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Two-year ban given for drug driver caught on A303
A DRUG driver caught near Micheldever Station has been banned from the road for two years. David John Cook, 36, was arrested on the A303 by police on August 23 last year whilst driving a 56-reg Audi A3. When tested the reading of benzoylecgonine
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Urgent recalls from UK supermarkets for meat, cakes, dog food and more
Customers are being warned over the posible health risk from products they have bought froms major UK supermarkets including Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Co-op. Salmonella poisoning, food allergies and glass are just some of the reasons behind
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IN PICTURES: Andover children celebrate World Book Day 2021
Children across Andover celebrated World Book Day despite the Covid restrictions this year as pupils and teachers got dressed up at home and in schools. Cruella de Vil was stalking the halls of Icknield School for stray dogs, while there were plenty
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Derelict office space set to be transformed into 'first-of-its-kind' facility
A ‘first-of-its-kind’ space for Andover businesses is set to be created after Test Valley Borough Council received funds to transform derelict office space in the heart of town. The fourth and fifth floors of Chantry House, the blocks rising above
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Man fined £1,000 after being caught fly tipping at Picket Piece business
A Southampton man has been ordered to pay £1,000 after being caught dumping waste at a Picket Piece business in July 2019 – just minutes away from the recycling centre. Mindaugas Zydelis pleaded guilty to the offence on Tuesday, March 2, after
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Man admits use of tracking device, and other cases in the courts this week
Homophobic threats A MAN has been given a suspended prison sentence after the homophobic abuse of a man in Andover last year. Scott Anthony McLaren abused and threatened a man with a knife in the town on July 8, 2020. Basingstoke Magistrates
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Four in five Hampshire pupils learning remotely before half term
HAMPSHIRE'S teachers are preparing to welcome pupils back to classrooms en masse on Monday (March 8) – as estimates show four in five were learning remotely before the half term break. The return of all students for face-to-face learning for the
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Andover will be colder than Iceland on Sunday (but the sunshine is sticking around)
LAST weekend’s heatwave was a pleasant surprise to Andover residents, with the late-February sunshine putting a smile on many a face. Unfortunately, temperatures are set to be lower this weekend, but thankfully the sun is making a comeback.
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Eight Hampshire and Isle of Wight events you can look forward to this summer
THE social calendar for 2021 is looking hopeful after a year of cancelled events and lockdowns. The Government’s roadmap to ending lockdown restrictions has finally offered a glimmer of hope that normality may be on the cards this summer. If
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One year since first Covid case in Andover - how the virus has changed our town
IT HAS been 365 days since Andover saw its first case of Covid-19, little did we know it would be the beginning of the ‘new normal’. The man who had contracted the virus had visited the town’s leisure centre, which prompted the facility to close
