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Over 50s and vulnerable to get second vaccine a month earlier than planned - PM
PEOPLE aged over 50 and those that are vulnerable will get the second dose of a Covid vaccine a month earlier than planned. Currently, government guidance says that a 12-week gap should be left between first and second doses of the Astra Zeneca
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The businesses that WON'T open on May 17 - and when they could return
HOTELS, cinemas and bowling alleys are just some of the businesses set to reopen from Monday as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease. From May 17, industries which rely on indoor service will be allowed to open as the country progresses to
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Calls for £13.5 billion education recovery package including longer school days
Longer school days should be introduced to help pupils recover from lost learning time during the Coid-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The Education Policy Institute (EPI) think tank has called for a three-year funding package of £13.5
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New Street on the ball as they set up new girls football sides in Andover
An Andover football side has set up a new team aimed at getting more girls into the sport. Andover New Street Youth FC has launched the Vixens, named after their home ground at Foxcotte Park. In only three weeks since launching, 50 girls have already
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Robbers who tied up elderly woman have sentences referred to Court of Appeal
THE prison sentences given to two men who bound an elderly woman to her stairs and threw a pillowcase over her head while they ransacked her home have been referred to the Court of Appeal. Eriks Valants, 22, and Jed Martin, 27, were each jailed
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Bungalow battle in Chestnut Avenue as neighbours rail against building plans
Residents of an Andover suburb are up in arms over plans to construct a bungalow in a back garden. Hampshire Land and Lettings, a land developer and lettings agency, has submitted plans to Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) to build a three bedroom
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Andover business puffed with success after receiving backing of toymaker Mattel
An Andover business has received thousands of free trains in honour of an iconic blue steam engine. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine, Trainmaster, which runs train-themed parties across the UK, has been given 1500 push-along
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The Andover woman who is leading a support network for foster carers
A new support network for foster carers has launched in Andover. Hampshire County Council have unveiled Hampshire Hive during foster care fortnight, a network that aims to create an "extended family" for households that foster young people.
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Pictures: New life in Andover as cygnets, goslings & ducklings come out to play
Members of the Andover Advertiser's Camera Club have been out clicking photos of gosling this week. Fortunately, they had plenty of snaps from Anton, Charlton and Rooksbury lakes. Sharing the photo of a family taking shelter from the rain,
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Paper Preview: Andover Advertiser, May 14, 2021
ANDOVER’S Conservatives are celebrating after winning four seats at the borough council elections. The result of last Thursday’s ballot has reversed the 2019 swing which saw the Andover Alliance make large gains. This puts the party firmly
