RESIDENTS came together to pay tribute to the Queen who has been a part of people’s lives for up to 70 years. 

Andover bid a final farewell to the much-loved monarch, with people gathering in various parts of the town to watch the funeral service and pay tributes to Her late Majesty. 

Police officers in Andover observed a two-minute silence outside their office building at midday on Monday. PC Hayward said it was an honour to serve the Queen down the years. 
“It’s definitely an end of an era,” he said, “and the start of another.”

Elsewhere residents reflected on the times they had met the Queen.

Veteran Andrew Brown was emotional as he watched the funeral service on television at Lardicake.

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You can read the full story and reaction in this week's paper.

Also in this week's edition:

  • Hundreds of people gathered at events across Andover over the weekend to mourn the Queen
  • Andover held a service of commemoration to pay tribute to the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
  • The wheels for The Queen’s Gun Carriage that carried her coffin were made in a village near Andover
  • An unlicensed waste carrier from Bramley has been ordered to pay nearly £4,000 after being caught acting suspiciously in Andover
  • School children, teachers councillors and residents took part in a peace walk that took them through Harmony Woods in Andover
  • A former mayor prosecuted for breaching an enforcement notice issued by his own council has said he is “very sorry”
  • An Andover man is taking his love of the beautiful game to another level with a mammoth 690-mile bike ride to every Premier League football stadium in honour of his friend
  • Visitors to the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala event will have the last chance to take a ride on one of the classic Schools class locomotives
  • PLUS: Two pages of YOUR letters
  • An eight-page puzzle special
  • Entertainment news
  • Sports news
  • And much, much more

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