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  • Woman, 33, reported missing since Tuesday morning

    A 33-YEAR-OLD woman from Andover has been reported missing after she did not turn up to work earlier this week. Jayne Travell went missing on the morning of Tuesday, July 23, and her family have not heard from her since she left for the school

  • New Street and Town clash on Saturday

    ANDOVER New Street will host Andover Town in the annual charity match at Foxcotte Park on Saturday which kicks off at noon. Admission for the game between the Wessex League Division One rivals is adults £6, concessions £3 and under-18s free.

  • Helping hand for pre-school in fundraising efforts

    A PRE-SCHOOL near Andover has benefitted from a £1,000 donation from a regional housebuilder to help it improve its learning environment. Longparish Little School received the cash boost from Persimmon Homes South Coast through the housebuilder’

  • Superbikes tickets at Thruxton up for grabs

    THE BASINGSTOKE Gazette and Andover Advertiser have teamed up with the Thruxton Circuit to offer two pairs of tickets for the British Superbike Championship to watch the country’s finest two-wheeled warriors in full flow. The championship speeds

  • Cash boost for owners of town's American-themed cafe

    The founders of an American-themed café in the centre of Andover have collected their first £500 cash boost thanks to an Independent Retailer Grant from Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC). Agnieszska Krol and Anna Knyzanowska set up Grilled Cheese

  • Andover ease relegation worries

    ANDOVER beat OTs and Romsey in the Southern League Division One at a hot London Road ground to push themselves further away from the relegation zone. Despite heavy overnight rain the ground looked in perfect condition. Andover were without opening

  • Business heats up as Jake collects council grant

    A BOURNE Valley man who set up as a heating engineer has been given a grant boost thanks to the council. Jake Heaver started his business in January and specialises in the installation and servicing of wood burners, oil boilers and oil range cookers

  • Independent school announces new sixth form for 2021

    AN INDEPENDENT school in Andover has announced that its plans for a new sixth form are coming to fruition. Earlier this month governors of Rookwood School unanimously agreed to launch the facility. The new sixth form is expected to open in September

  • Man took overdose after years of fighting chronic illness

    A MAN who fought a “horrendous” illness with “unbelievable character” for much of his life overdosed on prescription drugs an inquest heard. Mark Lutring was found dead in his home in Sunnyside Close, Charlton, on November 23 last year at the age