ANDOVER powerlifters Philip Nosko and John McNab competed in the Southern Counties Powerlifting championships, held at the Terry Norris Gym, in Southampton over the weekend. Phil came second in the 100kg category, beaten only by a Newbury powerlifter
A RISE in groundwater levels has forced Southern Water to ask permission to pump wastewater from St Mary Bourne into the Bourne Rivulet. Many householders in the area, which includes Stoke, were required to repair and reseal their lateral pipes in 2005
NOTHING is what it seems in the new film The Illusionist starring Edward Norton, Rufus Sewell and Jessica Biel. When word of Eisenheim's, played by Norton, astounding illusions reaches the powerful and pragmatic Crown Prince Leopold, played by Rufus
Andover U15 7 Sherborne St John U15 0 Danny Mulberry's Graham and Co sponsored team strolled to yet another comfortable victory. A goal each for Louis Attrill, Tom Cuthbertson and Tom Cozzi, plus a brace each for Aaron Black and Alex Dockree, which
ANDOVER police seized about 50 cans and bottles of alcohol from underage drinkers as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour at the weekend. Officers concentrated on areas around Suffolk Road and Admirals Way but will be targeting other areas including
OVERTON took another point off Wessex League Division Two top dogs Tadley Calleva to add to three picked up just before Christmas at the RecSoc. A delighted Overton boss Mick Lund said: "I felt it was a fair result and very proud of my players that we
Winchester Castle 5 Over Wallop 2 OVER Wallop returned to league action when they took on top of the table Winchester Castle in a hard-fought encounter. They started well with Nick Coates and Darren Collicott putting efforts wide, however poor defending
Andover 0 Tunbridge Wells 58 THIS was probably the season's most disappointing collective team performance and a result which, added to last week's defeat to Maidstone, sees the first XV plummet further towards the relegation zone. Stand in number
Test Valley borough councillors have been told that proposals to lease part of Andover's Guildhall as a coffee shop or similar commercial undertaking wou-ld be four times as unpopular as the Government's road pricing plans, among the Andover public.
Broughton 0 Wallop Wanderers 4 WALLOP produced a brilliant all round team performance to win this local derby against a strong Broughton side. Goals from Andy Lister 2, Matt Stevenson and Dean Cresswell saw Wallop win at a canter. Man of the match
Results Saturday Southern League Andover 3 Beaconsfield SYCOB 2 Wessex League Div One Warminster T 7 Andover New St 2 Division Two Overton Utd 2 Tadley Calleva 2 Hampshire League Winchester Castle 5 Over Wallop 2 Andover League Burghclere 6
Andover 3 Market Deeping 2 Andover continued their good run of form into the England Vase, putting them into the quarter-finals of the national competition for the first time. They started brightly causing the Lincolnshire side problems early on and
Chestnut Tree 4 Chilbolton 2 Two divisions separate the sides and it was the Third Division team which created the most clear cut chances and a little bit of composure in front of goal would have seen a shock result in the Jimmy Munro Cup. Chestnut
Andover 3 - Uxbridge 2 BACK in the twilight of the summer, Lions travelled to West Drayton to take on Uxbridge and such was the tedium, most supporters whiled away the two hours watching the planes landing and taking off at nearby Heathrow, writes
HARROW Way Community School students and staff have signed up to take part in the Ironman Challenges You! project and join Transform's charity coordinator, Paula Deverill, get fit with the help of iron man Pete Lewis. Paula said: "I am really pleased
Andover 5 Blandford 0 Andover are heading into the final stretch with two wins from four needed to seal the deal of league champions. Blandford was never expected to be easy and the home side were looking for a better performance than last week's encounter
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO FRIDAY, 3 MARCH 1882 MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY On Tuesday evening a paper was read by Mr. F. S. Futcher before the two improvement societies of young men and women, on the subject of "Amusements," in the Congregational
KATIE Bainbridge scored a fine hat-trick to put Test Valley C into the semi-finals of the Weighell Cup. With the match score at 4-4, she won the crucial ninth game 21-9, 21-18. Both Ladies A and B sides were also successful in reaching the semi-finals
Once again the eagerly awaited Scotland v England match between the auld enemies came around with the course in excellent condition. Scotland were on three wins in a row and were trying to make it four which would be a feat not achieved in the competition
RECEPTION pupils at Rookwood School celebrated the Chinese New Year in style by turning their classroom into a Chinese restaurant. They used traditional chopsticks for their meal of noodles with prawn crackers and spicy seaweed with lychees for pudding
WOLVERSDENE A extended their lead with victory over Central Club, as both Andover New Street and Chute Club could only claim 5-4 wins over Hurstbourne RBL A and Lardicake A. At the foot of the table both Lecters and Lardicake B have a lot to do if they
Local pool players are once again preparing to test themselves against the best in the county as the Hampshire Interleague 2007 season gets underway this weekend. The APA will be strongly represented as Andover, captained by Karl Baxter, have been joined
Team Voodoo Flag Football Club held their inaugural AGM and awards night at The Station Hotel in Andover at the weekend. The club reflected on their extremely successful first season in the English Senior Flag League (ESFL) which culminated in a fifth
The Academy is back in full swing with new members bedding in. Numbers have now exceeded the 50 mark and with no desire to limit numbers, the sessions have been re-formatted. The junior ranks having swelled to 17 will now have their own dedicated session
Andover athlete Louis Sellers was given a helping hand from three athletics superstars at the first ever Sainsbury's Graduation in Sheffield recently. Sellers, a young 400 metre runner, met two-time Olympic gold medallist Daley Thompson, Britain's top
THE proposed rural academy in Ludgershall, which is planned to supercede Castledown School in 2009, will be called Wellesley Academy if the project is approved. The school will have close links with the highly regarded Wellington College, a private school
ANDOVER police have opened up two fronts in the battle against anti-social behaviour. They have already moved in to crack down on youth nuisance and criminal damage in the Harrow Way area. Now in the Floral Way area and near John Hanson Community School
WHITCHURCH residents Jim and Ivy Lucas celebrated their blue sapphire wedding anniversary recently. They were married 65 years before on a snowy day at a church in Owermiogne, Dorset. Jim made the proposal from Nova Scotia while serving as an ordinance
THE former Rothsay Hotel is set to make way for a 60-bed nursing home for the elderly. Test Valley Borough Council's northern area planning committee gave the scheme the go-ahead at their recent meeting. The former hotel, located on the A342 Weyhill
