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Kingsclere Cricket Club gears up to celebrate 250-year jubilee
KINGSCLERE Cricket Club will mark 250 years with a special event and a match featuring an ex-England player. The jubilee event, on Sunday, August 25, at Park House Stables, will not only raise funds for the local club but also for the Lords Taverners
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'Deeply upset by Labour's stance on the two-child benefit cap'
As a long-standing supporter of the Labour Party, I am deeply dismayed by its current stance on the two-child benefit cap. When I cast my vote for Labour, I expected a government that would champion the rights of all children and work to eradicate
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'For now it’s farewell': The Tea Cosy announces closure after a decade
A TEA shop in Hurstbourne Tarrant will close its doors later this year as its current location has ‘become untenable’. The Tea Cosy, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in May, has announced with ‘immense sadness’ that it will shut on Saturday
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A34 and A303: Road closures for drivers around Andover to avoid
ANDOVER motorists will have six road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week. And three of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing holdups of between 10 minutes and half an hour. The latest
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More than 250 potential victims of modern slavery identified in Hampshire
A REPORT has revealed that 253 potential victims of slavery were reported in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, of which one in four were children. Modern slavery, which includes human trafficking, is the illegal exploitation of people for personal
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Allotment fostering relationships in the military community awarded £1.5k
A COMMUNITY allotment which promotes mental and physical wellbeing has been given a huge boost. The Sofa Club and Test Valley Borough Council visited the allotment at the Army headquarters, in Andover, on Monday, July 22, to present donations of
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Recycling centre closed as bomb disposal unit called to scene
THE recycling centre in Andover was closed on Saturday, with a bomb disposal unit called to the scene. Police and the Royal Navy EOD team, attended the centre, in Scott Close, at 11am on Saturday, July 27. The site was closed for a number of
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£78m contract to help drug and alcohol abusers renewed by Hampshire County Council
HAMPSHIRE County Council has renewed a £78m contract to continue to provide drug and alcohol support for Hampshire residents. This comes as ketamine use in young adults appears to be spiking. Under its responsibility to commission drug and
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More than 100 Romsey and Southampton North voters turned away due to lack of ID
MORE than 100 voters in the Romsey and Southampton North constituency were initially turned away for not having suitable voter ID, Test Valley Borough Council has revealed. In a meeting on Wednesday, July 24, the democracy and governance portfolio
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School where 'pupils flourish' celebrating 'outstanding' Ofsted rating
A SCHOOL where ‘pupils flourish’ and staff have the ‘highest aspiration for every pupil’ is celebrating receiving an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating. Zouch Academy, in Wavell Road, Tidworth, which was visited by the education watchdog on June 4 and
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Andover Cycling Festival awarded grant boost from borough councillors
AN ANDOVER event which gets people on their bikes was given a grant boost from Test Valley Borough Council. The recent Andover Cycling Festival (ACF) was given a grant thanks to three borough councillors, who contributed £500 to the event.
