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  • Glamping site plans get go-ahead from council

    A BID to create a glamping site on a water buffalo farm has been given the go-ahead. Test Valley Borough Council has approved a plan submitted by the owners of Manor Farm, in Broughton, to change the use of a walled garden to tourist accommodation

  • School marks Armed Forces Day with surprise fly-over

    PUPILS, parents and school staff marked Armed Forces Day on Friday last week, with a special surprise. Families came together for a picnic under the sun at Wallop Primary School before the children were treated to a fly-over by an Apache helicopter

  • Another great win for Longparish

    LONGPARISH pulled off another excellent win, as they followed up their win over the Hampshire League County Division One leaders with a eight run victory over visiting third placed Hursley Park. The home side recovered from the early loss of Dan

  • "Unsatisfactory arrangements" prompt council committee changes

    CHANGES have been made to a pair of council committees after a party ‘split’ forced “unsatisfactory arrangements”. At the first meeting of Test Valley Borough Council in May, two Andover Alliance councillors — David Coole and Christopher Ecclestone

  • Four fire engines called as flames engulf garden shed

    FOUR fire crews tackled a fire in Andover this morning, which left a garden shed completely destroyed. Crews were called to Albany Road at 11.30am after reports of a shed fire, with the stop message coming in at 12.49pm. As well as engulfing

  • Town centre redevelopment tops council’s to-do list

    PLANS to redevelop Andover and Romsey are set to take centre stage over the coming year as Test Valley Borough Council considers its major projects for the next 12 months at a cabinet meeting this Wednesday (July 10). Authority chiefs are expected

  • After-school and breakfast club improves Ofsted rating again

    AN AFTER-school and breakfast club which was graded as ‘inadequate’ last year has now been told it is ‘good’ by Ofsted. P20 Breakfast and After School Club, based at Pilgrims Cross Church of England Primary School, in Andover, was found to have