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'Before Piers Morgan joins GB News, he needs to be reminded of what Great Britain stands for'
What does Great Britain mean to you? For most of us, it means freedom. A country of tolerance, free speech, compassion and stoicism in the face of adversity. Over the past twelve months, despite the horrors of the pandemic, we have seen some
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Andover schoolboy, 4, collects more than 200 books for school in Fiji hit by tropical storms
AN ANDOVER schoolboy has launched an appeal for books for a cause close to his heart. When four-year-old Silas, who attends Rookwood School, heard that the school in a village in Fiji that his family have contact with had recently been severely
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Schools in England should bring in ‘week in, week out’ rotas if Covid rate rises
Teachers across England should be able to implement a so-called ‘week in, week out’ system in schools if Covid cases begin to rise again, according to a leading teachers’ union. In the first step of Boris Johnson's road map to lead the country
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Parish council asks residents to stop leaving 'salacious literature' in library
A parish council has got a little hot under the collar after “salacious adult literature” was left in a village’s library box. Hurstbourne Tarrant Parish Council asked literary lovers to stop trying to spread their passion for “inappropriate” books
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Individuals and businesses club together to fund Andover pupil's DoE award
An Andover woman has raised hundreds of pounds to ‘make a child’s dream come true’. Iris Andersen raised £342 for a pupil at Mark Way School to take part in their silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. As part of the fundraising, a giant toy unicorn was
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Police officer’s sentence for killing lover reviewed by Court of Appeal
A WOMANISING married police officer, who strangled his long-term lover after she revealed their affair to his wife, appeared before the Court of Appeal today. Andover-raised police officer, Timothy Brehmer, killed mother-of-two Claire Parry after
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Workplaces in Hampshire are busier than during the first lockdown, data suggests
Workplaces in Hampshire have been busier during the current lockdown than last spring, figures suggest. Location activity from Google which is used to track trends in people's movements show that between January 5 and February 15, activity at workplaces
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Hampshire County Council to sell 'surplus' Ward Close green space
Town councillors have narrowly approved plans to extinguish a highway so that the county council can sell the land. The Planning Committee of Andover Town Council voted by three votes to two to approve a request from Hampshire County Council (HCC
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True crime fans wanted: Channel 4 looking for people to solve murder mystery
CHANNEL 4 is on the lookout for ‘ordinary’ people who think they have got what it takes to solve a harrowing crime. True crime fans will get to try their hand at becoming detectives to see if they can solve a murder by identifying a suspect and
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Town council objects to proposed Bilbao Court flats over parking concerns
Councillors have objected to plans to demolish garages in Bilbao Court and replace them with flats over concerns it will exacerbate parking issues in the local area. Andover Town’s Council lodged an objection to the proposals at a meeting of its
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Police appeal for witnesses after 'steal to order' garage break-ins
Police in Ludgershall are appealing for witnesses after a series of break-ins to garages in the town. Garages on Wood Park were broken into overnight on Wednesday, March 3 and Thursday, March 4 by persons unknown. The perpetrators are thought
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Bransbury fire finally extinguished after three day battle with flames
Firefighters have managed to extinguish the last remnants of a fire which devastated three thatched cottages. Fire crews from three counties were called to the terraced cottages at The Barracks in Bransbury, near Barton Stacey, following a fire
