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LETTER: 'Our weather has been quite awful but I caught a picture of a Sundog'

LETTER: 'Our weather has been quite awful but I caught a picture of a Sundog'

ACE Charity shop, Andover

ACE Charity shop, Andover

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Andover shop assistance dog row: Do 'support' dogs need obedience training?

Local government

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Letter: 'Andover has a golden opportunity to put the town firmly on the tourist map'

Local government

LETTER: 'We have a golden opportunity to put Andover firmly on the tourist map'

Pride of Andover Awards , pictures by AndreapennA Photography

Pride of Andover Awards , pictures by AndreapennA Photography

Local government

LETTER: 'Pride of Andover awards one of best nights in town's social calendar'

Offical unveiling of a sculpture by Amy Goodman of HRH Queen Elizabeth in Town Mills Riverside

Offical unveiling of a sculpture by Amy Goodman of HRH Queen Elizabeth in Town Mills Riverside

Queen Elizabeth II

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LETTER: It looks like the Queen is playing darts

Offical unveiling of a sculpture by Amy Goodman of HRH Queen Elizabeth in Town Mills Riverside

Offical unveiling of a sculpture by Amy Goodman of HRH Queen Elizabeth in Town Mills Riverside

Queen Elizabeth II

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LETTER: Do people know the Queen Elizabeth statue cost everyone £100,000?

LETTER: Not a great service when a bus pass for a year is almost £900

LETTER: Not a great service when a bus pass for a year is almost £900

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: 'Not a great service when a bus pass for a year is almost £900'

Letter to the Editor

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'E-scooters in Andover are a menace and the police don't seem to be doing anything'

Keir Starmer Image: Justin Tallis/PA Wire

Keir Starmer Image: Justin Tallis/PA Wire

LETTER: The potential of towns and cities has been held back by the Conservatives

'Thanks to everyone involved with Longstock Rally'

'Thanks to everyone involved with Longstock Rally'

LETTER: 'Thanks to everyone involved with Longstock Rally'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Gareth Fuller/PA)

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LETTER: Labour's honeymoon with the British public is on its final legs

The Countess of Brecknock Hospice in Andover

The Countess of Brecknock Hospice in Andover

LETTER: 'We do not understand what a great service we have here'

'Fixing the NHS will be a significant challenge and will require proper funding'

'Fixing the NHS will be a significant challenge and will require proper funding'

LETTER: 'Fixing NHS will be significant challenge and will require proper funding'

The council took the decision to remove the footbridge due to public disregard for barriers

The council took the decision to remove the footbridge due to public disregard for barriers

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: 'Why is it taking so long to replace the footbridge near The Lights?'

'Dog mess and lazy owners are blighting our countryside'

'Dog mess and lazy owners are blighting our countryside'

'Dog mess and lazy owners are blighting our countryside'

Existing A303 past Stonehenge

Existing A303 past Stonehenge

'Stuck in a strange Bank Holiday hold up on the A303'

'Asking Andover Labour why do they support cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance'

'Asking Andover Labour why do they support cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance'

Winter Fuel Payment

'Asking Andover Labour why do they support cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance'

'Labour has set the threshold for Winter Fuel Payments far too low'

'Labour has set the threshold for Winter Fuel Payments far too low'

Winter Fuel Payment

'Labour has set the threshold for Winter Fuel Payments far too low'

'Is Stagecoach working against Phil North and Andover Bid?'

'Is Stagecoach working against Phil North and Andover Bid?'

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'Is Stagecoach working against Phil North and Andover Bid?'

Stagecoach South bus unveiling

Stagecoach South bus unveiling

'New buses look brilliant but are absolute rubbish for any disabled person'

Event taking place to help older people with their housing needs

Event taking place to help older people with their housing needs

Event taking place to help older people with their housing needs

Snuggles the cat outside B&M in Andover

Snuggles the cat outside B&M in Andover

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'No doubt the person who complained about B&M cat is full of themselves'

'We need bold action on health and social care'

'We need bold action on health and social care'

'We need bold action on health and social care'

'Shocked and appalled that lessons have not been learned over baby birth mark'

'Shocked and appalled that lessons have not been learned over baby birth mark'

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

'Shocked and appalled that lessons have not been learned over baby birth mark'

From left: Caroline Nokes, Nusrat Ghani, Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Judith Cummins

From left: Caroline Nokes, Nusrat Ghani, Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Judith Cummins

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'It is time for Proportional Representation'

Alphonso Mattia in his yard at Chantry Street, c.1920

Alphonso Mattia in his yard at Chantry Street, c.1920

'Thank you David Borrett for writing about my grandfather Alphonso Mattia'

