SPECULATION has been mounting over the unexpected closure of an Andover pub. The Wyke Down Country Pub, in Walworth Road, has surprised customers by shutting up shop, leaving many confused as to why. The closure was noted by residents who visited
ADVICE about how to take the sting out of energy bills is being handed out for Big Energy Saving Week this month. Charity Citizens Advice Test Valley will be hosting a display in the Chantry Centre on January 24 from 10am to 3pm and giving out
CIGARETTES and alcohol were stolen when thieves smashed their way into a shop using a sledgehammer. Burglars forced their way into the Spar shop, in Beech Hill, Tidworth, at about 2.40am on Tuesday (January 15). They then took rummaged through
TEN people were arrested for drink or drug driving in Test Valley as part of a police Christmas crackdown to tackle the problem. Hampshire Constabulary has released figures from Operation Holly, which saw dedicated patrols carried out regularly
AS A beloved assistance dog enters retirement, he has been celebrated alongside owner and best friend Stephen Pugh for raising more than £26,000 for charity. Scott the dog took off his assistance jacket for the last time as he reached his 10th
ON December 22 and 24 Test Valley Brass played in the Time Ring on the High Street. We would like to thank the citizens of Andover for their generous donations totalling £191.90 which will be used to support the bands activities, including a drive
THE memories that your pictures of the mummers brought back to me (Advertiser, January 4, ‘Return of village’s festive tradition’ [Overton Mummers])! I would have been about 11-years-old when the wall paper books came through our door in New Street
THE public have backed plans to raise Hampshire’s police precept tax, in a bid to get more cash to frontline officers. Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire Michael Lane revealed that 76 per cent of responses to the public consultation were
A FAMILY has been left out of pocket and frustrated after a carpet company dissolved, leaving them without their order. Flooring Made Easy, in Junction Road, shut suddenly in November with the Walker family left in the dark after placing an order
IN this week's Andover Advertiser take a look at a celebration of a man's best friend retiring from assistance duties, man hits out after 'harsh' treatment in Universal Credit case, Weyhill Road archaeological dig up for an award and mystery over a
