A TRIO of storms caused chaos in Andover as they ripped through the town and the wider borough, with torn down trees, flooded roads, travel disruption and damage to people’s homes.

Storm Dudley started on Monday, February 14, closely followed by Storm Eunice and then Storm Franklin hit on Sunday. 

On Friday, the Met Office reported gusts of up to 70mph in Middle Wallop.

Across the county Storm Eunice brought down more than 1,200 trees, which blocked roads and damaged power cables, leading to more than 120,000 homes in Hampshire without power supply on Friday. 

SEE MORE: Villages near Andover still without power five days after Storm Eunice

You can read the full story in this week's paper. Also in this week’s edition:

  • An internal audit into the financial management of Andover Town Council (ATC) has revealed that there was ‘no breach’ of regulations in the budget setting process for 2022/23
  • An Andover pub has a new landlord after its previous owners for 14 years entered retirement
  • Council tax in Hampshire is set to rise by an average total of £55 per year, it has been confirmed
  • Critics have labelled the police complaints system “broken” and “powerless” following a damning investigation into how officers are regulated
  • Residents in rural villages near Andover have faced six days without internet following an Openreach outage caused by Storm Eunice
  • A disability charity near Andover has this week begun the first phase of its charity shop and tearoom renovations as part of its Centenary Appeal
  • A dental nurse from Fyfield will be taking on a skydive next month to raise funds for her charity trip to Uganda to offer dental care later this year.
  • PLUS: Two pages of YOUR letters
  • PICTURES: ‘Love is in the air' We told the camera club members to share photos of all kinds of love – whether it be motherly, sibling or animal love
  • An eight-page puzzle special
  • Entertainment news
  • Sports news
  • And much, much more

READ MORE: Foster carers from Andover finally awarded their MBEs

To arrange a home delivery to get the Advertiser sent straight to your door, call 0800 7314 900 or 0845 7078 150 or email deliveries@newsquest.co.uk. The first six weeks delivery charge is free.

To sign up to a digital subscription service to never miss a story and to get access to everything we write online, visit andoveradvertiser.co.uk/subscribe. Subscriptions start from £2 for two months.

Message from the editor

Thank you for reading this story. We really appreciate your support.

Please help us to continue bringing you all the trusted news from Andover by sharing this story or by following our Facebook page.

Kimberley Barber