On Friday the  Andover High Street saw local businesses hold a protest against the decision by Hampshire County Council to ban the use of A-frame boards to promote local businesses in the Town centre. Letters were sent to the shops after HCC received complaints from a resident about the frames and possible hazard to pedestrians. […]

Are you looking for a job? Why not take a vist to The Lights Andover. This is your chance to meet Local employers! This is Free to attend. This event has been organized by Andover Job Centre Plus, Test valley Borough Council and Local housing associations. Tuesday 29th April 2014. 1pm to 4pm. See you […]

This week I had the pleasure of meeting up with Edyta Janiso and her partner Andre Szkutkowski, who have just set up a business partnership to own and run a delicatessen shop in Junction Road. I presented the couple the Councils £500 business incentive grant chegue.The grant is a positive contribution towards the cost of […]

This Friday, 21st June will be a business  fair in Andover High Street from 10am to 4pm. A wide range of our local business’s will take to the High Street to show you what is available on your own doorstep. With every thing from solicitors to domestic appliances, home security to website design. There is […]

  The Andover Shopping experience is set to get worse with this weeks announcement that Habels have made the decision to close its store. The furniture store is located in Black Swan Yard, has closed its doors and is getting the shop ready for its final sale of all stock. This closing down sale will […]

Fridays full Council meeting at Duttons Road saw a very lively debate. Which voted 20/13 in favour of the recommendation to close the offices in Romsey & acquire the former Romsey Magistrates court to provide front line Council services. This site will be shared with Hampshire County Council. The Councils review of accommodation is due […]

A good quality day nursery to open in the centre of Andover! The Yellow Dot nursery have transformed the old Bishop Blaize pub into a much needed community facility for parents to access good quality nursery care to enable them to work & accesses training opportunities. This new nursery will also provide parent education facilities […]

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting up with Mr Stephen May who after leaving the army has decided to start up his own business. The new venture is called sjm cleaning which offers a service to property rental, housing associations, pubs & catering establishments. Specializing in  chemically cleaning their ovens. The business incentive grant […]

This week  Kier opened a new marketing suite in the first step to rejuvenating the run down Walworth Industrial Estate. Keir has signed a 15 year contract with Test Valley Borough Council, to manage and stimulate regeneration of the estate, re-branding it Walworth Business Park. They have big plans to redevelop the vacant plots. In […]