A FAMILY have been ‘wrenched’ from their home and are living in hotel rooms after a gas explosion caused major damage to their home. The Cooper family were awoken in the early hours on December 27 last year to hear brickwork collapsing outside their
THE scale for regeneration of Andover town centre could be part of “unprecedented” future change in the borough — but the council “does not currently have the capacity” to fully deliver it, an independent report has said. Test Valley bosses have
A POOR second quarter cost Andover dear as they crashed to a second consecutive defeat at Foxcotte Park last Saturday to visiting Trojans 26-10. The visitors Trojans took full advantage of Andover's generosity to climb above them in the table and
AN EX-soldier will swap his trainers for oars to take on a record-setting, but dangerous, challenge in aid of charity. Jordan Wylie, from Andover, will push the boundaries one step further and become the first person on record to row completely
A TIDWORTH farmer who forced his sheep to graze among rotten animal carcases has been slapped with a banning order. Farmer Michael Tennick, of Sawyer Close, has been banned from keeping sheep for three years and faces fines totalling £1,500 following
A FITNESS enthusiast and founder of a children’s exercise club is stepping up the pace to rollout free classes to tackle youth obesity. Rebecca Owen, who runs Coyote Fitness, is looking for ways to fund a community project where she would offer
LUIGI Gregori raised an interesting historical parallel in Brexit and the Charge of the Light Brigade (Letters, January 4, ‘Brexit parallels). There is another that no-one ever mentions. Neither France nor Germany singly ever managed to take over
WE’D like to urge people to make a New Year’s resolution to become part of a team that helps support vulnerable children in your area. As the UK’s leading children’s charity, we’re looking for people to help us to continue our vital work with disadvantaged
ANDOVER VIPs (visually impaired people) is an active local charity run by volunteers for everyone with sight loss in Andover and the surrounding villages. Our volunteer treasurer is now retiring in March after supporting us for an amazing 14 years
