'Maybe I might be able to get this item that I need in Andover?'

I sincerely hope we don't lose ours in Andover as when all these different banks closed we were told you could go to the Post Office. 

This is a great uncertainty now some pensioner still get their money from the Post Office as not all have converted to the new way of life.

Which I can't blame them.

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WHSmith Andover (Image: Charles Elliman) I sincerely hope that we keep our WHSmith for the post office side here - Romsey are fighting to keep their post office.

The question I asked is, 'How many times do you shop in your high street in Andover?' 

The Centre for Retail Research predicts 17,349 shops will close this year and this leaves a diminished presence in town centres and hurts the economy 

At the moment WHSmith leads the latest round of closures. We need to support all the businesses we have in Andover 

I feel that Andover is trying to do its utmost to bring different new things into the Chantry Centre as well as outside of the town. 

When we get our new theatre that will be amazing for our town centre.

We have something very amazing opening this weekend in Bridge Street from Valley Leisure and we all need support it, looking forward to the opening. 

Good luck with this new adventure, which will bring people outside Andover into our town centre.

I know our story has been written by a reporter from the Advertiser about WHSmith. As a local councillor, I feel that we need to support our High Street in Andover 

The people that work in these shops are working extremely hard to support our town. 

On both sides of the coin, whether they are independent businesses or corporate businesses, we need to keep what we have here as well as new businesses coming in.

I see a lot of people in Andover meeting up with people in coffee shops, but also doing their business there as well I do this myself.

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Not everybody has an office but work from home as times have changed as well - companies have maximized people working from home.

It is so very easy to go somewhere else, so think twice before you decide to go to another town think, 'Maybe I might be able to get this item that I need in Andover?'

The words are, 'I will go and try first.'

Regards,

Cllr Iris Andersen,

Vigo Road,

Andover.