A POPULAR pub on London Road is to fully reopen next month, the Advertiser can reveal, and it will look a little different.

The Queen Charlotte Inn on London Road is now under new management and new landlord Joshua Druce is putting the finishing touches ahead of the reopening.

Among the things punters can expect are a new menu and a refurbished bar and sports area.

Josh, who has moved into the pub building, says he is looking forward to welcoming customers back and offering a place for people to meet up and socialise after two years of gloom and isolation. We wish him and the pub the best of luck!

You can read the full story and reaction in this week's paper. Also in this week's edition:

  • A four-year-old boy and three other casualties have been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle collision on the A303 near Thruxton on Monday evening (January 17).
  • A student from Andover has been chosen to compete in the first virtual app-based heat of the Miss England pageant contest. 
  • The manager of Andover BID has said that something needs to be done at a national level to address the issue of ‘absent landlords’ which are pricing out businesses from high streets.
  • Test Valley Borough Council has jointly won an appeal against a high court decision ending the blanket use of injunctions against unauthorised camps.
  • The upcoming task of agreeing a budget for the coming year has been a source of controversy at Andover Town Council, with some pleased with the draft currently on the table and others claiming it has not made enough cutbacks.
  • A village shop is celebrating the success of its new self-serve milk scheme which allows customers to stock up with fresh milk, while cutting their use of plastic.
  • A Ludgershall girl has been selected to the Great British Junior Judo Squad after winning a bronze at the British Junior Judo Championships in Sheffield last month. 
  • A soldier found dead in his room was described by his colleagues as “happy-go-lucky” and “a character”.
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  • PICTURES: Winter mist envelopes Andover
  • An eight-page puzzle special
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