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Pet owners can get their cat microchipped for free - here's how
AN ANIMAL charity in Basingstoke and Andover is offering free microchipping for cats after new laws came into force earlier this month. RSPCA Basingstoke and Andover is offering the service for free to people on benefits at Oakridge Hall For All
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Election candidate says she needs security to ensure she can 'go home alive'
A HAMPSHIRE General Election candidate has said she will only attend hustings events with security present to ensure she can 'go home alive'. Caroline Nokes, a Conservative contesting the Romsey and Southampton North constituency, had a Home Office
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Academy boarders face early eviction as closure date accelerated
A SCHOOL in Ludgershall, which recently announced the closure of its boarding house for Easter 2025, has delivered a surprise blow to boarders and their families with a rushed move-out date. As previously reported, The Wellington Academy has announced
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'Villages now part of Romsey and Southampton North which doesn’t sound very local'
THE notice of the hustings meeting, in the Advertiser of June 14, at St Mary’s on Thursday 20 June is very interesting (and will have taken place by the time of the issue of the next Advertiser) but it should be pointed out that because of boundary
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Publication chronicling Hampshire LGBT+ history to be on sale at Andover Pride
AN ANDOVER man who has spent several years researching Hampshire’s LGBT history has released a new booklet on the subject, which will be on sale at the town’s first Pride event. Dr Clifford Williams first published A Queer A-Z of Hampshire in 2019
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'Distracted' driver who killed a grandmother has avoided jail
A ‘DISTRACTED’ driver who killed a grandmother when he veered onto the other side of the road has avoided jail. Police were called just after 9am on Wednesday, March 22, last year, to a report of a collision involving an orange Mini Clubman and
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One person suffers minor injuries in crash involving BMW and Ford in Andover
ONE person has been injured in a crash that happened in Andover on Friday, June 21. The crash, involving a BMW and a Ford, took place on Tollgate Road at around 7.40am. Police, firefighters and an ambulance on the scene, and the road was closed
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Celebration to bring community together to learn about different cultures
AN INTERNATIONAL day of celebration will be held at Andover church to connect the church community and celebrate parishioners from different countries. St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Alexandra Road will host its annual International Day
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Picket Piece land purchase 'dead in the water,' says town council
ANDOVER Town Council has said that plans to buy land in Picket Piece to create more sports and recreation facilities are "dead in the water" after developers identified another buyer. Following public consultations, which were overwhelmingly in
