THE town was painted red on Friday last week to celebrate Comic Relief. The Kingfisher Ward at Andover War Memorial Hospital got into the spirit and raised money for Red Nose Day. Staff organised a cake sale and put up a joke board - people paid
WINTER Testing did not go as planned for Andover’s motor bike racer Jake Archer. The current British Moto3 Champion has switched to riding a Moto2 for the upcoming 2019 season. Unfortunately, the Team Kovara Projects rider suffered a collarbone
DOZENS of green-fingered pupils did their part for the planet this week by planting 75 trees at Andover Golf course. Pupils from schools across Andover teamed up to take part in an educational day about climate change on Tuesday. The event
PUPILS and staff were evacuated from a school in Andover today (Friday) after a small fire broke out. Fire crews were called to Winton Community Academy, in London Road, at 11.59am to reports of a fire in a first floor room caused by a laser cutter
A MAN was attacked and kicked in the groin during a street robbery in Andover last night. The victim, a 50-year-old man, was walking home along Goch Way at around 11pm on Thursday when a car pulled up alongside him. Two men got out, they attacked
LEISURE centre chiefs have been accused of ‘failing the disabled people of Andover’ by prioritising children’s parties over a decades-long offering for swimmers with disabilities. Andover and District Sports Association for the Disabled (ADSAD)
THOUSANDS of people in North West Hampshire have signed a petition calling for the government to revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. The petition on the UK Government website titled ‘Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU’, has passed the 5.8million
MOTORISTS are being warned of a planned Brexit protest on a key motorway on Monday. Dozens of members of an organisation called Brexit Protest and Direct Action Group UK have said they would be taking part in a 'go-slow' protest on the M3 from
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 20 APRIL 1894 A ROGUE AND A VAGABOND At the Town Hall yesterday John S-------, known as the mole catcher, was brought up in custody, before Messrs.Dowling and Kellow, charged with begging in the Junction
BUSINESS leaders came together to open the awards searching for the best in the borough. On Friday a “lively and well-attended” launch took place for the Test Valley Business Awards 2019 at the University of Southampton Science Park Conference Centre
TRAIN services to and from London Waterloo are expected to be disrupted until the early part of this eveining due to over-running engineering works. All lines connecting to the key hub station were closed earlier this morning due to the works,
A CHARITY which runs sporting activities for disabled people will play second fiddle to children’s ‘splash parties’ when the new Andover Leisure Centre opens. Andover and District Sports Association for the Disabled (ADSAD) has block hired the leisure
