ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 25 APRIL 1890

A BULLOCK IMPALED

On Monday afternoon as a bullock, the property of Mr.F.Best, was being driven along East Street towards the slaughter house, when near the National Schools some children came out of the playground, and one, a little girl, began waving her pinafore. This either startled the bullock or made it savage, with the result that it ran into the playground after the children, and from thence endeavoured to jump the rails into Mr.Young’s meadow. One of the iron spikes however penetrated the groin and passed through the animal, which was brought to the ground. Mr.Best was sent for, and seeing it would be dangerous to endeavour to release the bullock, sent for the poleaxe and killed the animal on the spot, it being afterwards conveyed to the slaughterhouse in a cart. There was quite a crowd round to watch proceedings, and one woman feeling overcome took hold of what she thought a rail for support, but it proved a length of barbed wire and she quickly recovered.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO — 23 APRIL 1915

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SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 26 APRIL 1940

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FIFTY YEARS AGO — 22 APRIL 1965

IS ANDOVER DIRTY?

Is Andover a dirty town? The executive council of the Andover and District Chamber of Trade think so. And it is to make an approach to the Andover Borough Council to see if something can be done about the litter, which, according to one member, is always “flying about the town.”

Mr.R.W.Hindhaugh who raised the matter, told the executive council at its meeting on Tuesday night that the condition of the High Street and Bridge Street was “often a disgrace, with paper, cigarette packets and empty milk cartons lying about. And I am excluding Saturdays. The law is simply held in contempt by people tossing their litter into the streets.”

And he suggested that more prosecutions might help to deter the offenders.

Mr.L.Major pointed out that litter was not confined to the streets. “They even push it through your letter box as well. Andover is a dirty town.”

Mr.R.Simmonds said there were always bits of paper flying about the town and suggested that ice cream and sweet shops should be asked to cooperate in the matter by having litter bins on their premises.

Mr.R.G.Redwood made a plea for the High Street to be disinfected by water cart after the market closed on a Saturday.

And Mr.V.L.Edmunds suggested that the Chamber should conduct an anti-litter campaign in conjunction with Andover Borough Council.

It was agreed that the attention of the borough council, police and traders should be drawn to the matter.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 27 APRIL 1990

COPPER KETTLE TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS AGAIN

A well-loved name from the past is to be resurrected in Andover High Street by a husband and wife team equally well-known on the area.

John and Lynda Gill have spent 18 months away from business after selling the family-run, Gill’s Cafe in Weyhill Road, favourite stop of long-distance lorry drivers.

Now they have taken over three units in the new Shaws Walk complex, on the site of the former high class grocers, and intend to open a second Copper Kettle Restaurant.

It was in the 1950s that a Copper Kettle restaurant was opened by the Phillips family on the opposite side of the High Street.

Over the years it became a favourite meeting place for people.

Lynda Gill said that the Phillips, approached over the re-use of the title, were ‘thrilled’ that it was to reappear.

The new restaurant should begin serving meals in mid May.

The Gills also have high hopes of a boutique scheduled tom start trading in Shaws Walk in September.

TEN YEARS AGO — 22 APRIL 2005

IN TANDEM TO GO FOR RE-ELECTION

Sir George Young cycled from his home in Penton Mewsey to Test Valley Borough Council offices to present his General Election nomination form to the council’s chief executive Roger Tetstall.

With one of his daughters, Camilla, behind him on the tandem, Sir George is standing for re-election as Conservative for North West Hampshire.

He regularly cycles from his home, to his office in Andover.

“It is my way of saving the planet,” he said.

On two major subjects in Andover — theatre and cinema — Sir George said Andover will get the facilities that a growing and confident town needs.