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Wiltshire PCC election to be re-run after winner's historic conviction revealed
THE election for the Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner will have to be re-run after the favourite Jonathon Seed won the election by a landslide 41,929 votes. Mr Seed, the Conservative candidate, polled a total of 100,003 first
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No parking, no affordable housing - ATC is not happy with this London Street planning application
Andover Town Council has expressed objections to a planning application that seeks to convert the commercial space on the ground floor of a building in Andover into a residential space. The councillors made the observation about Crown Building
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Classroom rule change for pupils in England from Monday May 17
Pupils across England will see a change of rules in the classroom from Monday following Boris Johnson’s lockdown announcement on Monday. Boris Johnson thanked the public for their sacrifices amid the coronavirus pandemic as he confirmed stage three
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30 UK hotspots for 'crash for cash' scams revealed - is your area affected?
Birmingham, Bradford, Leeds, Manchester and London are among the worst affected areas by “crash for cash” scams in the UK, new analysis has found. Crash for cash is an insurance scam where fraudsters deliberately cause dangerous road collisions
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Andover woman battles parking firm over fine for giving medicine to poorly dad
The daughter of a lifelong Andover man who needs constant medication and care has railed against a private parking firm who charged her family for delivering it to him. Laurien Griffiths’ brother-in-law, Ash, was charged £60 for dropping off medical
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Andover man took his own life after falsely being accused of partner's murder
A man who was falsely accused of the murder of his partner took his own life after becoming “desperately distraught”. Keiron Robert Wallder was arrested following the death of Tara Stiles, his 33-year-old partner, on suspicion of her murder. He
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Woman, 36, fined for driving wrong way up A303 slip road
A DRIVER who went the wrong way up a slip road onto a major Hampshire dual carriageway has been fined. Jenna Clarke-Williams, 36, was driving a 07-reg Ford Focus when she drove up the A303 off slip road near Micheldever on June 28 last year.
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Man who hit wall while over double the drink drive limit banned from road
A Hurstbourne Tarrant man has been disqualified from driving after crashing his car into a listed building in the village. James Alexander Wilson, of Dines Close, was arrested by police after crashing into a wall on the A343 on April 10. He was
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BBC Danny Boy: New drama based on true story of Hampshire soldier falsely accused of war crimes
A NEW thrilling TV drama is set to hit our screens tomorrow night and it is based on a true story of a Hampshire soldier falsely accused of a war crime. Danny Boy will air tomorrow evening (May 12) at 9pm on BBC Two, depicting the story of one
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Andover's Mecca Bingo is not closing after social media rumours of its demise
Andover’s Mecca Bingo is not closing, the firm has confirmed, after rumours on social media suggested the venue was set to shut. There had been suggestions that the bingo hall, located on Junction Road, was set to close and be converted into accommodation
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Andover firm's staff set to cover 9000 miles to raise funds for rare condition
Staff of an Andover business are set to run the equivalent of the UK to Australia in a bid to raise funds for sufferers of a rare condition. Scientific Management International (UK) Ltd (SMI), which produces a variety of products for military vehicles
