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  • Office block could be converted into 66 flats

    AN OFFICE block in Andover could be converted into flats. Tosca Midlands Limited has submitted an application to Test Valley Borough Council regarding changing the use of Guilbert House, in Greenwich Way, from offices to residential to transform

  • Tree-mendous time for stories at High Street community event

    ANDOVER Trees United welcomed green-fingered guests to a storytelling event in the town centre last weekend as part of its ongoing summer project. Last month, volunteers built a pop-up flowerbed, in High Street, which incorporated various items

  • New £6.5m crematorium to host open days this month

    A NEW crematorium is to host back-to-back open days later this month having recently begun serving families. Charlton Park Crematorium opened to the public last month with its first public funeral taking place on Thursday, June 20. Now the facility

  • Family business with long history set to return to town

    A FAMILY business that dates back almost 50 years will return to the town this month. Burgo’s Pet World is set to open before the end of July having recently moved in to its new premises at the former site of The George Hotel, in George Yard.

  • Qualifying at Knockhill goes unrewarded

    A SUPERB qualifying went unrewarded on track for Andover racer Jake Archer at Knockhill in the last round of the British GP2 series. Qualifying saw the 24 riders of the British Supersport and British GP2 classes got their qualifying session underway

  • Back Through the Pages: Milk, Best Baby and Female Pills

    ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 6 JULY 1894 STOCKBRIDGE — ADULTERATED MILK At the Lambeth police court George S----, of Manor Farm, Stockbridge, was summoned, on behalf of the Lambeth Vestry, for selling milk to which water to the extent

  • Harry has six appeal

    HARRY Trebert had another great afternoon with the ball for Wherwell as he took 6-30 in a crushing 133-run victory over Alton thirds in their Hampshire League County Four clash, writes STEVE TURNER. Saturday's game for KJM sponsored Wherwell looked

  • Community fun under the summer sun in aid of charity

    THE community came together for a day filled with fun under the sun, all in aid of charity. Enham Alamein summer fete brought in the crowds on Saturday, June 29, at Enham Trust. There was plenty of fun with a host of games for those with a