into chaos last week as they came to terms with the Portway Stadium being again deemed unfit for football following a visit by members of the Southern League committee.
Ludgershall Flower Show results
12:18pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
HAVING had a visit by thieves who stole lead from both the Memorial Hall and the nearby health centre, a quick response by Mr T Down and his team managed to seal the roof thus allowing the Ludgershall Flower Show to proceed on Saturday 28 August.
Appleshaw Flower Show - results
11:15am Thursday 2nd September 2010
Appleshaw Flower Show, held at the same time as the Fete, received record numbers of entries and the village hall was full of wonderful displays of vegetables, fruit, cooking, photographs and childrens artwork. Cups were won by the following - The Jubilee Challenge Cup for the best in show was won by Neil Duncan with three stems of large flowered roses.
Ludgershall firemen tackle second blaze
9:30am Tuesday 31st August 2010
Ludgershall’S firemen were called to a second domestic blaze over the bank holiday weekend when fire broke out in the kitchen of a home at Drover’s View in Ludgershall.
Firefighters tackle blaze
9:09am Monday 30th August 2010
FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a blaze at a flat in Chandlers Court, Tidworth, at about 12.30pm on Sunday.
Robbery of 84-year-old in Andover 'despicable' says police officer
4:23pm Friday 27th August 2010
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman had her handbag snatched in Andover.
New charity to launch on Saturday
12:48pm Friday 27th August 2010
A NEW charity is to be launched in Tidworth tomorrow (Saturday) to help the children of those who have been killed in action.
Bentley involved in Collingbourne injury accident
12:37pm Thursday 26th August 2010
HAMPSHIRE’S air ambulance was called into action this morning following an accident involving a Rover 200 and a Bentley Continental between Everleigh and Collingbourne Ducis.
No Soccer festival but Tidworth's Blue Lights will flash
9:50am Wednesday 25th August 2010
A SOCCER festival in Tidworth has had to be called off after only one football team expressed an interest in taking part.
Passive smoking dog on patrol again in Tidworth
12:22pm Tuesday 24th August 2010
POLICE in Tidworth have again been on the streets and licensed premised of the town trying to detect drugs.
Success for GCSE students
12:10pm Tuesday 24th August 2010
TEENAGERS across the Andover area were celebrating record achievements today (24) as they picked up their GCSE results. Click here for statistics from the schools within and surrounding Andover.
Army families' new weekly meeting in Andover
10:22am Tuesday 24th August 2010
SO many Army families with young children are being housed in Andover by the Ministry of Defence that there needs to be special help for them to meet together in order to cope with the pressures of life here.
Andover family is HCC's culture-all family
9:20am Sunday 22nd August 2010
A FAMILY from Andover have been named Hampshire County Council’s Culture-all family.
Recession means 'A' boards can stay?
8:30am Saturday 21st August 2010
HAMPSHIRE County Council is turning a blind eye to advertising ‘A’ boards outside shops in Andover town centre because it is worried about the bad publicity if it used its powers to deal with them.
David Kirk's funeral will be on Wednesday
10:30am Friday 20th August 2010
THE funeral service for councillor David Kirk will take place in Andover on Wednesday 25 August.
Tidworth 10k to run on 7 November
2:57pm Thursday 19th August 2010
A Tidworth running event which attracted more than 1,000 entries last year will be run again on 7 November this year.
Gurkhas to swap steamy jungle for six months on Salisbury Plain
2:16pm Thursday 19th August 2010
HUNDREDS of soldiers who normally patrol in the steamy jungle heat of Brunei will be shivering in the cold of Salisbury Plain this winter.
Success for Andover students
12:24pm Thursday 19th August 2010
STUDENTS in Andover are celebrating today (19) as they collected their A level results. For the fourth year in a row Andover College has broken all records with their 2010 results with 99.18 per cent of students achieving A-E grades.
Help Andover Young Carers win £1,000 on line vote
10:23am Thursday 19th August 2010
READERS can help one of Andover’s most deserving local charities get their hands on a gift of more than £1,000 from Kerrygold Community Awards.
Rural cinema on its way - but will the screen go dark?
4:45pm Wednesday 18th August 2010
A MOBILE cinema scheme designed to bring the pictures to the rural areas of Wiltshire and neighbouring Test Valley could run into funding issues because the UK Film Council is to be extinguished by the coalition government.
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
