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Jo's Paris charity ride plea
9:10am Sunday 21st March 2010
AN Andover mother-of-three is sending out a rallying cry for one final push to help her reach her target of £1,300 in order to undertake a four-day 300-mile cycle challenge from London to Paris for Naomi House Children’s Hospice.
Merityre's backing MENCAP
3:40pm Sunday 21st March 2010
MERITYRE has joined forces with Andover MENCAP to help it develop a vibrant community resource centre in the former Wellington Inn.
Garden open today
8:10am Sunday 21st March 2010
BERE Mill, in Whitchurch will hold an open garden day from 1.30pm to 5.30pm today.
Study into stop and search
3:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010
HAMPSHIRE police are the worst in England outside London for targeting black people with their stop and search powers.
Church vandals cause £1,000 damage
9:00am Saturday 20th March 2010
Thieves caused about £1,000 of damage when they broke into St Mary’s Church in Vernham Dean to steal just a few pence.
Special party to remember Jamie
8:10am Saturday 20th March 2010
SUNDAY marked the first anniversary of the death of popular teenager Jamie Gentleman.
John Hanson pupils speak out
7:10am Saturday 20th March 2010
STUDENTS from John Hanson Community School will be battling it out verbally today as they fight to win the Regional Finals of a National Rotary Club Public Speaking competition.
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.
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