Stagecoach South bus unveiling

Stagecoach South bus unveiling

'New buses are too small for walking frames and trolleys'

Wilko in Bridge Street, Andover

Wilko in Bridge Street, Andover

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'Wilko unit could become arcades instead of sitting empty'

'Don’t encourage bringing more children into world - keep child benefit cap at two'

'Don’t encourage bringing more children into world - keep child benefit cap at two'

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'Don’t encourage bringing more children into world - keep child benefit cap at two'

Local government

'There are a record number of potholes'

Andover town centre

Andover town centre

Letter to the editor

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Letter: 'A new theatre will probably make Andover worse'

Newly elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrives at No 10 Downing Street for the first time.

Newly elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrives at No 10 Downing Street for the first time.

General Election 2024

Letter: 'I hope that the Labour Party can steer this country in the right direction'

'Congratulations on maternity unit revamp years after it was saved'

'Congratulations on maternity unit revamp years after it was saved'

Amanda Anisimova

'Congratulations on maternity unit revamp years after it was saved'

Left, Romsey and Southampton North constituency. Right, part of North West Hampshire

Left, Romsey and Southampton North constituency. Right, part of North West Hampshire

General Election 2024

'Villages now part of Romsey and Southampton North which doesn’t sound very local'

Left: Paul D'Arcy; Right: Andover Cenotaph

Left: Paul D'Arcy; Right: Andover Cenotaph

'The High Street is totally the wrong environment for the Cenotaph'

St Mary's Church, Andover. Credit: Richard Rogerson, Geograph

St Mary's Church, Andover. Credit: Richard Rogerson, Geograph

'Choir concert raised more than £950 for good cause'

Computer generate image of how Andover could look

Computer generate image of how Andover could look

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'It’s time for the borough council to have a re-think on The Lights'

Kit Malthouse at the Space APPG drop-in session supported by ADS Group and UK Space

Kit Malthouse at the Space APPG drop-in session supported by ADS Group and UK Space

Letter writer talks about state of town after MP's space comments

'Is Andover striving to get in the charts as the worst place to live?'

'Is Andover striving to get in the charts as the worst place to live?'

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'Is Andover striving to get in the charts as the worst place to live?'

'What is happening to the mural that was inside the Weyhill Fair pub?'

'What is happening to the mural that was inside the Weyhill Fair pub?'

Planning and development

'What is happening to the mural that was inside the Weyhill Fair pub?'

The Crown actor takes a stand with riverkeepers along the River TestThe Crown actor takes a stand

The Crown actor takes a stand with riverkeepers along the River TestThe Crown actor takes a stand

'Well done to those who protested to save the River Test from pollution'

Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age

Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age

Hampshire Cultural Trust

'Museum closure is an attack on cultural heritage and children’s education'

'New houses contribute to global warming and destroying the countryside'

'New houses contribute to global warming and destroying the countryside'

Local government

'New houses contribute to global warming and destroying the countryside'

Andover Guildhall

Andover Guildhall

Andover Town Council

'To think I am represented by bickering ‘adults’ at the town council horrifies me'

'After Barclays closure in Andover, the Post Office is the future of banking'

'After Barclays closure in Andover, the Post Office is the future of banking'

'After Barclays closure in Andover, the Post Office is the future of banking'

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

'I am 91 and I rely on the landline, photocopier, typewriter and the post'

'Closing a Household Waste Recycling Centre does not lead to increased flytipping'

'Closing a Household Waste Recycling Centre does not lead to increased flytipping'

Local government

'Closing Household Waste Recycling Centres will not lead to increased flytipping'

'Thanks to the person who handed in my wallet - you've restored my faith in humanity'

A Tesco robber held staff at knifepoint then damaged his cell after being arrested

A Tesco robber held staff at knifepoint then damaged his cell after being arrested

'Thanks to the man who came to my rescue at Tesco service station'

Andover High Street

Andover High Street

'If more people say 'no’ to Amazon, we will have a more prosperous and dynamic town'

The Wednesday team have volunteered for Andover Foodbank for a combined 40 years

The Wednesday team have volunteered for Andover Foodbank for a combined 40 years

Andover Foodbank

'Thank you to those who bought concert tickets and helped foodbank'

Letter: New hospital plan will 'provide higher standards of care'

Letter: New hospital plan will 'provide higher standards of care'

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital

Letter: New hospital plan will 'provide higher standards of care'

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

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'I'm researching the Sierra Leone Railway - can any Advertiser readers help?'