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  • Father died after entering lake while on drugs

    A “LOVING” family man who had a history of mental health illness died earlier this year after entering a lake during a four-day “bender”. An inquest held at Winchester Coroners Court on Monday heard that on March 4, Axel Carpenter had “voluntarily

  • International bid for school's young sports star

    A YOUNG and talented rugby star is making a bid for an international place. Mikey Summerfield, of Harrow Way, has been showcasing his talent with the Irish national rugby team. The Year 11 student attended three countrywide trials to make the

  • Have your say as council launches polling district review

    RESIDENTS are being encouraged to have their say after Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) launched a review of where people cast their votes at elections. The review went live on Monday, July 15, and will consider the borough’s polling districts

  • Jewellery worth thousands of pounds stolen from family home

    THOUSANDS of pounds of family jewellery have been taken from an Andover property following a break-in in “broad daylight” earlier this month. Nathan Nagarajan, of Woodpeckers, in Heather Drive, says he and his family returned from a day trip to

  • Back Through the Pages: Peace, flying bombs and hangings

    ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 20 JULY 1894 ADVERTISEMENT LORD JOHN SANGER AND SON’S ROYAL CIRCUS, Hippodrome and Menagerie. THE LARGEST AND GRANDEST SHOW IN THE WORLD (Established 1832). WOLVERDENE, ANDOVER, FRIDAY, JULY 27th.

  • Sickness wipes out weekend for Archer

    JAKE Archer was at the Snetterton round of the British GP2 championship last weekend. Unfortunately, he fell ill almost immediately he arrived, suffering a high temperature and lacking energy. Having gone out in free practice one on the Friday