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Fun for all the family as village's popular summer fayre returns this Saturday
LONGPARISH’S popular summer fayre returns this weekend with plenty of fun for all the family. The event, on Saturday, June 8 from 12-4pm, at Longparish CE Primary School, will feature a range of activities for both young and old to enjoy. The
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Amateur dramatics group celebrating three decades of entertaining audiences
AN AMATUER dramatics group which was born out of one woman’s love for the performing arts is this year celebrating three decades. Burdock Valley Players (BVP) was formed in February 1994 after Jan Hallett moved to the area the previous year.
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Tribute paid to keen runner and father who 'had the biggest heart'
A LOVING father and keen runner who completed 300 Andover parkruns has been remembered. Andover resident Ian Griffin died at the Countness of Brecknock Hospice on Friday, April 29. Ian was born on August 12, 1947, in Fulham but was raised and
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County council calls for more mobile dentists to meet demand
The NHS is being urged to roll out mobile dentists to more ‘deprived’ parts of Hampshire to help with demand. In April 2019, before Covid-19, 51 per cent of the 1,831,473 people in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton had seen an NHS dentist in
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Drivers will face delays near Army Flying Museum due to temporary traffic lights
Drivers will face delays on the A343 over the next few days due to temporary traffic lights. The lights are in place just before the Murco Petrol Station and Budgens shop. A lane closure is in place, and traffic lights are directing drivers
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Andover man ordered to pay hundreds for making distressing phone call
AN ANDOVER man who made an indecent or grossly offensive phone call to another person has been fined. Kabba Ceesay, 31, of Bell Road, made the offensive phone call to cause distress or anxiety to the recipient on December 2. He pleaded guilty
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Farmers lending a hand to test the Test in initiative to reduce river pollution
A GROUP of progressive farmers has joined forces with an agricultural research station to establish on-farm water-testing labs in the Hampshire Avon, Dorset Stour and the Test and Itchen catchments. Members of Environmental Farmers Group (EFG)
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Stage celebrating all things barbecue returns to CarFest this year
BARBECUE enthusiasts will be in for a treat at FoodFest as a stage celebrating all things grilled will return to the family festival this year. The Big BBQ Cookout Stage, hosted by Napoleon Grills, will feature live demonstrations, insider tips