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'We are very proud of our green spaces': Beauty spot wins Green Flag award
AN ANDOVER beauty spot has won the Green Flag Award, recognising the quality and value that the green space brings to the community. Rooksbury Mill Local Nature Reserve, situated just off the A303 and south of Andover town centre, has scooped the
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Club celebrating 250th concert with performer's twelfth appearance
A CLUB which originally had the intention to stage just one event will celebrate its 250th performance later this month. WEOS, which is now operating under the banner of Music at HeART, is marking its 22nd year, with a performance by an artist
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People invited to take part in community art workshops and share their stories
ANDOVER residents are being invited to take part in special workshops this summer, where they can tell their stories. Test Valley Borough Council has organised ‘Art of Belonging’ workshops to give people the opportunity to share stories of their
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Andover Lawn Tennis Club regain Division 1 title after near miss last year
ANDOVER Lawn Tennis Club’s Sarum League team, under captain Jennie Pope, have regained the Division One Title. Last year they missed out by the smallest margin to long term rivals, Salisbury Tennis Club, so it is very satisfying for them to hold
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Redundancy spending at Hampshire County Council reaches record low
HAMPSHIRE County Council spent less on making staff redundant in the year to March than in any other year since records began, new figures show. But the amount spent by councils across England making staff redundant rose for the first time in six
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Terry Norton reappointed as deputy police and crime commissioner
THE Hampshire and Isle of Wight police and crime commissioner (PCC) has re-appointed her deputy Terry Norton for another four years. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Panel have the re-appointment of Mr Norton as the deputy to PCC
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Playschool given nearly £5k by council to help with cost of rent
A NURSERY in Andover has received a financial boost to help with the cost of rent and continue to provide care. Moore Hall Playschool in Church Close, has received £4,999 from the childcare sustainability grant provided by Hampshire County Council
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Ex-council leader granted extended leave of absence to care for family members
THE former leader of Hampshire County Council has been granted an extended leave of absence due to increased caring responsibilities for family members. Cllr Rob Humby, who represents Bishop's Waltham for the Conservative party, has been granted
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Can you slow down before a speed camera? Motoring experts explain how it works
Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK are fined for speeding every year, and some might wonder if they can avoid falling foul of the law if they slow down just before passing a speed camera. There are more than 7,000 speed cameras in the UK
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Residents upset after major bus route and timing changes in Andover
STAGECOACH has introduced a major shake-up of bus timings and routes in Andover to ‘enhance service frequency and coverage’, but some of the changes have not been well-received by the residents. The changes, scheduled to start from September 1,
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'Fantastic' dad, 59, died in tragic moped crash in Iraq
A “FANTASTIC and loyal” dad, husband, and son died of multiple injuries following a tragic crash while working in Iraq, an inquest heard. Andy Turley, 59, from Andover, was fatally injured after he was struck by a moped in Erbil, Kurdistan, on
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'Test Valley's housing target increased by a staggering 75 per cent'
EARLIER this week the new deputy prime minister pronounced in Parliament that Test Valley’s housing target is to be increased by a staggering 75 per cent. Rather than planning for 524 new homes a year, we should instead prepare a Local Plan that delivers