While many of us are staying indoors at the moment, there are still reasons that some of us need to travel. Whether it’s work, shopping or for medical purposes, there are still a few reasons to leave the house during lockdown. For those of us that need to, we’ve rounded up some of the roadworks that might affect your journey this weekend so that you can plan ahead. Remember, please only travel if it is essential for you to do so.
A3026 between Tidworth and Wellington Academy, Ludgershall – The road is closed for carriageway resurfacing, ironwork adjustment, road marking work and other maintenance.
EACH week, we select one of our readers’ gorgeous pets to feature in the paper as our ‘Pet of the Week’. Whether they’re striking a pose, enjoying a walk, or showing their owner love and affection - we want to know why your trusty companion is the very best. Cats, dogs, rabbits, as well as more unusual pets - all are welcome! Here are just a few of our favourites from the past few months.
Would you like to see your pet featured? Email editor@ andoveradvertiser.co.uk Katie the cat has been basking in the winter sunshine during lockdown at her home on Eardley Avenue, Andover.
Basingstoke Magistrates Court.
An Andoverian was almost eight times the drug-drive limit as he drove through the town centre on Christmas Eve 2019, a court has heard. Reuben Twigg had 384 micrograms of benzoylecgonine, a breakdown product of cocaine, in a litre of his blood, where the legal limit is 50. The 27-year-old was stopped by police on Shepherds Spring Lane on December 24, 2019, whilst behind the wheel of his car. Twigg, of Walworth Road, Picket Piece, was banned from driving for a year at Basingstoke Magistrates Court last week. He was further fined £253, and ordered to pay a £32 victim surcharge and £85 in costs.
A FORMER Labour council candidate has been accused of sexually abusing a child. Adam Buckenham stood in the Andover Downlands ward in the Test Valley Borough Council elections in 2019. He is also the former chairman of the Picket Twenty Neighbourhood Watch. He has been charged with 20 offences, including child sexual abuse, rape, taking indecent photographs of a child and voyeurism. The 45-year-old, who now lives on the Isle of Wight, is alleged to have incited the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to engage in sexual activity, including kissing, groping and oral sex. He is further charged with three counts of rape.
2020 has been a year that has been full of change. Whether it’s been the two national lockdowns, the wearing of masks, or everyone becoming acquainted with the quirks of Zoom, our lives have been rather different than we might have expected. But 2020 is also the first year of a new decade, giving us the opportunity to look back at what changes have been brought to Andover during the past decade.
Construction at the Pickets One of the biggest changes since 2010 has been the construction of vast new estates in Andover, with whole new suburbs for the town. In particular, the transformation of the former hamlets of Picket Twenty and Picket Piece have added thousands of new homes to the town, with construction beginning at the former in 2010, and the latter in 2015.