Archives for February 2014

Ever put crisps in a sandwich? Local Mum Clare Kavanagh has before and has confessed all in her recent shortlisted entry in the National Walkers ‘Do us a Flavour’ competition. [Read more…]

Breakers Community Interest Company is the first local scheme to submit a successful bid for a £25,000 share of Test Valley Borough Council’s Community Asset Fund. [Read more…]

Test Valley Borough Council agreed a council tax freeze for 2014/15 at a meeting on Friday 21st February. [Read more…]

This week has seen the Environment Agency lift flood warnings for Andover but they remain in place for villages in the Bourne Valley and have been re-issued for the Wallop Brook catchment. [Read more…]

Adam Kite – Head Man /Assistant Trainer at Ralph Beckett (Kimpton Down Stables) – has been named runner-up in the “Leadership Award” category at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards 2014. [Read more…]

The Environment Agency have issued further groundwater flooding alerts for villages around Andover both St Mary Bourne and Weyhill sides of the town. [Read more…]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Andover at the back of the “Club at Life” in London Street between half past midnight and 1am on Saturday. [Read more…]

A new treatment bed with a name that’s synonymous with quality and luxury has been launched by Andover based company Avalon Couches. [Read more…]

Work is due to start on Red Post Lane next month (March) that will mean temporary road closure from Monday 10th March until work has completed – expected to be until Friday 14th March. [Read more…]

The 500-strong crowd provided unarguable evidence on Friday that the Andover roller disco is once again alive and skating. [Read more…]

Detectives have charged a 17 year old boy from Andover – who cannot be named for legal reasons – with rape and is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court today (Tuesday 25th February). [Read more…]

Were you driving a small silver car along London Road, Andover about 7.30pm last night? If so – Hampshire Police want to hear from you. [Read more…]

Survey work will be carried out on Abbotts Ann Bridge, which carries traffic to and from the A343 and A303 near Andover, overnight for two nights this week. [Read more…]

We have receive a report of an incident at Admirals Way park with the Police in attendance and an area cordoned off. [Read more…]

We’ve had a report that the Air Ambulance is attending an incident at Saxon Fields in Andover.
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A man was arrested on Thursday morning after three windows were broken at Andover Police station.
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After the closure of the Thorntons in the Chantry Centre recently, another store has now closed as “House of Fashion” opposite the old Thorntons store also finally shut up shop last week. [Read more…]

Naturally Health Foods – which has been in the town over 20 years – is to shut up shop at the end of March unless a buyer can be found as its owner is retiring. [Read more…]

On Sunday 23rd February, the ‘Pop Up Shop’ in Bridge Street will be taken over by retailer cooking2cooling for a 3 week run. [Read more…]

The last remaining member of the original Andover Sound team has left the radio station after almost six years on air. [Read more…]